Earlier I posted about a couple of budget mics that I had recently purchased and thought that perhaps a follow-up on their performance to this point would be in order.

I have a quick question for someone who may have some suggestions or knowledge in this area. I have been playing piano for a while and I would like to start recording my playing. I would like to say this: I am not looking to set up a home recording studio, at least not now; I would have no room anyway, most of it is taken up by the upright piano itself.

I am planning of buying a retro mic which I mainly intend to use for aesthetic reasons to post for Youtube with jazz swing style songs from the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s using backing tracks. Of course decent audio quality of the mic is a minimum. I have my eyes set on these two Shure Retro mics:

Hey guys, I just got a Tascam us-122MK II and a Shure sm58, Im trying to record to my computr, I have the microphone plugged into the interface, and the usb from the interface plugged into computer, is there anything else I need?
Thanks in advance!

Ive done a lot of research and asked many questions, and I've narrowed the choices down a lot and would appreciate as much input as i can get.

For mics I've seen a LOT of people mention the Shure SM58 and SM-7b. My other choice, that I've also seen a lot of positive response for, is the Audio-Technica AT4040. I know one is dynamic and one is a condensor.

What are some classic ribbon mics you guys are fond of/have heard good things about..
why?

I am interested in learning more about ribbon mics to record upright piano with.

Both have rave reviews. Which do you guys prefer? I'm stuck between the two.

Hi all, I've been thinking about starting my sound kit now for field recording and television and film sound recording. I've worked production sound on small projects as a sound mixer, boom op and at times both. I'm slowly building my sound kit I own a Zoom H4n and I want to get a shotgun mic to build my sound kit. My questions being...

Hey all. Im pretty new to the forum, but am amazed at everyones knowledge and am learning a lot in short time. My question is about a mic and audio interface. Tax time is coming around and I'm just not sure that what I use to record is up to par, or if it will be worth it to buy new gear.

Hello, I am a classical flautist, and I would really appreciate any advice you could give me. I would like to buy a USB microphone for casual recording that would be appropriate for classical flute. I am addicted to beautiful, pure tone, so sound quality is extremely important. Now for the bad news- I am looking for something preferably under $150.