Hi everyone,

I'm looking for one of the best mics to record sound effects with. Specifically, I'll be recording quiet sounds produced by some electronics (like the whine of a hard drive or the hum of a small computer fan). The setting will be a quiet (as quiet as I can make it) room. The mic will be shocked-mounted on a boom stand.

I've been eyeing a few mics by T.H.E. over at www.theaudio.com (namely the KP-6M & TT-3M References series, or the CR-6 Unibody series). I'd spend up to $500 but of course, lower costs are NEVER a bad thing

The mic will go into a PreSonus Tubepre preamp and then into the M-audio Firewire Solo interface.

ANY recommendations are welcome!! Thanks!

maybe a shotgun mic with a good high frequency response?

got any specific recommendations?? i dont know anything about shotgun mics. Aren't they usually MUCH more expensive??

Sennheiser MKH series

They are really good, i don't know the price, but must be around what u want to spell

Wow the MKH Series is pricey. Too rich for my blood. Perhaps the K6 series might suit?

I had originally planned on choosing an omnidirectional mic, but the more I think about it, I think a directional mic may be best. I dont want to capture the room sound, I just solely want the sound of the device i'm trying to record.

Any other suggestions or thoughts anyone?

Having been a foley artist for many years I highly recommend a decent shot gun mic for what you are rtrying to do. ie sure sm89

Don't shotgun mics have to be placed further away to be effective? I mean I can mic the equipment making noise from inches away. Is a shot gun mic really necessary here? And again, that's more than twice the amount I want to spend.

Am I making a bigger deal out of this than I should? I think i've nearly decided on getting the Sennheiser ME 66 short gun mic (w/ the K6-P power module). Anyone see any big problems with this?

Thanks for all your input. I just want to make the best decision I can, ya know?