akgc1000s

[buryher17]

i knwo these are primarily for cymbals, but if i get a pair, cna i use them for vocals too????

i need a good vocal mic, btu id love to upgrade my cymbal mics at the same time.

[Drewcifer666]

The C1000 is ok for cymbals, bottom of snare, maybe some guitars, but NOT SO HAPPY for vocals. They're not really that great (kinda harsh). I'd keep shopping around.

A decent pair of large condensers can be good for vocals and overheads, the AKG C414 being the most well-known for sounding good on overheads, vocals, acoustic guitars and lots of other things as well.

My favorite lately for double-duty vocal and overheads is the Gefell M930.

Gefell M930

[Phosphene]

how much can you spend? I had some 1000s and I sold them after about a year. I tried them out on alot of stuff (trumpet, OH, voice, acoustic, electric)....I just wouldn't assume they would work on voice very well.

[Big Kenny]

uck, yup, uck

[Dr_simon]

I've used them on backing vocals (bongos and piano (worked very well)) and thought they were OK. Im not sure I'd trust them for the lead vox though !

[kid klash]

The C1000 is pretty bright and grainy to my ears. I think there are other mics for around the same money that would work just as well if not better, for your cymbals and vocals. Lots of people are having good luck on both sources that you've mentioned with large diaphagm condensers these days. But if you want to stay with a small diaphragm condenser for overheads/cymbals, there are lots of other similarly (and lower) priced alternatives to the C1000 that you might want to check out.

[littledog]

I think people use them for cymbals because they can't find anything else they sound good on. I don't even think they sound good on cymbals.

If you haven't bought them yet, don't.There are much more useful and efficient ways to spend your money.

[petermiller]

Originally Posted by littledog

I think people use them for cymbals because they can't find anything else they sound good on. I don't even think they sound good on cymbals.

If you haven't bought them yet, don't.There are much more useful and efficient ways to spend your money.

I agree with you and the other contributions as well, I find them harsh unless the scource is real far from them. But (and in no way defending the mic) I have heard them used live for upright bass in tandem with a LDC live to a suprisingly good outcome. But at any rate I agree there are way better mics in that price range

[Phosphene]

it's a trap?

[tarnationsauce2]

lol
I think the c1000s is AKG's poopiest (but some how popular) mic.
There are mics that cost a fraction of a c1000s does that sound better.

[tnjazz]

They're great for pounding in loose nails around the house.

Not so much for anything else.

[slidey]

Originally Posted by Big Kenny

uck, yup, uck

eloquent as ever

[Han]

You guys are exaggerating, the C1000 isn't a great mic, but if you can't make a decent sound out of a C1000 you have another problem.

There you are.

The C1000 can do pretty good actually on trumpet, snare, bas cabinet, distorted guitar, percussion and even on some vocals.

The Studio Projects B1 for example is more versatile though.

[chessrock]

I wouldn't put one anywhere near a cymbal.

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[Big Kenny]

Originally Posted by Han

You guys are exaggerating, the C1000 isn't a great mic, but if you can't make a decent sound out of a C1000 you have another problem.

There you are.

The C1000 can do pretty good actually on trumpet, snare, bas cabinet, distorted guitar, percussion and even on some vocals.

The Studio Projects B1 for example is more versatile though.

Of course I have another problem, but this is the mic forum and that one sucks!

[littledog]

Originally Posted by Han

You guys are exaggerating, the C1000 isn't a great mic, but if you can't make a decent sound out of a C1000 you have another problem.

Hey Han!

Haven't talked to you in a while. Good to see you again!

I'll admit, it probably was an exageration to say that the C1000 is only good for driving in nails. Personally, given its size, shape, and weight, I like to keep one handy as a self-defense weapon, in case someone tries to break into my studio and rip me off. Sort of like a real expensive billy-club. If I had two of them (thank God I don't!) I would consider tying them together as they'd make a hell of a pair of nunchaku's.

But even the thought of recording a trumpet with one, as you suggest, makes me violently ill. I guess I have that "other problem" that you mentioned. Can you give me a hint as to what that problem would be? Does it have to do with personal hygeine?

[tnjazz]

Originally Posted by littledog

I'll admit, it probably was an exageration to say that the C1000 is only good for driving in nails.

Well, I didn't say that was ALL it was good for.

If pressed for a good second use for one of these though, I would concur that it would make a good billy club.

[Han]

Originally Posted by littledog

Hey Han!

Haven't talked to you in a while. Good to see you again!

I'll admit, it probably was an exageration to say that the C1000 is only good for driving in nails. Personally, given its size, shape, and weight, I like to keep one handy as a self-defense weapon, in case someone tries to break into my studio and rip me off. Sort of like a real expensive billy-club. If I had two of them (thank God I don't!) I would consider tying them together as they'd make a hell of a pair of nunchaku's.

But even the thought of recording a trumpet with one, as you suggest, makes me violently ill. I guess I have that "other problem" that you mentioned. Can you give me a hint as to what that problem would be? Does it have to do with personal hygeine?

LOL! No my good brother, it has nothing to do with hygeine.

The funny thing is (funny?) that the C1000 has been bashed down so many times on the forums, while the mic isn't that bad, while the SM57 is always being 'bashed up' while the mic isn't any more than mediocre, nothing special.

So I feel the need to bring some balance. We know what we're talking about, but recording newbies might think that the C1000 is a piece of junk, which it isn't. I've done some pretty good jobs with it, but as a matter of fact, the mic is too expensive for what it can.

Since the SP, MXL and that kind of mics came on the market, the C1000 has gone obsolete, I've sold mine which I had since 1992.