Great stuff, Mark. At first viewing, the shotgun wins by a mile, with the little PC4e surprisingly good, (that small amount of hiss being easily removed). And the shure is clean, but seems to lack treble. As for the others, well, not so good.

Some time back I mentioned video helpfiles & tutorials as being likely to have great appeal to forum visitors. A section with such content would add a special something to this already top-drawer website.

I’ve wanted a decent mic for ages, but won’t jump until I know what to go for. You’ve helped already. I’m learning Adobe Audition 2.0, which is brilliant for removing stubborn sound anomalies. It can be done visually, using tools similar to Photoshop.

Thanks for posting.