AsianBigBelly
New member
I know, you probably see more than 100 types of these posts and I've read about 15 and I still can't decide. Also, I wasn't sure whether to post this here or in the newbies section.
I want to record mainly only vocals with the occasional acoustic guitar and that's it. I'm not a singer but since i'm writing songs I want to sing them to my heart's content. My voice is not very deep in my opinion so there's that if that helps. Genre wise it would be rock and metal without the screaming. However, I plan on recording in my bedroom and it is not at all acoustically treated nor does it have padding of any sort and my gaming rig is going to be in there to record and although I can turn down the fans I don't know how well it will be.
Now the microphone is going to be at least 15 feet away and not aimed at that direction so theres that.
I'm not sure whether to pick up an SM57 or 58 simply because of the price point and that I can also get a stand and pop filter alongside them for cheap since I don't have either of those two items.
I would like to stay under $200 and so I've been shopping around used and came across the AT2035 ($105) and AT2050 ($150). It seems that the only difference is that the 2050 has multi pattern switch and I don't know if I would want that.
I then saw some AT4040's for about $180 with the box and shockmount and there's one at $150 without the mount but I also have to take into consideration that I need a microphone stand and filter and other gear plus I dont have shock mounts. If anyone has any other suggestions please do tell!
I want to record mainly only vocals with the occasional acoustic guitar and that's it. I'm not a singer but since i'm writing songs I want to sing them to my heart's content. My voice is not very deep in my opinion so there's that if that helps. Genre wise it would be rock and metal without the screaming. However, I plan on recording in my bedroom and it is not at all acoustically treated nor does it have padding of any sort and my gaming rig is going to be in there to record and although I can turn down the fans I don't know how well it will be.
Now the microphone is going to be at least 15 feet away and not aimed at that direction so theres that.
I'm not sure whether to pick up an SM57 or 58 simply because of the price point and that I can also get a stand and pop filter alongside them for cheap since I don't have either of those two items.
I would like to stay under $200 and so I've been shopping around used and came across the AT2035 ($105) and AT2050 ($150). It seems that the only difference is that the 2050 has multi pattern switch and I don't know if I would want that.
I then saw some AT4040's for about $180 with the box and shockmount and there's one at $150 without the mount but I also have to take into consideration that I need a microphone stand and filter and other gear plus I dont have shock mounts. If anyone has any other suggestions please do tell!