Re: omni vs uni

Thanks guy, I posted this to pro.audio and received a real earful lemme
tell 
ya lol.
 The way I  use them is sound reinforcement for a Barbershop chorus. I've 
been informed Uni is what I want and actually is what I use. I bought them

for the price not really knowing the difference, just got lucky. But since
I 
am doing the sound I have spent some time on the net trying to educate 
myself.
 The mic's I own are Oktava MK12's (I think, they are already loaded in my

car so I don't want to dig around to be sure lol). I got them in a truck 
load sale at Guitar Center for $50.00 a pop. I was a bit leery but have 
found them to be excellent mics. I recorded a coaching session with our 
chorus recently using my Marantz PMD 740 and was amazed. It Sounded as
good 
as any professionally recorded tape. Recorded dry with no post production.
I 
wish I would have bought 8 of them instead of only 4. One thing is, I have

not found adequate wind screens for outdoor use. They do pick up even the 
slightest breeze which can make them howl.
 I had only done rock and country bands with regular dynamic mic's, had 
never used a condenser before this. In fact I have a gig today with the 
Sweet Adeline's as co/headliners. This is a real challenging venue. A park

gazebo backing up to a recreational lake. There is no way with our limited

resources and no stage hand help to block off the back. This is my second 
year doing sound. Luckily this is just a family picnic to get the groups
and 
families involved. The music is somewhat secondary. Not that it's not 
im****tant but the gathering is the main focus so it let's me off the hook
a 
little bit.
 thanks again. Hank L.