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Vocal microphone < $300?
Hi. I'm fishing for recommendations for a vocal microphone that adds a little warmth. Unfortunately, the local Sam Ash has a very limited selection to demo. TIA!
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bso
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/07 19:51:05
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I'd recommend an EV re-20 for that price range. I like dynamic mics for vocals. The Re-20 is very consistant, sensative, and is a workhorse for a lot of other instruments as well.
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Kicker
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/08 12:51:55
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Thanks for the info bso. I will try to locate one of those. I am also considering a Rhode NTK if I can find one used.
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kfischer
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/08 15:43:04
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You can't miss with a Studio Projects C1 for $199. It's the best value out there IMHO.
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Kicker
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/08 20:58:10
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Actually, I was researching the C3. Does it have the same guts as a C1, except for the additional pickup patterns?
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/08 21:16:26
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ORIGINAL: kfischer
You can't miss with a Studio Projects C1 for $199. It's the best value out there IMHO.
What ! The C1 is the about the brightest mic you can buy at any price, that's a far cry from "adds a little warmth". Even the $99 B1 would be better then the C1.
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/09 09:25:09
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You can pick up an MXL V69ME tube mic for $300.
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/09 11:14:18
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Marshall V67G is my favorite of the cheap LD condensers I've tried, and it definitly qualifies as a "warming" mic, with very full lower mids. MAJOR proximity effect.
Cheers.
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/09 21:06:40
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The Marshall MXL9000 tube mic is exceptional for about $199.00
Hard to beat that price for the warmth of a real tube, we've got a couple and they tend to take the "sharpness" off of the sound that you will get with the NTK, which has found itself in the cabinet more oft that not since we tried out the Marshall.
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/10 06:34:47
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/10 14:13:29
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ORIGINAL: Monkey Mouse
AT4040 about $299
I second that.
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/10 15:17:06
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I have a GT 44 that I found on E-bay for around that price.
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Kicker
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/10 21:41:16
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Awesome info, thank you very much everyone. That graph is great!
I am going to look up all of the mics and then see what's available for demo.
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/11 10:43:24
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Nice graph, I wonder where the "Rode" mics fall on it.
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Owen
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/11 10:57:04
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Wow, check out www.thelisteningsessions.com It's where the graph that was posted came from. There are mp3 demos on the site. There are links at the bottom of the "sessions" page to other sites with mic demos. Sadly for me, much of the demo work is done by recording acoustic guitar. I would rather hear them moreso on vocals. The German website IIRC evan had bad vocals. Still there is a chance here to check some stuff out. It's an hour drive for me to get anywhere to tast them live.
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Thomas Campitelli
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/21 23:09:18
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I have a Studio Projects C1 and I like it quite a bit, but it is very bright.
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Kicker
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RE: Vocal microphone < $300?
2006/07/22 18:47:21
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Thank you for the advice. After some more advice from a local brick-and-mortar studio manager, I am going to look for a used Shure SM7. It is not warm, but it is definitely versatile. After thinking long and hard, I decided that my current cache of microphones was not yet diverse enough to begin looking for a microphone with specific characteristics. He gives the SM7 very high marks for rock applications - vocals, snare, and cabinet micing.
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