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shopping for a vocal mic
grantis:
hey fellas,
i'm shopping for a vocal mic to use in a little writing room i have. budget is around $1500 or less. i don't know what's out there in terms of 'boutique-y' stuff, other than the soundelux stuff. i like the u95s. good presence, but are there other mics that i'm unaware of that have a bit of a smoother sound to them?
i'm specifically looking for something that can cover a lot of ground with most singers. i've used 1 mic in my life that could do just that, but it was some custom built thing that i won't be able to get my hands on.
lemme hear whatcha got!
Bubba#$%Kron:
Get a used BLUE Kiwi off ebay. Thats the greatest mic in that price range IMO. Its got an extended top end because its transformerless, but when plugged into a neve type pre its the perfect balance.
Cheers
marcel:
I'd go (used) U87, personally. I know it's not the most exciting or sexy choice out there, but it does so many things well.
grantis:
Bubba#$%Kron wrote on Thu, 27 January 2011 19:44
Get a used BLUE Kiwi off ebay. Thats the greatest mic in that price range IMO. Its got an extended top end because its transformerless, but when plugged into a neve type pre its the perfect balance.
Cheers
I have another guy telling me this same thing...
Thanks for your input man!!
grantis:
marcel wrote on Thu, 27 January 2011 20:49
I'd go (used) U87, personally. I know it's not the most exciting or sexy choice out there, but it does so many things well.
The only U87 I've used sounded...'cold' to me. Didn't seem to have a lot of life to it. But I know old mics can be a crap shoot sometimes. I'll see about trying another one.
thanks!
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