Mic to record spoken voice in small room?

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Member Since: Mar 01, 2006

I've got a small room to record in, and will be recording only spoken word (reading). I tried the Musician's Friend-recommended MXL 990 but it was far too sensitive, picking up every noise in the neighborhood. I'm currently using an older AKG C1000S but have decided to get a new mixer and mics and just update everything.

I'm really torn on the whole dynamic vs condensor right now. I'm reading that, as a rule, condensor are more sensitive and will tend to pick up the extra sounds that I don't want. MF customers seem to recommend two dynamic mics pretty highly, the Digital Reference DR-LVX2 and the Sennheiser E825S, both dynamic and both right in my price range. Any opinions on this matter? I simply need a mic that is excellent at my application, and won't pick up all sorts of echo and extra background noise like the AKG I tried did.

Thanks in advance for the assistance!

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Since: Apr 03, 2002


Mar 01, 2006 03:09 pm

I simple Shure SM58 is great for spoken voice and is not as sensitive as a condensor...or as expensive.

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Hold 'Em Czar
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Since: Dec 30, 2004


Mar 01, 2006 03:23 pm

lol dB beat me to it, i was thinkin' 58 the whole time i was readin.....aside from that, you might wanna consider treating your room a bit....heck you can build a pretty good (quiet) space with a few couch cushions and some blankets, which will kill most of the ambient noize. if sound quailty is an issue, then a Large Diaphragm Condensor is best for this application. which i'd use the mxl in your case, the c1000's will have zero warmth to them, and is much to 'edgy' of a mic...

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Since: Oct 18, 2005


Mar 01, 2006 03:57 pm

Using a noise gate probally wouldn't hurt either.

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