Big voice mic...(A little off topic)

[Garak]

My friend has this little net radio show that we do now and then on the weekends. Untill last week he was using his crappy radio shack mic and before that computer mics. Then last week we were out to a party and it was pretty dead so my parents were out of town so we went back to my house and to make a long story shorter we ended up doing his radio show with my studio gear.

He basicly fell in love with my C1 but its a bit pricy compared to his usuall mics and we are up here in canada so a C1 is like $450 after shipping and the taxes.

Now he wants me to find him an afordable mic to use. It dosn't have to be really high end or even sound anything like the C1. It just has to be better than a radio shack mic or a 57(we tried that but its not sensitive enough for the preamps we are going to be using (crappy behringer stuff most likely). I would like to get him something that has a lot of proximity effect. An RE-20 would be nice but not in the budget.

Maybe an apex kickdrum mic?

If not that then maybe I think I will get him the large condensor by apex the 430 I think or the 420 which ever one it the cheeper of the two. I've been really wanting to try one of these. My friend has a pair but he left them in univeristy when he came home for xmas.

The apex are the cheepest mics around here next to radioshack mics. Everything else its like list price 2x because were in canada and the $1 really sucks these days.

 

[Gidge]

keep the sm57 and get a different preamp....with a Behringer, any mic is gonna suck (thats an exaggeration, but if a sm57 doesnt sound good thru it something is wrong)......

 

[Markd102]

Check out the Rode Broadcaster. It's designed for radio/TV etc. They go well in the studio too.
You can get them for $400-$500 in Australia, so they should fit into your budget over there.
Mark

 

[Downside Studio]

Gidge I think the mean that the SM57 hasn't got enough output when not direct spoken into. It really is kind of a close up mic.

My guess would be indeed the RE20 (it is pricey, but remember is does have the rest value, so it would be a wise investment), or a condensor.

 

[Downside Studio]

BTW what do you mean with a big voice ?

I guess a limiter would be nice to have to when broadcasting.

 

[Gidge]

http://www.abemusic.com/internationalsales.htm
try here and see how much a Marshall mxlv67 would be...it sounds VERY VERY VERY similar to the C1.....

they also have a Canadian dealer
http://www.mxlmics.com/export.html

 

[Garak]

Markd102:
CND dollers is almost == AUS dollers

Gidge:
The 57 is not hot enough. To get anything out of it I need to have the gain cranked. While the C1 is aways around 12 oclock. The Behringer preamps are not all that bad, they are just alittle dull sounding and don't have a hell of alot of gain.

Downside:
By big voice I mean lots of bass from proximity effect. The next thing on my shopping list is a RNC, I'm hopeing this will make things sound bigger aswell.

I wish I could find a cheep clone of the RE-20. The boss has an old one at the live audio company I work at, I should ask him if I can borrow it for the next show.

 

[Markd102]

Garak.... I don't believe you.......
Nobody could possibly have a dollar as low as we have
(except maybe for the Kiwis )

 

[Garak]

According to this page http://www.xe.net/ict/table.cgi the canadian dollar is .62 cents US right now and down under its only .52. A 10 cent diffrence. The cost of shipping will make up the diffrence.

$200 CND or $100 USD is my budget for this mic. So thats far away from the broadcaster.

 

[nessbass]

Have a look at the Shure SM-7, which is also a classic broadcasting mic. It's a dynamic with a great proximity effect (not just in amount, but in terms of sounds also). If you get close enough, you're gonna sound like Barry White! The current model is the SM-7B, which has a list pricing of $619.50. I think you should be able to get one used, the average prices for a SM-7 are @ $263, and @194 for an SM-7A.

I don't know if that gets you any further, but I thought I should post anyhow, as noone mentioned the SM-7 yet.

David.

 

[jimistone]

if he fell in love with the c-1...thats what he should get. Tell him to save his money. Even if it is $400 in canada its worth it, especially if he's doing a radio show.