I am not liking my AT2020 mic for my vocals. It was a great starter mic, but I am ready to step up a little.
I do singer songwriter, vocal, small body steel string guitar into an Alesis io2 express, recording with cubase le5 and Kjaerhus plugins, and sometimes run my alesis microverb in line. So you see, it's a budget setup. I am mostly looking for high quality demo recordings, not trying to make a pro studio. I have treated my carpeted room against reflections with heavy wool blankets on the walls and it corners.
I would say my vocal range and timber is similar to Ryan Adams, if you are familiar with him. I want something with a bit more mid range warmth, but I don't want to spend more than $200. I may keep the at2020 to use on acoustic guitars, because it sounds great on them, but has never worked on my voice no matter what I do. Too harsh, too sibilant. I like how my AKG D5 mic works on my voice, and adds some warmth, but it's a better mic for live use and guitar cabs, and I prefer to record with a LDC. I think something in between the two mics would work well for my vocals.
I am mostly looking for another LDC, but opinions are welcome.
I do singer songwriter, vocal, small body steel string guitar into an Alesis io2 express, recording with cubase le5 and Kjaerhus plugins, and sometimes run my alesis microverb in line. So you see, it's a budget setup. I am mostly looking for high quality demo recordings, not trying to make a pro studio. I have treated my carpeted room against reflections with heavy wool blankets on the walls and it corners.
I would say my vocal range and timber is similar to Ryan Adams, if you are familiar with him. I want something with a bit more mid range warmth, but I don't want to spend more than $200. I may keep the at2020 to use on acoustic guitars, because it sounds great on them, but has never worked on my voice no matter what I do. Too harsh, too sibilant. I like how my AKG D5 mic works on my voice, and adds some warmth, but it's a better mic for live use and guitar cabs, and I prefer to record with a LDC. I think something in between the two mics would work well for my vocals.
I am mostly looking for another LDC, but opinions are welcome.