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Hi all:
After lurking around this board, I became impressed with the knowledge of you participants and decided I'd register. I'm new here, but I've searched your past threads on this subject and wanted your expertise given new products that are now out.
OK, here's the scenario: I'm the owner of a small project studio. I record primarily into a Roland DAW, and need to get good recordings of upright piano and female vox (medium power and more of a smooth voice than gritty. Not little-girlish). Currently my mic and pre setup is:
* Rode NT2
* PreSonus BlueTube
I want to upgrade from this (not interested in ART or Bellari half-rack tube thingies, for example -- I bought the BlueTube because I liked it better than those, but I don't really like it). I don't need tube pre per se, but I need warmth. The NT2 seems to work for my vox, but maybe there's something better for the $500 used range, especially for recording the piano? Also, looking for a mic pre in the $350-600 used range. The music is rock but jazzy, and I think gear that is clean without being sterile (I didn't like the AT4050 mic, for example), is what I need.
Is there anything you'd recommend that's fantabulous bang for the buck?
Thanks in advance.
After lurking around this board, I became impressed with the knowledge of you participants and decided I'd register. I'm new here, but I've searched your past threads on this subject and wanted your expertise given new products that are now out.
OK, here's the scenario: I'm the owner of a small project studio. I record primarily into a Roland DAW, and need to get good recordings of upright piano and female vox (medium power and more of a smooth voice than gritty. Not little-girlish). Currently my mic and pre setup is:
* Rode NT2
* PreSonus BlueTube
I want to upgrade from this (not interested in ART or Bellari half-rack tube thingies, for example -- I bought the BlueTube because I liked it better than those, but I don't really like it). I don't need tube pre per se, but I need warmth. The NT2 seems to work for my vox, but maybe there's something better for the $500 used range, especially for recording the piano? Also, looking for a mic pre in the $350-600 used range. The music is rock but jazzy, and I think gear that is clean without being sterile (I didn't like the AT4050 mic, for example), is what I need.
Is there anything you'd recommend that's fantabulous bang for the buck?
Thanks in advance.