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Hi all, I am new to the world of Ableton and audio recording. I was hoping that some of you could help with a question on which mic to get. I am trying to choose between the Rode NT2 ($400) and the Audio Technica 4050 ($600) for vocals. I have a deeper singing voice by the way.
I also think I need some more plugins, but I am waiting 'till I get more familiar with things before wasting any more money.

My current setup includes:
Mac Book Pro
Ableton Live
Massive
FirePod
PadKontrol
Novation SL 37
Nady RSM-4 Ribbon Mic
Shure SM7
2 MXL 990's that I've gotten for free

Thanks in advance.

welcome !

mics are really subjective, try and audition a few candidates at a music store and see which you like best !

you can get many great plugins for free at kvraudio.com. Although there are more vsts available for the pc platform but mac plugins are catching up !

Hey thanks for the welcome and web link (I will be checking it out). I don't live in the biggest city so, as far as I know, I'm not able to audition mics. Does anyone here own both mics by chance?

You should add a photo to "let's get this party started" asap.

Welcome Athenian sodomite.

Good to have you with us.

oooooOOOOhhhhh

who's got a classical education, then?

knotkranky- Are you talking about the post with the pictures of people's setups? If you are, I will bring my digital camera up here to school after the weeked when I get it from home.

Rod Underleaf- Although I think you are correct that Athenians may have been involved in their fair share of sodomy, that wasn't really what I was going for.

No, i'm talking about the post with the monkeys and britney spears. But some school shots would be cool. Forget the setup, lets hear yer tracks .....

What's wrong with the MXL 990s? Don't let the freebie thing get in the way. They're worth every bit of $59.99 each.

Just my oppinion, 4050 is such a great mic for guitars, i prefer NT2 for vocals