recommend me a mic for under $150/ €100

Grappadura · Post by **Grappadura** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:49 pm

I don´t have much budget, but what mic would you recommend in this pricerange? Probably in the end I´ll pay like € 200, because I´ll see one that´s much better than the one in my price-range.

I want to record voices and guitar.

dcease · Post by **dcease** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:42 pm

shure sm58

ohiowa · Post by **ohiowa** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:53 am

pacific pro audio PPA LD-1

a used shure ksm27

an akg c1000

sm58's will make everything sound "OK" where other mics will make voice and guitar sound better, for recording a solid low cost condenser will have much better results than a dynamic that is good for live vocals and not much more.

theque · Post by **theque** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:08 am

cad m179,

look them up at gearslutz.com.

those slutz know there gear

bicarbone · Post by **bicarbone** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:10 am

have a look at SE 2200A

Mark-K. · Post by **Mark-K.** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:18 am

what do you want to record?

for example if its an acoustic guitar i really can recommend studio projects b1..but not for something else..well sm 58 is pretty alround use of stuff..even very save of feedbacks etc..thats why its a common live mic..but please give some more information..

thx mark

Mark-K. · Post by **Mark-K.** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:25 am

if you or anybody lives in europe then check out this offers..

http://das.blogsport.de/2008/03/17/musi ... -guenstig/

really nice stuff..very cheap!

Grappadura · Post by **Grappadura** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:40 pm

Thanx for the replies! The Messe-articles are seducing me. Would you recommend any of those listed? There are some from crowley and from CAD.

EDIT: I can´t give much more information about what I want to use it for. Mainly, I wanna sit in front of my pc and sing some tunes to the songs I write (and later use Melodyne, thats for sure

). Probably I´ll also want to record classic guitar and flute.

Another noob question: I guess when you record electric guitar you just put the outs of the guitar into the ins of your soundcard?

dhilsabeck · Post by **dhilsabeck** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:12 pm

the audio technica at2020 condenser got a favorable review in SOS ($100 usd)

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb06/a ... at2020.htm

dcease · Post by **dcease** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:32 pm

Grappadura wrote:. Another noob question: I guess when you record electric guitar you just put the outs of the guitar into the ins of your soundcard?

as long as they are instrument inputs, yes. if line, it won't work well. if you have an amp that has a line out, you can use that, into a line in on your card, AND you can mic the cab...

Grappadura · Post by **Grappadura** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:43 pm

The AT2020 sounds great!

Grappadura · Post by **Grappadura** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:59 pm

another question, do I just plug it into my soundcard or do I need extra equipment?

dcease · Post by **dcease** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:16 pm

do you have a mic input with 48v phantom power? if not, you need a preamp...

Grappadura · Post by **Grappadura** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:02 pm

Thx dcease! No it doesn´t as I just found out

.

So then I´ll have to continue to ask: Can you recommend a cheap preamp? Or should I buy me another soundcard like the EMU 0404 USB?

dcease · Post by **dcease** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:22 pm

the 0404 usb has preamps, and a direct input for your guitar, i'd recommend it more than just a preamp, as long as it is an upgrade to your current soundcard... you can try other preamps later, if need be, but for what you described, i think that mic, and that card'll do you good!