• Recording Devices suitable for Hip Hop or Jazz
• Microphone Study study Subject was a world and jazz champion musician good Example microphones in use
• Mixer Basics this is Ideal for the Hip hop producer.

• Unidirectional cardiod microphone.
• Contoured frequency response for clean, instrumental reproduction and rich vocal pickup
• Professional-quality reproduction for drum, percussion, and instrument amplifier miking
• Uniform cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source while reducing background noise
• Pneumatic shock-mount system cuts down handling noise
• Frequency response: 40 to 15,000 Hz

The frequency range that the microphone can pickup. This will affect the recorded dynamic. The sound that is to be recorded and the frequency range of the sound. Consider the pick up patterns of microphones and the live ambience that is required.

Omnidirectional	Cardiod	Supercardiod
Pick up patterns from all directions, used for good group vocals and grabbing ambient sound	The most common type of microphone and only picks sound from the front of the mic	A tight pickup pattern ideal when multiple mics are used.

Does the sound source have a lot of natural echo (hollow) to it.  This could be seen as reverb or delay. 

The Omnidirectional microphone this would only be used in a large hall where the natural reverb qualities of a live performance is a desirable quality to record.  With the intention of sampling of the recorded live performance, reverb and natural delay are not characteristics of this sound that are wanted. The ideal choice for a hip hop MC would be cardiod normally they have a natural roll of on the bottom end.

Receiver microphones covered shortly