Re: microphone hum

["David Auker" <DavAuk@Hevanet.com>]

So that's what "PRE" is on my Behringer MX 1604A...I had a pre amp all this
time and didn't know about it...!

> Well, you can do a search at any site like Musician's Friend
> (www.musiciansfriend.com) or zzounds.com and search under mic preamp.
That
> should do it.  There's a lot to choose from.
>
> However, I wouldn't go that route exactly.  Rather than buying a
specialized
> mic pre amp, I'd go with a nice Mackie or Soundcraft mixer.  They've
already
> got pretty good mic preamps built in.  As good as the stand alone ones?
> Mostly not, but unless you've got a high end sound card, you'll probably
not
> here much difference, and the functionality the mixer will give you is
crucial
> for most recording anyway.

I could make a piezo mic, and go into the mixer, though I'm a little bummed
that it may not amp my flute:

>>A flute probably won't work.

>yes, air movement is not enough, it takes a vibrating hard material.
>The tube of a flute vibrates but maybe not enough.

 At least my piano has a sound board (ah, spruce...).

|: David :|