I understand that each individual mic has its pro's and con's and each one may be perfect one application but not so great with another. I know that there is not one great mic for every singer/application but
I am purchasing only 2 mics. First being a sennheiser e609 (for those who don't know this mic, it has a very similar sound to the sm57 except increased proximity effect on the lower frequencies like 100hz). Secondly I am getting one of the following:
AKG c214
AKG c414 (all models)
AKG Solidtube
rode nt2
rode ntk
neumann tlm 103
telefunken M16 MK II
Peluso 22 251
Shure KSM44
Soundelux u195
Studio Projects T3
So I need to decide between all of the previously stated microphones.
Base some of your opinions as if this mic you suggest is the only one I will own.
I have read a lot of the forums here and noticed almost everyone is looking for what I am but they do not compare all the mics which i listed.
So the microphone I am looking for needs to meet as many of the following criteria.
-I am looking for something that provides a good deal of airy quality pickup,
-something where you feel emphasized clear low frequencies and sparkling crystal clear high's with no distortion.
-I want to be able to determine and feel the differences in attacks (so I do not want something that sounds like its overly compressed),
-something that's overall a safe bet if I was only able to pick one mic.
I am also factoring in cost benefit analysis. So if I can get a microphone which is cheap enough to outweigh the benefits of paying more for another, then I will go for that cheaper one. (For example someone offered me an AKG solidtube for 600. Is that a cheap enough price to pick the solidtube over the c414b-uls?)
I am leaning towards the c414b-uls since most people agree with picking this one if you are only able to have one mic. Also, I compared this one to a U87 and a M16 MK II and although they were all quite similar (whereas one could get them to sound pretty much the same with a bit of EQ tweaking), I enjoyed the C414 most.
Any opinions would be appreciated.
I am purchasing only 2 mics. First being a sennheiser e609 (for those who don't know this mic, it has a very similar sound to the sm57 except increased proximity effect on the lower frequencies like 100hz). Secondly I am getting one of the following:
AKG c214
AKG c414 (all models)
AKG Solidtube
rode nt2
rode ntk
neumann tlm 103
telefunken M16 MK II
Peluso 22 251
Shure KSM44
Soundelux u195
Studio Projects T3
So I need to decide between all of the previously stated microphones.
Base some of your opinions as if this mic you suggest is the only one I will own.
I have read a lot of the forums here and noticed almost everyone is looking for what I am but they do not compare all the mics which i listed.
So the microphone I am looking for needs to meet as many of the following criteria.
-I am looking for something that provides a good deal of airy quality pickup,
-something where you feel emphasized clear low frequencies and sparkling crystal clear high's with no distortion.
-I want to be able to determine and feel the differences in attacks (so I do not want something that sounds like its overly compressed),
-something that's overall a safe bet if I was only able to pick one mic.
I am also factoring in cost benefit analysis. So if I can get a microphone which is cheap enough to outweigh the benefits of paying more for another, then I will go for that cheaper one. (For example someone offered me an AKG solidtube for 600. Is that a cheap enough price to pick the solidtube over the c414b-uls?)
I am leaning towards the c414b-uls since most people agree with picking this one if you are only able to have one mic. Also, I compared this one to a U87 and a M16 MK II and although they were all quite similar (whereas one could get them to sound pretty much the same with a bit of EQ tweaking), I enjoyed the C414 most.
Any opinions would be appreciated.