Mic for Lenny Kravitz style vox?

[doriangrey]

no, your conclusion is not so correct.

in short, there no one mic for everyone.... your job is look for the mic that suit your voice the most....

I recommend you do a studies on this board and get a list of recommended mics here: ie, AT40xx, StudioProjects, Rode (not the NT1 please!)...etc
then try them out to see which one sounds best with your voice...

I heard your song and voice, pretty good... for your style, personally I'll look for a good dynamic mic, like Shure SM7, RE20...

For condensor, maybe a brighter mic.... I think SP C1 will sound good on you....

Then get yourself a nice $1000 mic pre. use the $500 for mic.

my 2cents

Well, what you gave me is some really good advice. It's ironic, but the EV RE20 that you mentioned was used on me at a studio once, and I was really pleased with the results. I remember, because they told me that it was a broadcasters mic, and it would fair well with my vocal range. I have pictures of me using it. I have a feeling that the EV RE20 would be good welcome for my home studio, but there may even be a better one out there for me. I will look into the others you suggested as well. Thanks!

I just went to the same studios website and looked at their mic pre selection.

Focusrite Red 1 Quad Mic Pre
Focusrite Red 8
4 Neve 1272 Stereo Mic Pre
2 Avalon 737

Is there a particular mic pre in that selection that I should look into purchasing for my home studio?

What about an EQ for the mic?

Thanks again,
Derek

 

[doriangrey]

An upgrade worth considering also, would be your Audigy soundcard. Have a look at the M-Audio range.

What about the Creative Labs Emu? I'm about to upgrade to that. Do you think I should still go for the M-Audio? I can't complain, my family works for Creative and I get the Creative products for free.

Thanks again!

 

[Leeking]

Focusrite Red 1 Quad Mic Pre
Focusrite Red 8
4 Neve 1272 Stereo Mic Pre
2 Avalon 737

Is there a particular mic pre in that selection that I should look into purchasing for my home studio?

Those are all good pres, and will break your budget.

just go to www.mercenary.com , any of the $1000pres will be good. Personally, I'd go for the Great River or the Specks.

What about an EQ for the mic?

I dun really care about EQ as I prefer to record flat and play around with mic placement. Then I use plugins for EQ during mixing...

But if you really like EQ, then go for those channel strips which includes both pres and EQ, like the Focusrite Voicemaster PRO, Toft Audio... etc

As for the soundcards, get the M-audio... they are rock solids and sound great!

 

[doriangrey]

Those are all good pres, and will break your budget.

just go to www.mercenary.com , any of the $1000pres will be good. Personally, I'd go for the Great River or the Specks.


I dun really care about EQ as I prefer to record flat and play around with mic placement. Then I use plugins for EQ during mixing...

But if you really like EQ, then go for those channel strips which includes both pres and EQ, like the Focusrite Voicemaster PRO, Toft Audio... etc

As for the soundcards, get the M-audio... they are rock solids and sound great!

Ok, great! What about compression for the vox? Do you use the plug-ins for that as well?

 

[Leeking]

Oh ya! almost forgot about that...

it's good to have some compression during tracking....

for $175, get the RNC. (Really Nice Compressor) dun be fooled by the price tag... really good stuff.

 

[Harvey Gerst]

Ok, this is what I have established on this board so far....

Buying the right mic is a very difficult task. The good ones are pricey. If I am going to make this investment, I want to know for sure that I will have a lifetime relationship with it. It's not like you can walk into any music store and start laying down test vocal tracks on $3,000 microphones before you buy.

But you can walk into a well stocked studio, spend under $100 and try about 20 or so different high priced mics and come out with a CD of those tests. Listen to it for about a week or so before making any final decisions. You might find a mic that works far better for your voice for way less than $3,000.

 

[doriangrey]

But you can walk into a well stocked studio, spend under $100 and try about 20 or so different high priced mics and come out with a CD of those tests. Listen to it for about a week or so before making any final decisions. You might find a mic that works far better for your voice for way less than $3,000.

Well, hello Harvey! I've been to your studio (Indian Trails). It's been a while! Nice to see you on this board. This is an unexpected suprise

Thanks for the advice. Good idea. I might need to come into your studio and sample some microphones. Thanks

Derek ( dorian )

 

[wang191]

I am aware of the status of the U87. They are very expensive. I think that is what they used on me in those recording clips I put up.

I think I could find a place that rents them out for a weekend. They have *used* U87's on Ebay for half the amount they retail new.

Do you think a used Neumann U87 be a wise move?

Derek

I def. can not answer that question for you. I have never personally used this mic. I only know from what i have heard in my classes. And i am way too new at this to hear all the differences.