Condensors on a budget...

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One more thing...

Ok....

THinking price to quality...

Is the C1 really that much better then the B1?

It's $110 us more and that is really alot to me at this stage. Which one would you recomened to me?
 
The C-1 is not "better" than B-1 or B-3, it's different. The B-series mics are versatile condenser mics with a fairly flat response. Good for instruments and probably cabs. They are good for some vocalists that can deal with an accurate mic (good ones). The C-1, by all reports (I use a C-3) is a pretty good main vocal mic that can be used for some instruments some of the time. That's why I recommended 2 B-1's or a B-3 and a MXL V67B. For the price of a C-1, you can get the V67 for a main vocal mic and a B-1 for an instrument mic that will work on some vocalists. The truth is, I think B-1 or B-3 will be better on guitar, and the C-1 better on most vocals. But V67 is good on vocals, and leaves you with enough coin for a B-1 also, which gives you options.-Richie
 
Just wondering if anyone has a pair of 603's and a C1 for sale???

Or anything similar.

Thanks!
 
Richard Monroe said:
The C-1 is not "better" than B-1 or B-3, it's different.
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curious...anything on a drum kit that a C1 can record exceptionally well? i have a new one and have never plugged into it.
 
Try it!

The best way to find that out is to try things out for yourself!

That's the funnest part of recording. If you screw around (scientificaly of course) you can make alsorts of sounds.

Just wanted to tell you guys... I bought two 603s and a B1 from 8th Street and I can't wait for them to come :D:D
 
6Gun- Go for it! I confess, I wouldn't use a C-1 on drums, but that doesn't mean shit! Bizzillions of great recordings have been made with stuff nobody thought would work. (or thought of, at all). There's a real advantage to recording on a budget. It makes you use gear creatively, 'cause you don't have the $1000 whiz-bang the pro engineer has got. I dare say I'm probably the first to plug a POD into a near field monitor and mic it with a yard sale line level broadcast mic. Just take the mic and use it. Maybe it will rock!
I suggest you back off that C-1, doing the whole kit (you need a good room) and put an SM57 or other dynamic on the kick and mix the 2. Drum kits were mic'd with single mics a lot in the old days, 'cause it's what somebody had. - and good recordings were made. There is a right place for that mic to be. Put a finger in your ear and let somebody play that kit. Find the right place for the mic. Good luck, enjoy your mic.-Richie
 
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