condensor/dynamic? (db master requested)
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Posted on Feb 01, 2005 01:52 pm
smoKe
Member Since: Jan 23, 2005
i have read numerous amounts of articles regarding to which mic best fits the task trying to be accomplished. however i'm still alittle unsure. hehe. I have noticed that the main preference of music amongst HRC members is metal, goth, alternative, and so on. sounds of that nature. However i do a different type of music, a style that probably gives a majority of you guys a headache, hip-hop/rap. With that in mind the questions begin, and i do apologiez in advance for sounding to needy =):
1) Keeping in mind the type of music i do. which type of mic and what model should i purchase to gain the absoulete BEST sound possible?
2) Here is a link of a homestudio:
i was wondering what that little oval piece in front of the mic was and where do i buy one? i figured it was used for noise reduction. am i wrong?
once again comments are greatly appreciated...
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Feb 01, 2005 01:57 pm Well, for starters, requesting me for a microphone topic is like asking Bill Gates to host an Apple convention...it's just not my area of expertise.
That said, the type of mic you choose isn't dictated by the type of music you play (which there are many rap and hip-hop peeps here, by the way) but the type iof instrument you are recording. Personally, I would say a condensor is best for acoustic instruments, vocals and overhead drum mics. Dynamics are best suited for miking guitar cabs, drums and more powerful sounds like that.
However, there is no rule, I have miked guitar cabs with condensors and recorded vocals with dynamics...so they will all do the job.
Feb 01, 2005 02:54 pm yeah if you're gonna be dooin' hip/hop, chances are the most often thing you will record will be vocals....that said, go for a large diaphragm condensor mic (make sure you have a pre-amp that supplies phantom power)...the round thing you saw is colled a pop filter...it prevents plosives (p's b's d's t's ect.) from overloading the mic. i've used a Rhode NT1 and it does the job nicely...the thing is is there is no "best" mic...espically with vocals, every mic will shine differently depending on who is singing into it....
peace
wyd
Feb 01, 2005 03:15 pm Behringer B1 kicks *** at the price too..and it sounds nice.
Everyhting I recorded last year was using an Shure SM58 (dynamic)...if ye give it some welly i.e. sing with power, it'll work a treat. If no, a condesner is the way to go.
If poss, try/get both...you can ALWAYS use an SM58 and a condenser is superb for close up vox/nae need to hammer the vox...super sensitive mics!
Coco
smoKeMember
Since: Jan 23, 2005
Feb 01, 2005 10:15 pm uhm kay sounds good. real good actually. so correct me if i'm wrong. the MIC connects to the PREAMP. the preamp connects to the MIXER and the mixer runs into the SOUNDBLASTER all runned into the VIRTUAL STUDIO? <---- thats the vision i have in my head. so someone step in and put me in check if i'm wrong.
cooloFrisco's Most UnderratedMember
Since: Jan 28, 2003
Feb 02, 2005 04:27 am in that set up you don't necessarily need the mixer. Or you can use the pres on your mixer and skip the preamp.
Feb 02, 2005 07:39 am 2 options as per Coolo's post;
MIC >> PREAMP >> SOUND CARD
MIC >> MIXER >> SOUNDCARD
Thats it...easy enough. If you use:
MIC >> MIXER >> PREAMP >> SOUND CARD
All ye do is colour the mixer preamp with the preamp itself...best to keep it clean methinks.
Good luck to ye
Coco.
smoKeMember
Since: Jan 23, 2005
Feb 02, 2005 09:13 pm awww so all in all. i just use either one or the other. the preamp or the mixer. nah the reason i asked is cuhz whosyourdaddy00 was talkin about phantom power and all. so uh huh. but thanks for the tips everyone. more questions in the future. as soon as i think of some! hehe
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Feb 02, 2005 09:23 pm Yeah, that pahntom power is something you'll want either your mixer, or your preamp to have in order to supply a 48v current to a condenser mic, should you choose to use one .
