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bapu, are you high or stoned?

886 ft above sea level.


Does that count?

The Alembic fumes make him giddy.

Beepster


I can't even really afford that but I know I need something better than the overhead condensers that came with my Samson drum mic kit. Any suggestions? Cheers.

I don't know which drumkit you have, I own the 7 kit and it comes with two C02's.
 
I've used it on vocals and it sounded really nice. Just pop a windscreen on it and experiment with the distance (and it needs taming the mid-highs a bit).

Mine came with the C01's. They sound nice but like I said they sound like I'm singing through a little high speed fan or something. This Shure C606 is yet again surprising me with it's quality. Best $30 I've ever spent. Still doing my own personal mic shoot out here though so the Samson's are next on the agenda.

bapu

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bapu, are you high or stoned?

886 ft above sea level.


Does that count?

actually yes since density of air with height decreases hence brain operation slows down 

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bapu

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bapu, are you high or stoned?

886 ft above sea level.


Does that count?

actually yes since density of air with height decreases hence brain operation slows down 

corollary: the closer I get to Mooch the more I hear in mono 

Beepster


Mine came with the C01's. They sound nice but like I said they sound like I'm singing through a little high speed fan or something. This Shure C606 is yet again surprising me with it's quality. Best $30 I've ever spent. Still doing my own personal mic shoot out here though so the Samson's are next on the agenda.

Bummer, did you try any of the other drum mikes on your voice? Maybe you're in for a big surprise and you have a better mike already :)

@Alex... I tried a bunch of the other Samsons in the kit for vocs when I first got it but I found they were lacking. Perhaps they'll respond better to the Focusrite pres. The kick mic might suit what I'm doing right now which is very low frequency vox. I wasn't kidding about the Old Man River style vox. Now that I've played with the Shure for a bit it's not pleasing me as much so the testing continues. This mic comparison has been a long time coming.

ok get the rode NT1-A and you're done, costs a little bit more but not that much.

Hey Beepster.... I saw Jbow recommended the Gauge mics.  I recommend you have a look at them too. 

They have 3 in your price range. 

A few years back I had the opportunity to test drive them side by side with the mics they reference as costing 10x as much at a songwriter's conference. I was very impressed. However,  I had just spent $400 on a Rode a few weeks earlier so with my limited budget, I was not able to convince my wife of the need for a new mic.  Had I known about them I would certainly own a Gauge and not the Rode.