getting a vocal mic as a gift.......need help!

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the MXL 960 seems quite nice. i'm looking into it some more.........
 
i know.... :rolleyes:

i just said "yeah, i definitely need a pre amp"

it's just that i am getting a mic for christmas so i need suggestons now.

i will get a pre amp without a doubt....probably next month....but not right now.

ah right. i thought you meant that like it was something you could just add later like monitors or something.
 
the MXL 960 doesn't have a selectable low-frequency roll-off or multiple pattern options. given that i'm just using this for vocals, should this concern me?
 
good lord....i get it. how many times do i have to say that i AM indeed buying a preamp AFTER i get the mic. i realize quite well that you need a preamp. this is my first day on this forum, and the hostility right off the bat is making me wonder why i came here in the first place. i figured an online community of musicians would be a fairly easy going bunch. i guess i was wrong.

i wasn't trying to be a dick, but a condenser mic seriously, 100%, flat-out, will not work, under any circumstances, if it doesn't have a preamp that supplies phantom power to it. if you get something like the 4050, you'll be doing nothing but staring at the fucker until you a get a pre.

if nothing else, have whoever's getting you the present buy you a pre first - then get yourself a better mic later on

edit: if you're only doing vocals, you'll probably be fine with a cardioid pattern only, but the hi-pass can help out. if you can't find with it though, you can always use EQ to roll off the low end.
 
the MXL 960 doesn't have a selectable low-frequency roll-off or multiple pattern options. given that i'm just using this for vocals, should this concern me?

The DMP3 has a low cut so you don't need to worry about the mic not having it. I use the low cut on vocals practically all the time.
As for the different patterns. I've never needed these for vocals. How does the room that you're going to record your vocals sound? I'd highly recommend getting your acoustics sorted. Using multi pattern mics will almost certainly add unpleasant bad room acoustics to your recording!
 
The DMP3 has a low cut so you don't need to worry about the mic not having it. I use the low cut on vocals practically all the time.
As for the different patterns. I've never needed these for vocals. How does the room that you're going to record your vocals sound? I'd highly recommend getting your acoustics sorted. Using multi pattern mics will almost certainly add unpleasant bad room acoustics to your recording!


Uh, no. The mic simply being multi pattern won't add unpleasant room room acoustics. It just depends what pattern he uses. If he uses omni, then the room acoustics will have greater impact on the overall sound. If he uses cardioid, then it won't sound any different than a dedicated cardioid mic.
 
Uh, no. The mic simply being multi pattern won't add unpleasant room room acoustics. It just depends what pattern he uses. If he uses omni, then the room acoustics will have greater impact on the overall sound. If he uses cardioid, then it won't sound any different than a dedicated cardioid mic.

I agree but wouldn't he be better off getting a cardioid only mic if his acoustics aren't great? I suppose if he bought a multi pattern mic he could use omni when his acoustics are sorted.
 
I agree but wouldn't he be better off getting a cardioid only mic if his acoustics aren't great? I suppose if he bought a multi pattern mic he could use omni when his acoustics are sorted.

Yup. I guess it depends on what the OP wants to do and ultimately expects with respect to his recording environment. Having a multi-pattern or two around is nice. If he has or will have a good recording environment it may make more sense to get a multi-pattern. If it is always going to be bedroom recording, then may be not. Also, at least from my personal experience and the comments of others on this and other sites, the most often used pattern is cardioid and he needs to decide whether spending additional money for a multi-pattern that he may rarely use in another pattern is worthwhile. I recently bought a couple Gefell LD mics and ultimately decided to just get the cardioid versions rather than the multipattern since all I really wanted them for was vocals and I was unlikely to use them in other patterns. A lot less expensive.
 
RE-20. This mic sounds great on everything I point it at.

You will want a pre with plenty of gain.
 
i can vouch for the CAD m177. probably one of the best mics for the price you can find.
 
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