Hello there! I am here to ask you guys a couple of questions, pretty straightforward. I sing and play guitar and need gear to record these things for me. I have looked at a lot of gear, and I will tell you what I have narrowed it down to. Keep in mind that I live in South America so, prices here are double what you get in the U.S (sometimes triple!) and the selection is more limited. So, keeping in mind that I only want to record my voice and guitar (for the time being) and also being on a tight budget, I am planning to buy:
-ALESIS Io2 Express USS - 175
-Sennheiser HD 202-II - USS - 59
-Microphone: Here's where it gets tough. I initially wanted to buy a Sennheiser E835 because I heard great things about it. It's 180 bucks here, aproximately. Now, yesterday I was over at a friends house and tried a Shure SM58 and a Behringer B2 pro. I didn't like the B2 Pro very much, although from what I hear, it's the best of the Behringer B-line, maybe the best of their accessible condenser mics. I didn't like the way my voice sounded, but the sound was clear enough and it was probably the song I sang, it didn't fit my voice. The Shure, however, I really liked. But, and here's where it gets a bit more complicated, my friend said that I should get a condenser mic for my purposes. Now, I am just looking to get nice sounding recordings, I am not a pro trying to sound like a studio. But he said that I would need a condenser because my guitar (acoustic) will sound like it lacks something if I recorded with the E835, or even the Shure (but to get a Shure I have to drive for four hours straight--kind of a bummer). From the condensers I can get, most are Behringer (I know what most people think about this brand): The C1, the B1, the C3, and just maybe I can get my hands on the B2 Pro. There was also a condenser from Samson that was 180 bucks here, I estimate around 100 to 80 bucks in your area, depending on where you live. I cannot remember the model, unfortunately.
Please, could you advise me as to what to do? I really want to get my small recording place going, so please, don't hesitate to answer as soon as you can! I argue that some of the best recordings I've heard are from dynamic cardioid mics (live of course), but I could be wrong. Thank you very much for reading, I appreciate it.
Cheers,
Matt.
-ALESIS Io2 Express USS - 175
-Sennheiser HD 202-II - USS - 59
-Microphone: Here's where it gets tough. I initially wanted to buy a Sennheiser E835 because I heard great things about it. It's 180 bucks here, aproximately. Now, yesterday I was over at a friends house and tried a Shure SM58 and a Behringer B2 pro. I didn't like the B2 Pro very much, although from what I hear, it's the best of the Behringer B-line, maybe the best of their accessible condenser mics. I didn't like the way my voice sounded, but the sound was clear enough and it was probably the song I sang, it didn't fit my voice. The Shure, however, I really liked. But, and here's where it gets a bit more complicated, my friend said that I should get a condenser mic for my purposes. Now, I am just looking to get nice sounding recordings, I am not a pro trying to sound like a studio. But he said that I would need a condenser because my guitar (acoustic) will sound like it lacks something if I recorded with the E835, or even the Shure (but to get a Shure I have to drive for four hours straight--kind of a bummer). From the condensers I can get, most are Behringer (I know what most people think about this brand): The C1, the B1, the C3, and just maybe I can get my hands on the B2 Pro. There was also a condenser from Samson that was 180 bucks here, I estimate around 100 to 80 bucks in your area, depending on where you live. I cannot remember the model, unfortunately.
Please, could you advise me as to what to do? I really want to get my small recording place going, so please, don't hesitate to answer as soon as you can! I argue that some of the best recordings I've heard are from dynamic cardioid mics (live of course), but I could be wrong. Thank you very much for reading, I appreciate it.
Cheers,
Matt.
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