Title: ATM450 for song&instrument in concert use.
Product review: I delayed posting these comments until I had a chance to use it at several concerts, and hear while editing CD's.I was attracted to the ATM450 by it's narrow body and side entry, compared with other condenser - cardioids. My wife is a fiddler, plays lead fiddle in a band for Irish ceili dancers, and sometimes sings. Several other musician styles were in the concert series I recorded.The ATM450 compared, in response, favorably to my others (CAD M37). However it's sensitivity is such that a singer must be at least a foot back from it, or p's are disturbing, and distortion may occur. Over a violin, it lays neatly 4 to 8 inches above the strings, and picks up a full sound.The soft mounting clip helps a bit, but not really well designed for shock absorption.I expect to buy at least one more.
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