Hello,
I am going to purchase a condenser microphone to record amateur vocals at a home studio. I am a male "singer", but I am also going to record a few female singers later on.
I'd like to summarize my situation before I go on any further:
1. In a home studio, no soundproof, a noisy urban neighborhood. Although, I have chances to record at private, but hopelessly amateur studios.
2. Primarily looking to record male and female vocals but maybe some acoustic guitars down the road.
3. A budget of $700-800 max.
4. A newbie.
5. I have a ZOOM H2n. https://www.zoom-na.com/products/field-video-recording/field-recording/zoom-h2n-handy-recorder
6. Looking to purchase the Clarett 2Pre by Focusrite.
7. Mac owner.
8. Mainly for male rock-ish vocals, hip-hop/speech and female pop vocals. Full range.
9. I would like to hear "wet" and rich vocals. No dry vocals, no shrills, no excessive muffles and booming.
10. Looking to buy the stuff by end of the week.
I've read that certain microphones do not work well with male voices. Perhaps, I should just tell you folks what I had in mind.
At moment, I am looking at Audio Technica AT2035 or Shure Beta 57a. My budget for microphones is around $700-800, so if guys could recommend me other microphones I would be grateful. I was thinking of purchasing AKG C414 because of the positive online reviews, but I'm just starting out. I don't have many choices to choose from, but I see a few companies like sE and MXL.
The reason why I was looking into the Beta 57a is because I live in a noisy urban neighborhood. So, I was wondering if I can get cleaner/less-hiss result by using a dynamic microphone for recording vocals? I'm not sure if I can ever isolate the vocal tracks from the background noise.
So, I was also thinking about getting this thing:
RF-X Reflexion Filter
sE Electronics - REFLEXION FILTER® X
Anyway, I've gotten okay results by using ZOOM H2n, but I'd like to get a better sound quality. Then again, I'm not entirely sure if AT2035 and Shure Beta 57a are vastly different from H2n in terms of sound quality. The built-it audio interface on the H2n is pretty good.
As for connections, I was wondering if I needed any mic preamps in between the microphone and the audio interface. I guess, it will depend on what I will buy for the each categories. If I have the Clarett 2Pre and the AT2035, would I be okay with just the two?
I apologize for the long text. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
- JJ
I am going to purchase a condenser microphone to record amateur vocals at a home studio. I am a male "singer", but I am also going to record a few female singers later on.
I'd like to summarize my situation before I go on any further:
1. In a home studio, no soundproof, a noisy urban neighborhood. Although, I have chances to record at private, but hopelessly amateur studios.
2. Primarily looking to record male and female vocals but maybe some acoustic guitars down the road.
3. A budget of $700-800 max.
4. A newbie.
5. I have a ZOOM H2n. https://www.zoom-na.com/products/field-video-recording/field-recording/zoom-h2n-handy-recorder
6. Looking to purchase the Clarett 2Pre by Focusrite.
7. Mac owner.
8. Mainly for male rock-ish vocals, hip-hop/speech and female pop vocals. Full range.
9. I would like to hear "wet" and rich vocals. No dry vocals, no shrills, no excessive muffles and booming.
10. Looking to buy the stuff by end of the week.
I've read that certain microphones do not work well with male voices. Perhaps, I should just tell you folks what I had in mind.
At moment, I am looking at Audio Technica AT2035 or Shure Beta 57a. My budget for microphones is around $700-800, so if guys could recommend me other microphones I would be grateful. I was thinking of purchasing AKG C414 because of the positive online reviews, but I'm just starting out. I don't have many choices to choose from, but I see a few companies like sE and MXL.
The reason why I was looking into the Beta 57a is because I live in a noisy urban neighborhood. So, I was wondering if I can get cleaner/less-hiss result by using a dynamic microphone for recording vocals? I'm not sure if I can ever isolate the vocal tracks from the background noise.
So, I was also thinking about getting this thing:
RF-X Reflexion Filter
sE Electronics - REFLEXION FILTER® X
Anyway, I've gotten okay results by using ZOOM H2n, but I'd like to get a better sound quality. Then again, I'm not entirely sure if AT2035 and Shure Beta 57a are vastly different from H2n in terms of sound quality. The built-it audio interface on the H2n is pretty good.
As for connections, I was wondering if I needed any mic preamps in between the microphone and the audio interface. I guess, it will depend on what I will buy for the each categories. If I have the Clarett 2Pre and the AT2035, would I be okay with just the two?
I apologize for the long text. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
- JJ