Best Mic for a Male Deep, Gravely Voice? Examples given.

[Gargantua]

What's the best microphone for a male voice which is deep and gravely, used for hip hop emceeing. The voice can be compared to Method Man, Busta Rhymes, DMX, James Earl Jones (Darth Vadar!). It is quite a commanding and sometimes a punchy voice too. It will be used for soft speaking as well as loud shout-style emceeing.

Examples of similar voices:

Method Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2yvy6rXO2U

DMX
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CDTdwdNZH-w

Busta Rhymes
https://www.youtube.com/v/HJPwNxRImEk


James Earl Jones
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWN0MxCP3M

Some mics I'm considering:

CAD M179
SENNHEISER MD 421 II
Shure SM58
AKG C414
Sony 800G
Studio Projects C1
EV RE20

My budget is up to $350. Any suggestions from personal experience would be much appreciated. I need the mic to capture those low gravely tones accurately while still being able to fit the voice into bass-heavy music without muddiness. I've tried a Rode NT-1000 but for some reason that made the voice sound kind of tinny and didn't capture the lows very well, it made the voice sound distant in the mix.

 

[jasonbmerrill]

not being familiar with a few mics there i would say one of the bottom two (leaning towards the RE20).

what about a ribbon mic? I always wondered how those would be on a voice like that.

there are ribbons for under 200 bucks (fathead)

 

[NYMorningstar]

Before you ask this question you should read this thread, it mandatory

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=53878

 

[PAETEK]

I would recommend one of the Rode mics, they've been very popular with artists that you have a lot in common with. Especially look at the Rode NT1000 and Rode NTK.

-jpleasant@presonus.com