Hello, my band and I are looking to purchase a mic and pre combo for a record we are working on now. We are making the purchase mainly for vocals, but may use some of it on guitars and piano. Right now I am mainly using a SP C1 into Soundcraft M12 pres (or sometimes blue tube) into a Digi001. The m12 pres sound crappy on guitars, but more importantly, the combo of c1 and m12 isn't so hot on vocals. I also have an Nt1 and some dynamics. We are looking to spend under $2000 for the two items. The singer has a thick and powerful voice, broadwayish. We are looking for a clear and fat pop sound. What would you recommend? We have been looking at Avalon pres (737 and M5) and nuemann mics (tlm103, u87) because we have used them in the past and were pretty happy with them, but we won't be able to get exactly what we want because of budget constraints. What do you guys recommend?
Scott
Scott