Overhead Mic suggestions
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Posted on Jul 22, 2007 10:20 pm
PuN-Chi
I am PuN-Chi, No really...
Member Since: Jul 20, 2007
I'm in the market for a new pair of overhead mics... The price range is $300 - $400 dollars... What would you buy?
Currently looking at the Rode NT5 matched pair... Would these be better than my C1000s mics?
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jul 23, 2007 06:31 pm The Rode NT5 matched pair is on sale at zZounds.
www.homerecordingconnecti...?product=RODNT5
Very good mic for over heads, and pretty good all around SDC's.
I also use a pair of these little units from Samson.
www.homerecordingconnecti...?product=SAMC02
They are very good as well and will not blow your whole budget.
You can also look into these from Karma.
www.karmamics.com/products.html
The K10's are very reasonable for a matched pair, but the K-Micros's are an extreme mic in a very tiny package and the price is unbelievable at $20.00 for a matched pair. I am just finishing a review of them and they are and excelant mic at that price. They sound as good as mic's going for 10 times that price.
Jul 23, 2007 11:45 pm x2 on the NT5s... I have the NT4, which has two NT5 capsules setup in a fixed XY setup. I never have phasing issues and it's great for a lot of things besides drum overheads. Acoustic guitar sounds fantastic, but you may need a rolloff when you process it later. Good luck.
Jul 24, 2007 02:03 am I'm going to have to give those Karma mics a try now...
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jul 24, 2007 09:37 pm Indeed, after testing the K-Micros I am completely impressed and am going to order their tube mic soon. I have heard nothing but good about them as well from a couple of other sources that I trust.
