BLUE Spark or Rode NT1-A ???

[Eleanor Fudd]

I'm buying a mic tomorrow for vocal recording, and these two are available locally, and have good reviews. I'm baritone, slightly nasal by nature, but can sculpt that out a bit. I need this mic mostly for lighter pop-rock, rather than heavier. Pick one.

Thank you.

 

[Eleanor Fudd]

I done bought the Rode.

 

[bileshake]

I just brought home the Spark and love it. I recorded acoustic guitars last night and it sounds really well balanced.

 

[Supercreep]

I hate the NT!A.

 

[PDP]

The NT 1a is a thin sounding mic. It can sound quite good though, through a joemeek vc3 preamp, because they(joemeek) have a super thick sound. Otherwise try using plugins that add a lot of saturation to fill in the mid, if the tracks sound too thin. Otherwise it might work ok for your baritone voice.

 

[jimmys69]

Not sure I would call the mic 'thin' sounding. Definitely harsh in the upper midrange tho. I have had no luck with it for vocals, but was great on the hole of an acoustic 12 string. Just a couple of cents of my opinion.