Dec 17, 2008 09:29 pm I'll try to help you a little here before the pro's chime in.
Going to need a little more infomation then that, what are you planing on recording with it? Vocals? Instruments? Amps?
need help buying a recording mic
Posted on Dec 17, 2008 08:54 pm
BIGK
Member Since: Dec 09, 2008
Im trying to get a new recording mic and was wondering what i should get. Please tell mef you have any suggestions or recommendations. thanks
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Dec 17, 2008 09:29 pm I'll try to help you a little here before the pro's chime in.
Going to need a little more infomation then that, what are you planing on recording with it? Vocals? Instruments? Amps?
Dec 18, 2008 10:36 pm Yep, good call Zaphod.
What use would it be for? Vocals, etc. as asked above?
Dec 18, 2008 11:03 pm Let's give him something to research...
Vocals? You can hardly do without a Shure SM7b - I even keep one here (and I'm at a mastering facility). Also wonderful on amps/cabs, floor toms, cello, contrabass, acoustic guitar (as a centered "body" mic on the lower quarter of the sound board), brass and more. Some prefer the RE20/27 (I used to up until just a few years ago when I bought a brand new SM7b that just had "that something" my old one didn't have). But those two mics are probably responsible for reproducing more voices than all other microphones on the planet combined. Both quintessential broadcast mics with no equal, and one of the dustier mics in pretty much every studio (dustier, because they never get put away long enough to keep them from getting dusty). Both often (erroneously) marketed as "the de-facto industry standard broadcast mics that happen to be amazing studio vocal mics" which would more accurately be "amazing vocal mics that turned into the de-facto standard in broadcast mics."
Acoustic instruments? A pair of SM81's will take you a long, long way. Guitars, strings, woodwinds, drum overheads, even vocals in a pinch (spectacular as a pair for choir use). "Desert island" SDC's that no one should be without.
Drums & guitar cabs? SM57. 'Nuff said. Also cajon, nice on brass... Every studio on the planet has at least a dozen.
General abuse mic: SM58. for vocalists who insist on holding the mic and you don't want them to damage your wonderful SM7b like James Hetfield does. Another "every studio has a handful" - you should have at least one for your hand.
Mic that's pretty good for almost everything: C414. Not "the best" for anything, but you have to try to find something that it won't work reasonably well on.
Kick: D112 or Beta52.
Mic that picks up pretty much exactly what's in front of it: Avenson STO2.
Dec 18, 2008 11:46 pm Judging by his posted recordings, I'd say he's after something to record rap vocals.
So, that begs the question: What's the best mic for rap vocals under $100? :-D (you can't frequent a home recording website and not know that in-joke).
Dec 19, 2008 11:27 am No doubt -
SM58. And if you're looking for a really cheap but decent preamp, M-Audio's DMP3 is easily the best sounding mega-budget-friendly preamp I've ever used.
I really want to write a book about recording rap one of these days... The myths, the legends, the nomenclature, the lexicon...
I did write a brief article once on how the word "Producer" started (in HH/rap, as opposed to what "producer" has always meant to everyone else)... I'll see if I can't dig that up some time...
Dec 19, 2008 07:34 pm Never looked into that DMP3, do they make a rackmountable version, or perhaps one with more channels of the same quality? Sure has some great reviews.
Last but not least, would the pre's sound better than a newer Motu unit (896mk3). If so I would possibly consider the 828mk3 so I can upgrade pre's as I go (still waiting to buy, my friends employee discount does not start for another month).
Dec 19, 2008 09:23 pm The DMP3 does get great press at its price range. I'm not so sure that it'd be much of an upgrade (if at all) over the pres in a MOTU unit though. I've always perceived MOTU as relatively high-end (for my budget at least!), and the DMP3 is more of a step above entry-level.
As far as I know, they only make it in a 2-channel configuration.
Doesn't MOTU make an 8-pre rackmount unit? I'd be afraid to know what it'd cost.
Dec 19, 2008 09:53 pm Tadpui, you would be surprised to know that the MOTU 8 pre firewire interface is only $549 at zZounds and a few others. It is not a bad price for that unit at all.
And ya, the pre's in the MOTU units are a better pre. Although I am thinking the M-Audio unit did give a bit of color to the recording which I found appealing.
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