crwexp
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Mic/Preamp recommendation? Want to sing along to a piano. Greyson Chance Like!
Hey, school just ended and I want to continue a new hobby I picked up this summer. But I don't know which microphone to get and pre-amp. I picked up piano this summer after playing it for the first time at someone's house last christmas. Already I've covered a few songs and got quite a number of views on youtube. So I feel I can do more. I bought my first midi keyboard this summer (piano too expensive) and plan on recording the piano through my PC. Can you guys recommend me a microphone to get so that I can try singing along with my own piano arrangements? If possible (IF), is there a mic that tends to 'make people sound better'? I know some mics make people sound worse, and singing in the shower always sounds better, so I was wondering if there's a mic that can kind of 'replicate this' :P School ended and I just found out about a kid named Greyson Chance on youtube. I got extremely motivated. I know I could record something like that if I took the time to do it. Anyways, thanks a bunch! I plan on ordering it this weekend to get here before christmas. Oh yeah, my budget: Anything reasonable as long as its a good deal and good product. Dont mind spending around 200/300 for a good mic andr preamp. For FYI, My Hardware: Intel i7 Professor 1 Axiom 66 Pro Midi Keyboard Native Instruments Piano VST Package EWQL Platinum Plus's Play Edition VST Orchestra Package Line 6 Toneport UX2 Instrument input control panel. Dynamic Shure Mic ($20 at bestbuy): PG58
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Re:Mic/Preamp recommendation? Want to sing along to a piano. Greyson Chance Like!
December 16, 10 6:22 AM
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spindlebox
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Re:Mic/Preamp recommendation? Want to sing along to a piano. Greyson Chance Like!
December 16, 10 6:49 AM
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Re:Mic/Preamp recommendation? Want to sing along to a piano. Greyson Chance Like!
December 16, 10 7:39 AM
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Spindle, You bought Mullard 12AT7s. A pair of real deal Great Brittan NOS Mullard 12Ax7s cost more than the ART preamp. Used Mullard 12Ax7s are hitting $80/each these days. best, mike
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AT
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Re:Mic/Preamp recommendation? Want to sing along to a piano. Greyson Chance Like!
December 16, 10 11:37 AM
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for the mic any cheap LCD will probably work ok. There are lots under a $100 and there really shouldn't be much difference between them, tho you might want to look up mods so at some point you can make it a bit better. The ART mp is ok, but I don't know if I'd put money into a different tube - certainly not doubling the price. I have an old one and the biggest problem w/ it is noise if you up the input. And if you use the tube it gets .... mushy, blooming whatever you want to call it. Great on bass and a few other things, but not my cup of tea for vox. But for $50 you get a nice preamp, di etc. @ PS - the mlx 2003A has gotten some good press, and it is $150.
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spindlebox
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Re:Mic/Preamp recommendation? Want to sing along to a piano. Greyson Chance Like!
December 16, 10 3:24 PM
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Well, my practical experience with the Art and the mods is enough for me. I did TONS of research on it, and even at a place where snobs reign (GEARSLUTS: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/413846-art-pro-mpa-ii-review.html), there were lots of good things to say about it. There's no really point in arguing; no matter what your bias is about Art and their products. I get NO noise when I up the input to a good recording volume and my end results are crystal clear. Before I modded it, this wasn't the case. It WAS noisy - so the mod made a difference. I would recommend doing so to anyone that buys it. Also, yes it was my bad I typed AT7's, it was early when I posted that http://www.tubedepot.com/nos-12at7-mullard.html That's actually the exact tube I bought; $34 each, with the matching & balancing.
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Re:Mic/Preamp recommendation? Want to sing along to a piano. Greyson Chance Like!
December 16, 10 3:29 PM
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Jim Roseberry
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Re:Mic/Preamp recommendation? Want to sing along to a piano. Greyson Chance Like!
December 16, 10 4:37 PM
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Here's my favorite preamp of all the lower priced stuff: The Pre73 is one heck of a deal... Nice (Neve style) preamp... and also a pretty nice DI
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