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Good $100-$300 Mic for Vocals? Buying as a gift tomorrow. Cut down nose-holding vocs?
Hey, I'm looking to buy a mic for my brother. He's good at piano and wants to start singing along with it.
He already has a Midi Piano, a good Piano VST Library, and a Line 6 UX2 Pre-Amp
I was looking at the SM57, SM58, AKG 220, AKG 420, and Rode NT1A. I'm a complete novice when it comes to recording, so if you guys could give your recommendation on a good mic for this price range, I would greatly appreciate it.
When he sings high notes, he sounds alright, but kind of sounds like he's holding his nose while he's singing a little bit. I know the proper thing to do for this would be to get him singing lessons. BUT... I figured a good mic would be nicer :P
But is there a mic that can cut down on the nose-holding part of the vocals and bring out the rest of his voice? I will attach a sample later if I can find one. He hits all the pitches, it's just its a bit annoying.
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The Maillard Reaction
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Re:Good $100-$300 Mic for Vocals? Buying as a gift tomorrow. Cut down nose-holding vocs?
2010/12/21 19:21:52
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It's very time consuming to find the mic that makes each voice sound the best.
I like SM57s and SM58s a whole lot. I have bunches of them. They are great.
But, the next time I buy a hand held singing mic I'm going to get a Sennheiser 935 because they just sound better than my old favorites.
With regards to your budget... don't discount the need for a mic stand etc... it's hard to play piano and sing without a good stand.
The inexpensive condenser mics you mentioned might be nice... do you have a phantom power preamp/mixer?
I have watched a lot great singers make $99 dollar Shure sound great.
Good luck,
mike
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Re:Good $100-$300 Mic for Vocals? Buying as a gift tomorrow. Cut down nose-holding vocs?
2010/12/21 19:42:21
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Re:Good $100-$300 Mic for Vocals? Buying as a gift tomorrow. Cut down nose-holding vocs?
2010/12/22 01:41:56
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But, the next time I buy a hand held singing mic I'm going to get a Sennheiser 935 because they just sound better than my old favorites. When playing live... that what our sound-guy provides (wireless) They're excellent mics...
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Re:Good $100-$300 Mic for Vocals? Buying as a gift tomorrow. Cut down nose-holding vocs?
2010/12/25 19:59:27
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Re:Good $100-$300 Mic for Vocals? Buying as a gift tomorrow. Cut down nose-holding vocs?
2010/12/28 10:06:56
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This is probably a little late considering your gift deadline.... but I picked up a shure pg27, it's phantom powered, large diaphram condensor mic, pretty inexpensive & i have had good luck with vocals (Not on everyone but still), bass guitar, acoustics, & even some electric guitars recorded with it. just my 2 cents.
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Re:Good $100-$300 Mic for Vocals? Buying as a gift tomorrow. Cut down nose-holding vocs?
2011/10/17 20:36:16
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Thanks Guitarhacker
Gauge mics are great!
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Re:Good $100-$300 Mic for Vocals? Buying as a gift tomorrow. Cut down nose-holding vocs?
2011/10/17 21:01:53
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Re:Good $100-$300 Mic for Vocals? Buying as a gift tomorrow. Cut down nose-holding vocs?
2011/10/18 10:47:53
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the better the mic, the more annoying the 'nose holding' is going to be. just so you'll know. 
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