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Why do you think you need cardioid? You get more bang from the buck with binaurals, because inexpensive cardioids have limited bass response (like your Sony mic). A good place to look (for both omnis and cardioids) Â is:www.soundprofessionals.comFor high decibel situations get a battery module. It keeps the mics from overloading.
Pardon my imprecision. I meant omni mics, though many vendors do use the terms omni and binaural interchangeably. Decent omni mics are not bass-heavy
They're just picking up what many lower-priced cardioids do not. When you get used to that tinny sound, the extra bass may seem overwhelming, but it's actually what you were hearing at the show.
I prefer to get as accurate a recording as possible and then to tweak it later rather than using the microphone as a filter and losing the richness of real bass.  If it's not on the recording, you can't get it back, while you can fix a bassy recording through EQ. The only question is whether the bass will overload the recorder and cause a distorted recording, but with a battery module and good level settings, it shouldn't. The Church Audio cardioid mics do claim to pick up the full frequency range of 20-20,000 Hz, so they may well be a good solution. (And your bass-heavy concerts will sound just as bass-heavy as they do with omnis.) http://cgi.ebay.ca/STEREO-CARDIOID-MICROPHONE-4-MINIDISC-DAT-MP3-EDIROL_W0QQitemZ260028144525QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3281QQcmdZViewItemI have some little Church Audio omnis and they sound very good.Still, I prefer omnis in live recording--for a more 3D stereo image--unless the audience behind me is particularly chatty. And even the best  cardioids won't shut up the drunk yelling right in front of you.
Decent omni mics are not bass-heavy. They're just picking up what many lower-priced cardioids do not. When you get used to that tinny sound, the extra bass may seem overwhelming, but it's actually what you were hearing at the show. I prefer to get as accurate a recording as possible and then to tweak it later rather than using the microphone as a filter and losing the richness of real bass. If it's not on the recording, you can't get it back, while you can fix a bassy recording through EQ. The only question is whether the bass will overload the recorder and cause a distorted recording, but with a battery module and good level settings, it shouldn't.
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