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sonic differences between AT4040 and AT4050 at cardioid

hi friends1
I am a big fan of AT mic line. In fact I have three on here, workin fine since 1996, used for orchestras, horn bands, in almost every day job recording section.
I want to buy another mic. what are the differences between at4050 at cardioid and the new :p model at4040 that only does cardioid?
will they function as a couple?
thanks

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daws and plugin nightmare

Hi friends!
This is more related with Pt users...
OS X is out there, Pt 6, PT H more popular, the Ilok...
We have to pay to upgrade to PT HD compatibility > but almost no plugs do 192k.
Now compatibility with PT 6... bugs, etc

How do ya guys are dealing with rhis?
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just recording 5 guys in a room...

hello.
over next weekend i am having a long band rehersal/jam type thing that i would like to record, but with very limited resouces. would it be possible to get a good sound just putting up a couple of sm58 style mics around the room and press record... or is that a bit optamistic?
cheers,
charlie
ps I'm new -hello.