Behringer B1

[martinepiphone]

i see people put just B1 on alot of threads...is this the mic they are talking about (behringer b1), and also is this a good mic? im new to recording at home, or just recording in general and see this mic at a good price, and was just wondering if i would like the results. im going to be using it alot for micing acoustic guitar tracks, and of course vocals also, but i do have a sennheiser 845 mic that sounds pretty good. the senn just doesnt work for micing the guitar that well at all. i guess just basically let me know if this is a pretty good mic for home recording and if you guys know of a couple more mics at a low good price that are good quality(condenser mics), drop me some names of them...thanks!

 

[distortedrumble]

the can of worms

i just bought one....it sounds pretty good on vocals and i havent tried it on guitar yet. i can tell a big difference over my audio technica atr30. and if you cant afford anything more then i say go ahead and get it.... but alot of other people will tell you its a piece of shit and it wasnt worth the time to create it and the guy that made it has a sister who doesnt suck as much as the mic does. but anyway i like it and if you cant afford a higher priced condenser mic then get that. oh yeah i have a behringer b1 posting on the second page of postings or something in this forum so take a look there people keep talking about a b1 and then an sp b1 and I'm kinda baffled on that but mine says Single Diaphragm Studio Condenser Microphone B-1 as far as i can tell...theres only one B-1 and thats it, but read my thread here and you'll see everyone tear it down and check www.americanmusical.com and read everyone build it up

 

[chessrock]

i see people put just B1 on alot of threads...is this the mic they are talking about (behringer b1)

No. They're talking about the Studio Projects B1.

and also is this a good mic?

It's a piece of crap.

 

[grahamware]

You sir are a good candidate for reading this:

http://www.hr-faq.org

Holds all of the answers you are looking for, and I guarantee that after reading this all you will know more about microphones than that pimply dork in guitar center.

 

[DJL]

martinepiphone, they're talking about the 797 Audio/Studio Projects B1... and it's a jack of all trades and master of none type mic. Check out the Marshall MXL603S for your acoustic guitar... and IMO, the B1 is NOT a great vocal mic, but some newbee's like it.