Re: Two mics --to-- one input
Tom, in your situation a small mixer will be the way to go.
FWIW, there is a way to run y split condensers (from a console) using a y-split that has a resistor to bring the impedance back to normal operating range, though It's really only done on large scale orchestral concerts that run a lot of spot mics. - it's a way of reducing the number of channels down to something that will fit into a large format mixing console.
The mic capsules should be the same variety, and both mics would be used in the same section IE both picking up 2nd violins(eg), 1st mic on the 1st row, 2nd mic on the 2nd row which would therefore mean that the channel effectively has 2 response fields which will be amplified with both mics picking up similar material.
good luck with your search for a small scale mixer. I've seen that Soundcraft have released a range of small mixers which i'm sure would be better quality that some of the options out there. also consider Yamaha N series or even Mackie Onyx.
Good luck and Have Fun!
Hereby & forthwith, any instrument with an odd number of strings shall be considered broken. With regard to mix levels, usually the best approach is treating the mandolin the same as a cowbell.
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