What mics ya'll got for recordin vocals?

[miggidy]

I could do a quick search and find out what the industry thinks are the best mics for recording vocals but I'd rather check to see what you guys preffer using.

So what do you guys recommend on a $100-$200 budget?



Any help is appreciated

Miggidy

 

[28g w/o the bag]

i use a Rode NTK, but i broke $500 for that....

 

[miggidy]

Good lord thas a lot of money!
I might squeeze out up to $300 but 5?
Naw, we don't plan doin any major recording just yet.
We just wanted a good mic for recordin at home to get a feel of what we'll do at a studio. We're still going to out source for our recording. At least for now.

 

[Sick Wid It]

So what do you guys recommend on a $100-$200 budget?

Honestly, I recommend saving your money until you can afford something that's not some bullshit.

 

[YOUNG K9]

Studio Projects C1 homie.....youll be happy with that, guaranteed

 

[miggidy]

@ Sick Wid It,
You're painfully right.

@ Young K9,
Thanx for 411 bro.

 

[surrill]

i agree.... i got a sp c1 and dat shit sounds clean as fuck for $199.. it aint no neuman but get u a nice pre like a grace designs and u set.

 

[View 1]

Good lord thas a lot of money!
I might squeeze out up to $300 but 5?

Wow lmao........ Um if you think $500 is alot for a mic then you would proably shit your pants if you seen what some classic mics go for.

And I also own a C1 and its a great mic for the money.

 

[28g w/o the bag]

i want a blue mouse mic....

$1300

 

[MOESES SOULRIGHT THE 2nd]

i'm done with blue mics

my next mic is gonna be a ribbon mic or a Rode Classic 2

 

[BIG J]

Right now I'm using an AKG C3000B, it's pretty clean. I'd like to get a Neumann U87 though(someday)

 

[MOESES SOULRIGHT THE 2nd]

if you get a Nuemann U-87, then you'll need a great room(accoustics) great A/D a great preamp...etc

it's not worth havin a U-87 and a good set up...
you need great to make it work

but from what i heard, the U-87's these days aren't the same quality they used to be...

 

[INCHEZ]

I got the Rode NT1000, the last month. Runs around 300 dollars but well worth the money, make your vocals sound clean as fuck

 

[BIG J]

if you get a Nuemann U-87, then you'll need a great room(accoustics) great A/D a great preamp...etc

it's not worth havin a U-87 and a good set up...
you need great to make it work

but from what i heard, the U-87's these days aren't the same quality they used to be...

Yeah, that's a given, like I said someday. lol

or how 'bout that Neumann Digital Mic, Got 10Gz layin' around?

 

[imported_MASTERED_TRAX]

Re: Re: What mics ya'll got for recordin vocals?

Honestly, I recommend saving your money until you can afford something that's not some bullshit.

SO WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE MARSHALL MXL 2003 MIC??? CUZ YOU CAN GET THAT RIGHT NOW FOR BOUT $140, AND I THINK ITS A GREAT MIC, I LOVE THE VOCALS I GET FROM IT, I CANT BELIEVE HOW CHEAP IT IS... I RECORD SINGERS AND RAPPERS, AND EVERYONE ALWAYS COMPLIMENTS ME HOW GOOD THEY VOCALS COME OUT.... I HAVE A JOE MEEK VC1Q PRE AMP WHIC IM SURE HELPS, BUT EVEN THAT AINT THAT EXPENSIVE BOUT $400-500.... BUT LIKE SPICE 1 RECORDED HEAR AND SOUNDED JUST LIKE HE DID WHEN HE WAS ON JIVE.... IS IT CUZ I KNOW HOW TO USE MY EQUIPMENT AND KNOW HOW TO MIX, OR IS THAT JUST A UNDER RATED MIC???

 

[G-3]

Like we all know... just 'cause an Engineer has access to good gear don't mean he's gonna be a good engineer. Likewise... if an engineer knows what he's doin, then you can bet that cat can make "bargain" equipment sound like it's more than it is.

If you've got Spice1 and other folks doin their thing with good results on lower end gear, I suspect it's more your engineering and the artists ability than it is the gear. I haven't heard the Marshall, but regardless what Mic ends up in your Mic Cab... the better your signal chain, the better the sound. With that said, if I'm the one spendin... I'd save up the bread and move up to the next level of mic.

 

[dj poor]

i got rodes' nt 2 mic. it works good for the price it costed $450.00 .i bought it in 98 so it should be much cheaper . im tryin to get a better mic as soon as i gots sum money . at first the mic was the shit but now im starting to not like that its not warm enuff. so all you producers might feel me when it comes down to a mic or any equipment after so long of wokrin whit it that you start hearin there flaws. its a dope mic to start off with i recomend it. the more it cost the better

 

[DarkSide Record]

is dat MXL Mic any good? the one that just dropped drastically in price

 

[imported_MASTERED_TRAX]

^^^mxl 2003 is a great mic, ive been using 1 for over a year now, i love it.... used to be about a $200+ mic, but yeah you can get the shit for like $140 on ebay new

 

[Nonstop]

between akg's c3000b and rode's ntk, which one is cleaner and more dynamic??

imma pickup a ntk also... just wanna know if any one has or worked with both...