Good Vocal Mic in the $150.00-$300.00 range??

[Gr8Scott]

Where would be a good place to purchase a Studio Projects C1 from? You guys know all the good places. I'm a newbie and I could use all the help you are willing to impart. I'm looking for a good warm vocal mic on a budget and this sounds as if it will fill the bill. This way I can do a good job of recording myself both singing and playing badly.

What kind of pre-amp would work best with this mic? I have a digitech RP-6 that might work OK unless you folks would advise against it. I plan to set up some vocal track pre-sets that will be specifically for vocals even though it is a guitar rig. I think most guitar processors would probably do in a pinch to add effects to vocals given the similar range of guitars and vocals.

 

[Gidge]

only your ears and your needs can tell if the Digitech will cut the mustard....Id go for a Joe Meek.....yummy.....

 

[B3Nut]

I doubt the RP6 has phantom power for condenser mikes; the C1 won't work without it. Also, most guitar processors are too noisy for vocal tracks; I don't recall the Digitech offerings being the quietest units...had some great guitar sounds in them though.

Get one of those little M-Audio preamps if you don't have a mixer with phantom-powered mic inputs.

TP

 

[chessparov]

C1 + Meek = Killer set-up IMHO!

 

[Gr8Scott]

I think you are right. No phantom means no mic. How much is the Joe Meek? Better yet, which board should I buy given my severly restricted budget? A board would make infinitely more sense than a single preamp. I'll do the effects using the plug-ins instead of the RP-6. Believe it or not, but the noise on the RP-6 isn't too bad if you don't crank the gain way up. As long as you aren't using distortion, the noise is bearable. Depends on the effect though...

 

[dragnalus]

i just got a soundcraft spirit f1 board off of ebay for $265. it has 8 pres with xlrs (phantom pwr), parametric eq, and the word on the street is that soundcraft pres/eq are more usable than mackie vlzs. i usually see the board i got go new for about $460, but i got an email from another guy offering to sell me an f1 for $300. of course i can't take him up on the offer since i already purchased another one, but if your interested i could send you his email/#.

 

[Randy Yell]

Scott,if you are on a tight budget you could check out the new B series from Studio Projects($80-$300).If you need an inexpensive two channel mic pre check out the M-Audio Audio Buddy($80).

 

[philsaudio]

C1 + Meek = Killer set-up IMHO!

I use C1 and Art tube channel. Nice combo worth listening to.