I need condenser mic for recording vocal!!

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I lack a good condenser mic for recording my vocal tracks. Any suggestions?
 
Do a search here for "vocal condenser". There's hundreds of threads here about this.

Read the 2 stickies at the top of the forum. Then when you've narrowed it down regarding quality, price, genre of music, type of signal chain, etc., come back and ask a more specific question.

Not to diss you, but try doing a little research on your own first. Your question is much too broad to get any knowledgeable answer.
 
I think you'll find that neither will be better for all vocals. It probably wouldn't hurt to have both. You'll probably never mic everything with one mic. Do you have an sm57 yet? If not, it's a good, versatile mic to have, and not to shabby on vocals.
 
I don't really have the money for both condensers and a SM57. I was hoping I could find one just for vocals that would sound somewhat professional. I had in mind that condenser mics sounded best for recording vocals in a studio. The SM57 seemed to be more of a live mic, but I wouldn't know first hand.
 
OK, if you're really stoked to buy a mic now and are stuck on just these two models then I would go with the V67. For a budget condensor it is quite decent.

But there are much better mics out there if you're willing to wait and save up some money. And please heed the advice given above to search and read more on the subject.
 
My options are open to other mics as well, which others did you have in mind?
 
In that price range the V67G is a good choice.

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In my opinion for condenser mics...

AT 3035 $199
AT 4040 $299
Shure Beta 87 - $249
SP C1 - $199

I might be leaving a couple out...but in my experience all of those have been really good.
 
at4040

check ebay, there was a place in Chicago selling 4040's for $199 new in box w/full warranty. audio-video-systems is their name. Its a really nice mic for that price!
 
For less than $100, get a CAD GXL2400. It's a decent mic. Then tweak it with EQ. Tweak everything for that matter. The whole mic question thing is completely irrelevant if you can digitally 'massage' the source. Nothing is better - only different.
 
steveanthony said:
The whole mic question thing is completely irrelevant if you can digitally 'massage' the source. Nothing is better - only different.
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I would tend to disagree with this statement. Certainly, mics come in lots of different flavors. However, some mics tend to sound better on certain sources than others. There are some really nice budget-priced mics out there for home recording these days.

I don't think EQ is the answer to everything either. Too much eq can get ugly. I would much rather match the mic to the source and preamp, producing something that needs minimal eq, than to always have to resort to "fixing it in the mix."
 
I agree, I don't wan't to have to mess with the EQ too much. I would rather have a good mic that needs minimal or no tweeking of the EQ. This way the best quality is ensured.
 
GOODLAND said:
There are so many choices. Which one? :confused:
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Unfortunately, without knowing what your voice sounds like, it is impossible to make an accurate recommendation. You have received some good suggestions for relatively inexpensive condensers that tend to work for many voices. MXL V67g, Studio Projects C1, Audio Technica 4040 are all popular choices for vocals. I have a Rode NT1 that works well for my voice, but that mic gets very mixed reviews.

If you can, get down to your local music store and try a few out. What works for others may not necessarily work for you. If you can't try them out, I suggest you pick one of the above mics and just get it. If you don't like it, you can always sell it on e-bay for little loss and move on. Good luck.
 
even if you spent 2 grand on a pro mic, if your pre amps blow, and your monitoring chain sucks... it wont matter. it will still sound like shit. unless you have a solid studio going, i wouldnt spend more than 200 bucks... at the very most. my friend had an old Mbox on his PC and just bought a nady LDC for like 59 bucks from musiciansfriend, and it worked fine. unless you really know what youre doing, have good equipment and know what to listen for, and how to add EQ and other effects and things... no matter how much you spend on a vocal mic, it probably wont sound too much better than a 100 dollar mic from musicians friend. thats just my two cents.
 
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