Hello, I am a new member and a newbie to recording.

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I am looking to create a simple, transportable set up to record live rock/jam band concerts from the audience without access to the soundboard. I purchased a Tascam Portacapture X8 and I have been learning the ins and outs. My first attempt for microphones were these low-cost pencil mics from amazon: ? I used them and found that the sound was pretty awful, even for a novice. They were very thin sounding and lacked bass.

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I am looking to this group for a recommendation on a pair of mics that would be more suitable for this purpose (loud concerts recorded from the audience). I think they should be directional, but I am not wedded to pencil or booms, unless the folks here think those are the right solutions. My budget is about $200 per mic but happy to spend less if I could or could stretch a bit if necessary.

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I did look at the Sennheiser MKE 440 as the sound seemed really good. What I don’t love about it is that it needs its own batteries. I would prefer something that could use the phantom power of the Tascam (or no power if dynamic) or USB powered, but I am not looking for the audio to pass over USB, I think XLR would be the way to go. I also don’t love the idea of the built in cable as others have noted.

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Can anyone recommend a pair of mics that sound good, can use either no power or power from the Tascam or a USB-C power connector and XLR if possible. The Tascam X8 does have a 1/8” (3.5mm) line-in jack but not sure how well that will work.

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Ok, enough from me. Thank in advance for your thoughts.

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73 Eugene W2HX

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