Difference between C1, B2 & NT1A?

[Zorn]

Just wondering whether there was a great deal of difference between these 3 condenser microphones:

BEHRINGER C1, BEHRINGER B-2 PRO, and the RØDE NT1A

I ask because the price varies quite a bit between them all and I was wondering if I could get away with getting the C1 (the cheapest of the 3) to record my vocals in the bedroom and have it sound decent?

 

[mr. produca]

hey!!

ive heard alot a good things about the rode, but havent had a chance to try one out myself,sometimesa choosing a vocal mic is next to impossible!!!but there is hope, at your budget you can find a great deal of qaulity sounding microphones, like the shure ksm27, trust me, i have heard this on alot of voices and does some pretty decent recordings .also you got the sp c1 (always a crowd favorite ) and others that are sure to please!!also do you have a mic pre??this is important to but the thing to remember is find the stuff that suits you!!! welcome!!

 

[mr. produca]

oops i guess i didnt answer your question directly!!!try to audition them if you can and see if you like any??if you cant try searchings the forums for them.

 

[SilverbayJ]

Test test test.

I have compared numerous mics, AT, Rode, Shure, Beringer, and the such. I was looking for a mic for around $200. When I tried them out at the store, the Rode kicked butt! But it is what I felt sounded good compared to the others. You may have a different taste or vocal ability that might be better suited to a different mic. If you can, try the mics out at the store and see which one sounds good to you.

Although, the Rode NT1A is a great choice, and I have had nothing but great recordings from it, from metal singers, to easy rock singers, to some great sounding acoustics!

 

[kidvybes]

...if you decided to go the $199. price, skip the new NT1A and get a used NT1000 on ebay for about the same price...MUCH BETTER mic!...but if $100. is more your speed, forget the Behringers and get an MXL V67G for about $90. and a good quality pop screen...you'll get some nice trax from the V67G...great "starter" vocal mic...

 

[Zorn]

Thanks for the advice. No one here seems keen on the Behringers whereas everywhere else I've asked, they've come highly recommended at their price! I'm really keen to get a good cheap condenser microphone ONLY to record my voice in the bedroom so any recommendations are appreciated. But one problem is that I have a 5 year old IBM Aptiva 2172-71B computer with Pentium 3, 550MHz, and 128MB RAM. Someone recommended that I upgrade the RAM to 512MB and that I get the Audiophile 2496 sound card and that should be enough to handle it all. Another person said I need a new computer altogether which I'm hoping is not the case? If anyone has any advice or recommendations, I'd LOVE to hear it!

 

[snow lizard]

Thanks for the advice. No one here seems keen on the Behringers whereas everywhere else I've asked, they've come highly recommended at their price! I'm really keen to get a good cheap condenser microphone ONLY to record my voice in the bedroom so any recommendations are appreciated. But one problem is that I have a 5 year old IBM Aptiva 2172-71B computer with Pentium 3, 550MHz, and 128MB RAM. Someone recommended that I upgrade the RAM to 512MB and that I get the Audiophile 2496 sound card and that should be enough to handle it all. Another person said I need a new computer altogether which I'm hoping is not the case? If anyone has any advice or recommendations, I'd LOVE to hear it!

Go to the M-Audio website and look at the specs for the card you're talking about. 7200 RPM hard drive is pretty standard for recording. Other than that, your system should work as is. More ram is better, faster is better, more hard disk space and more than one hard disk is better. You should also look at system requirements for the software you intend to run. You can usually get by on a modest system, though obviously a nicer computer will run processing a lot faster and give you more tracks before it starts to wimp out.


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