Microphones .... ratings etc...

Posted on Mar 12, 2006 11:48 pm
maxxon
Member Since: Feb 09, 2006

I thought it would be usefull to see what mics people are using, from what price range and if they are happy with the results?

for vocals I use Samson C01 - 120$ cnd - good but lacking a little in the bottom end. I tend to use more medium to soft knee compression for a warmer sound

Amps - Samson C01 - sm57 - shure beta58 - all arround 100$ each - I usualy get what I'm looking for good selection for amps.

acoustic guitar - Samson CO1 - kicks Butt!! for me

Drums - Samson 5 mic kit - 280$ cdn - good so far drums sound true, still experimenting but for sure not regreting my purchase.

I will be expanding my microphone selection whenever my wife lets me !! But in the meantime just happy to be recording. I'm new to the forum and hopefully I'll be sharing some of my material soon....cheers from Canada!

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zekthedeadcow
Eat Spam before it eats YOU!!!
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Since: May 11, 2002

Mar 13, 2006 06:25 am

Sennheiser ME66K6 - a shotgun mic but I absolutly love it... I hope to either buy a second or find a compairable pair thats not a shotgun for use as my general condenser mics.

Rode NT1 (origional) was great until I heard the ME66... highs roll off but I still like it on vocals... I use then as drum overheads now because they're my best "pair"

Shure SM57... for vocals and drum mics

Shure Beta 52 - Bass

Voice of Music harp mic... I like it on my voice.

I have a couple others that I don't use often enough to remember...

Hue
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Since: Apr 11, 2004

Mar 13, 2006 04:24 pm

Just makin'-due, but pleased for now .

Vox gets the most choices...
-Oktava MK-219(a 'good' one)... flat, up front, and dry .(Used this on the Anti-Pot Anti-Pot-Rant, in my profile.)
-Audio Technica DR-1000, or DR-2700... each lends a bit more to the lower frequencies .(The DR-1000 is what I used on Evil Eye, in my profile.)
-Electravoice-635... probably the hottest dynamic I've ever used .(Good if you want the vocalist to cut through the mix of a 'live' recording.)
-MXL-991... a little warmer than the Oktava .

Amps...
-Sure SM-57(close), and Oktava MK-219(12"-18" away) .

Acoustic guitars/mandolin...
-MXL-991(close), and the MK-219(3' above) .

Drum kit...
-Sure SM-57 (snare/hat) .
-Audio Technica DR-1000 (kick) .
-2x MXL-991s (overheads) .

Hand drums...
-MK-219 (top of drums)
-SM-57, or Electravoice-661 (underneath) Both of these do well with the high SPLs and low frequency of a D'jembe .

I don't think any of these mics went for over a hundred bucks, if so, it wasn't by much .

DungBeatle
Time Waster
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Since: Jan 12, 2006

Mar 13, 2006 04:39 pm

Just about every vocal you'll hear of my stuff was done using an Audio Technica 4047/SV condenser mic, through a Manley 40dB Mono Tube Mic Pre. Usually go straight to digital and work on that in Samplitude. But lately, we've been experimenting with some "lips to the mic" kind of recording through an amp sim and I won't subject the AT4047 to that, so we're using a CAD 195 condenser (hand-held PA) mic for that (it's a pretty quiet mic). I don't have any recordings on-line yet of that though... But it has a really pushy, focused character to it... I'll get some samples up soon..

mac74
Show me to the beer....
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Since: Mar 23, 2003

Mar 18, 2006 12:49 pm

All my vocals are done using the infrequently mentioned ADK a-51 LD condenser. It was my first mic, bought new off e-bay for £40.

I've since bought a Studio projects B1 and a shure SM57 but i've still found the ADK better for my vox.

Run them through a TFpro pre amp, (basically the old Joe Meek VC3Q)

Unashamedly low end when it comes to mics!

Noize2u
Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Mar 18, 2006 05:28 pm

Low end mics can be very cool. I have a couple that are in the under $10.00 range that I picked up used and Music Go Round years ago. They are a couple of my favorite mics for doing guitar cabs and such. I will even break em out for a vocal if I think the sound will fit. There both real flavored sounding mics.