Chris Tondreau
Member
Hey all;
Wow.... SO long since I've been here....
Looking to buy a mic to add to my collection. Here is what I currently have:
Rode NT1 (usually main mic for most featured instruments, esp vocals)
Sennheiser e602 - large diaphragm dynamic - great for kick, bass cabs, etc.
SM57 (x2)
SM58
Sennheiser e835 - I use this where people traditionally recommend a 57, and also on live vocals.
Behringer ECM8000 (x2) - small-diaphragm omni condensors - decent enough for drum overheads.
AKG D80 (if somebody could tell me WTF this mic is for, I'd be grateful. It doesn't sound good on *anything*)
My goal is to get something that I don't already have, within a budget of about $400 or so.
Considering:
Rode NT2K, Rode NT2-a - both variable pattern LD condensors. They would allow me to maybe "bump up" a bit from the NT1, but also to partner with the NT1 to provide a stereo pair for overheads, and would offer a figure-8 pattern that would allow me to try some M/S stuff.
Studio Projects CS5 - basically the same rationale as above.
M-Audio Solaris - same as above
Sennheiser MD421 - guitar cabs, toms, etc. - a completely different beast from anything I own currently. Perhaps more limited use, though.
Rode NT5 (or NT55) - pair - I don't own any medium-diaphragm condensors, and these are sold as matched pairs, which is nice. They are also more cardiod than my Behringers, as well as a measurable step up.
Rode NTK or Studio Projects T3 (used) - I don't own a tube mic at all.
Anyone with any experience with these, or any other suggestions?
Thanks!
CT
Wow.... SO long since I've been here....
Looking to buy a mic to add to my collection. Here is what I currently have:
Rode NT1 (usually main mic for most featured instruments, esp vocals)
Sennheiser e602 - large diaphragm dynamic - great for kick, bass cabs, etc.
SM57 (x2)
SM58
Sennheiser e835 - I use this where people traditionally recommend a 57, and also on live vocals.
Behringer ECM8000 (x2) - small-diaphragm omni condensors - decent enough for drum overheads.
AKG D80 (if somebody could tell me WTF this mic is for, I'd be grateful. It doesn't sound good on *anything*)
My goal is to get something that I don't already have, within a budget of about $400 or so.
Considering:
Rode NT2K, Rode NT2-a - both variable pattern LD condensors. They would allow me to maybe "bump up" a bit from the NT1, but also to partner with the NT1 to provide a stereo pair for overheads, and would offer a figure-8 pattern that would allow me to try some M/S stuff.
Studio Projects CS5 - basically the same rationale as above.
M-Audio Solaris - same as above
Sennheiser MD421 - guitar cabs, toms, etc. - a completely different beast from anything I own currently. Perhaps more limited use, though.
Rode NT5 (or NT55) - pair - I don't own any medium-diaphragm condensors, and these are sold as matched pairs, which is nice. They are also more cardiod than my Behringers, as well as a measurable step up.
Rode NTK or Studio Projects T3 (used) - I don't own a tube mic at all.
Anyone with any experience with these, or any other suggestions?
Thanks!
CT