Microphone recommendations please

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:13 pm

STRATEGY_510 wrote:
nebulae wrote:
NorthernMonkey wrote: Think I'm going with a Shure SM57, seems to be a good all rounder until I know a bit more about mics. Thanks for the info though.
The SM57 is generally used for mic-ing guitar cabinets and some drums. Not the best overall mic for vocals and sources requiring a broad range.
It may be the best vocal mic for under $100 though..

STRATEGY

meh...I care not for it...

Kodama · Post by **Kodama** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:16 pm

A friend @ work let me try out an AKG C2000b, and I found it to be very natural without capturing evry sound in the room ( a problem for most home recording arteestsss).

horselesspaul · Post by **horselesspaul** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:18 am

e.maynard wrote: A really great all around mic is an EV RE-20. Great on vocals, guitar cabs, kick drums, bass cabs.....etc.

Excellent mic imo.

sebovzeoueb · Post by **sebovzeoueb** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:39 am

For £75 I bought a pair of Samson C02 Condenser mics, and I was expecting them to be crap, but to my ears they seem really good (and I have used them for many different purposes including vocals and stereo miking performances).

Electix88 · Post by **Electix88** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:03 am

These are a handful of some of the worlds BEST microphones:

Neumann U47
Neumann M49
Neumann U67
AKG C12
Telefunken ELA M251

ALL excellent but all very expensive..ie.a few thousand each.

Also highly recommend the VST plugin, Vocal Magic..

Only $40 and a great way to get a smart sounding vocal with most microphones.

Also a good quality Mic-pre and a vocal booth can be very helpful.