[Help] Adequate Microphone

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Hello guys.
I'll start by introducing myself. My name's Pedro and I'm a 22 year old male from Portugal.
I happen to have this passion which involves screaming. Been screaming for close to 3 years now and I have this huge microphone problem that basically comes down to me not being able to find a good microphone to record my singing.

From what I've read and experienced, the best microphones to record vocals would be the ones with a large diaphragm. This is ok when I go for my clean vocals but the sound I get just doesn't seem right when I try screaming because I feel the diaphragm vibrates too much and the sound gets distorted, and small diaphragm condensers just don't have the depth I'm looking for and it makes my recordings look dull, I guess.

I took a break from the whole thing for the last 3 months and sold my gear because I was in the process of moving and now that I'm installed in my new house I found the space to set up a little studio. The whole room is isolated and feels like the perfect space to get my thing running. What I want to ask is, can I get any reccomendations on what would be the best, and by the best I do not, by any means, mean the most expensive, equipment I can get? I just want a microphone I can rely on and a good sound board I can work around with. I'm not a professional of any sorts and just do it for fun and pleasure. Budget is whatever it takes. I just want to be able to get satisfied with the results.

Thank you for your time and sorry for the wall of text.
 
Technique. That is, back away from the mic.

When you're screaming you don't need to be right on top of it.
 
I would think a good dynamic mic might be better than a condensor, as well.
 
Technique. That is, back away from the mic.

When you're screaming you don't need to be right on top of it.

I don't tend to do that. I've read my share of recording guidelines and that was one of the first mistakes I started out correcting. I just don't know why it comes out sounding so 'grungy', I guess would be the adjective I'd attribute to it.

I would think a good dynamic mic might be better than a condensor, as well.

Could you help me out with a model? Like I mentioned, I'm not that experienced with microphones and the only things I picked up were from some basic guides I read. So far I've only worked with condensers.
 
+1 on the 7B. I've recorded a lot of bands and the only mic I use for screaming parts is the 7B. As far as mixer goes, are you planning on recording straight to a computer? Are you looking for a small 16 channel mixer you can spread your tracks out on?
 
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