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Along with some good advice dispensed by folks like John Willett... Another good path IMHO would be to buy/try at least one of the following; 1) Beyer M88 2) Shure SM57 (w/foam pop filter) 3) Electro-Voice EV 635a If you're recording others, would suggest getting all three. One of a number...

My vote is Shure SM58 (or 57) plus a UA610 pre. If you don't have a sibilance issue (I do), then maybe the Shure Beta 57a or 58a (58a is brighter). Just be prepared to smash it (compression), followed by mangling it (EQing).:) If you're doing "sensitive" singer-songwriter stuff the Baby...

Honestly, haven't traced this thread in a while. Wanted to remind other members, however, another excellent microphone on many sources-including vocals-is the (Electro-Voice) EV 635a. Still in production, unlike other EV "classics". Chris

Wow, John Willett hangin' with us humble home recordists, really appreciate your presence here! Listen to him seriously. BTW a while back, bought the original MXL Mic Mate, but it was basically not suited for firing up dynamic microphones. Even the MXL 990 (gasp) I mess around with was not...

If you're shooting for a U87ish, kind of sound, IMHO get the M88 then so it could be used for live AND studio recording. On many voices, per a world class former Motown staff audio engineer, it has a similar kind of tone. That's more than good enough for me for being convincing. There is a...

Sinatra's main STUDIO vocal mic at Reprise was a...Shure 546. And he liked the SM57 quite a bit for his live shows. (wasn't ran through a budget mixer though!) I'd be tempted to check out www.mercenary.com and consider getting their SM58 with the upgraded TAB transformer. If you could score a...

Unless it was with Phil Spector when he was producing! Chris

I wish every thread could be as good as this one. Although frankly some of the tech talk is presently beyond me. IMHO this one deserves a "sticky" so far. Wondering if the original poster is using 24 bit or 16 bit? Chris

Seeing Larry of ADK titled as a "newbie"-gotta love it!:) Chris

Keep in mind the 421 II (neodymium) is brighter than the classic MD421. Therefore, on some voices (like mine), can make the vocal sound pretty sibilant. IIRC Ty Ford did an excellent review of the 421 II on his website, and his thoughts are in line with mine. FWIW have heard a number of...

Based on the limited information (with all due respect) suggest a Shure SM58, for a number of reasons. Along with a decent computer/pre interface-like the Yamaha Audiogram series (3 or 6). They throw in multi-track recording software in the deal BTW. Won't be Abbey Road :), but will be more...

Phil, is this for primarily personal use, or to record various and sundry vocalists? Don't (yet) own a 610, but even the stock tube wowed me when trying SM57>610. But the Shure Unidyne III coloration + 610 coloration/thickness works A-1 on me. YMMV. At least as well as SM7>Avalon 737, for...

+1 Beyer M88 Unless... You're one of about 20 (per AE great Bob Ohlsson) that have a sibilance issue with it. (I'm one of the 5%!) Another valid option IMHO is to consider the Shure SM58 over at www.mercenary.com where they've upgraded the transformer (to TAB Funkenwerk) on a new 58 for you...

kidvybes, are any dynamics allowed to join the party? IIRC you also have a Beyer Soundstar M400 series. We both already know it's a killer vocal mic, and it's also reputed to be excellent on guitar amps. IMHO it'll make a more than respectable showing. Chris

About a year ago, was at a dinner party where someone there was an experienced pro AE. He works at Capitol, and had the opportunity to record Paul Rodgers' (Free/Bad Company)vocals. Anyway... Although Rodgers usually uses a SM57, in the studio, they shot it out vs. Capitol's U47, U67, etc...

The Shure SM58 (or SM57) with the upgraded TAB Funkenwerk transformer over at www.mercenary.com would be a strong temptation for me, or else a Beyer Soundstar M400. Have the Beyer, and I trust Fletcher's evaluation of the transformer modification on both the Shure's. IF you can find a "Made in...

moresound, wonder if you meant the EV RE11 instead of the P11. If so, the RE11's are capsules that didn't quite fall within the range of RE16 specifications. Recently I picked up a Shure SM48, where also has a capsule that didn't meet SM58 specs (48's are thinner in the mid's) and oddly enough...

Well Marik, my last post WAS only intended to be funny, sometimes that's even managed intentionally. This thread was rapidly becoming mandatory reading for wannabe MENSA aspirants. :) (FWIW highly respect the skillset of those like yourself posting here) Chris

So... Guys, would it be reasonable to deduce that a "slower" response microphone tranducer, ala a dynamic (or ribbon/subset), would help to mitigate this distortion vs. a condenser? Hey you're all rubbing off on me!:) Thanks, Chris

I'd take the first $200 or so out of that budget and get either an Electro-Voice RE16 (new), or a Beyer Soundstar M400 series (looks like a SM58). Then you'd have the option of using a hand held microphone covered. The RE16 has been used by a number of top studios (like RCA), and the Beyer...