Best Vocal Condensor?

[laststartoshine]

What are your favorites? i'm sure this as been done before, but i was having a really hard time finding it via search...


so, what do you like? it can be $20 or 18k (not bad frequency response eh? )

 

[Big Kenny]

EV RE 27
Shure SM7
Brauner Phantom C
Old (70's) Neumann 87
akg 451
Studio Projects T3
Marshall 77

 

[kojdogg]

well, my personal list is a little more modest:
bright: blue blueberry
more neutral: oktavamodded pe mk-219
tubey: karma k-58 w/ rca 6072a
i have a nady tcm1100 that has been getting a peluso capsule, cinemag transformer and a tube and capacitor upgrade in the canadian workshop of dave thomas since october that i'm hoping to receive at some point, that may jump to the top of the list if it lives up to hype.

 

[laststartoshine]

Old (70's) Neumann 87

what makes them so different than a new u87?

 

[homestudioguy]

In $300 range:
CAD M9 if working with bass/baritone/tenor vocalist or needing some added brightness/air.
SE2200A if working with alto/mezzo-soprano/soprano or wanting a little less brightness/air.
These 2 mics could alone could cover a ton of sonic ground for a home studio person on a budget.
I like my Z3300A on my voice (baritone).

 

[MCI2424]

What are your favorites? i'm sure this as been done before, but i was having a really hard time finding it via search...


so, what do you like? it can be $20 or 18k (not bad frequency response eh? )

U87
TLM103
MK319
AT4050
MLK2500 Tube


Covers most stuff I do.

 

[Blue Groove]

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Telefunken elam251
Telefunken U47
AKG C12

 

[Blue Groove]

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The old U87s have a different layout, mostly because of phantom power changes, and some of them actually have different capsules. Plus the old ones could be powered internally by 2 photoflash 22.5v batteries.

The new ones (U87A) are a little less noisy and have higher sensitivity.

 

[chessrock]

What are your favorites? i'm sure this as been done before, but i was having a really hard time finding it via search...

Yea, that search function is really hard to navigate.

.

 

[ozraves]

I usually put up a dynamic mic on vocals. I think they go better with American English.

 

[scrubs]

I usually put up a dynamic mic on vocals. I think they go better with American English.

Yeah, I like my vocals to be dynamic, not condensed.

 

[laststartoshine]

Yea, that search function is really hard to navigate.

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the day i posted this, the search function wasn't working at all for me....

 

[NL5]

Telefunken elam251
Telefunken U47
AKG C12

All good choices.

I'll add U67, Gefell UM900 and UM92.1.

 

[up-fiddler]

My two faves at the moment are the AT 4050 (I have two of them) and the Studio Projects T3.