1) Can we use a Condenser microphone (Audio Technica AT897) in small consumer grade low end DVR e.g. Sony ICD-UX200 or ICD-PX820 after patching cable from XLR jack to stereo mini jack without compromising on audio quality? (e.g. low speech intelligibility, hiss sound etc.)Or is there something missing in this chain e.g. preamp or impedance matching transformer etc...
2) If hiss is inevitable in my chain then is there any good software which can delete this unwanted hiss and ambient noise?
3) I will patch it like this:
ICD-UX200 Recorder Microphone jack input for plug in power has
ICD-PX820 Recorder Microphone jack input for plug in power has
AT897“The signal appears across Pins 2 and 3; Pin 1 is ground (shield). Output phase is “Pin 2 hot”— positive acoustic pressure produces positive voltage at Pin 2. To avoid phase cancellation and poor sound, all mic cables must be wired consistently: Pin 1-to-Pin 1, etc.
Spec. Sheets:
Condenser mics require Phantom power, so will need a pre-amp. Something simple like this (http://www.music123.com/Pro-Audio/Signal-Processors/Microphone-Preamps/MP13-Mini-Mic-Preamp.site7sku428714000000000.sku).
If you have a computer available, you a lot of USB Mic options. The one I use and like is the MXL990 (http://www.music123.com/Pro-Audio/Microphones/Condenser-Microphones/MXL-990-USB-Powered-Condenser-Microphone.site7prod271009.product).
Blue Microphones also make a lot of USB mics. (http://www.music123.com/search/search.jsp?question=blue+usb)
The USB Mics and the condenser with Phantom power should not have any extra hiss to them if you use quality cables.
Hope that helps!
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