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Kingofpain678
Returned from the dead
Well I picked up an SM57 that I'm still enjoying.
It's just that everytime I go to musiciansfriend I always see the mxl990 near the top of the best selling mic list along with the sm57, sm58, and a CAD mic kit.
I figured since it was always selling so well I might as well see what the word on it was... I really doubted a 50$ condenser mic could really be all that great...
The mxl v67g doesn't look to bad (price wise), would you mind maybe throwing up a few sound clips?
kcearl
I see deaf people
erm my vocals on my last song were through it...but it was one take in the closet..
Ill see if i can get quiet enough time and record some twelve string...sounds lush through it
btw I have a C3 behri condenser thats fine on guitar too...just a bit high endy for vocals...that wasnt much more than $60
Ill see if i can get quiet enough time and record some twelve string...sounds lush through it
btw I have a C3 behri condenser thats fine on guitar too...just a bit high endy for vocals...that wasnt much more than $60
miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
So you must go for that cheap piss weed...the stuff that just gives you a bad headache...?
Fuck, I just spent 10 minutes looking up what "KOP" means, thinking it was internet slang.......and then it hit me.
RAMI...don't smoke the cheap stuff like KC (that's short for "kcearl"
) ...it's affecting you negatively......look what it's doing to him!
Kingofpain678
Returned from the dead
I've actually heard some good things about the behringer C3 as well, but I'm still a bit weary of a 50 dollar behringer condensor
Washburn100
New member
OK, Here are my definative results. I have had an MXL990 for a couple of years now. Use it for vocals and really like it. But it has always bothered me singing through a cheap $50 Chinese condenser mic. I figured I better save up and get me a really good mic.
So, for a test, I go to my local music store that has a huge rental department and rent a AT4060 that they sell for about $1500. Don't know much about that mic, but for $1500, I figure it should sound better than my $50 MXL990.
So, I do a shootout in my humble basement studio. So here's the thing. I don't have great acoustic treament, or preamps etc. But, I put the 2 mics side by side on a stand, into the same preamp. Everything is identical except the mic's.
So what do I find. The $1500 AT4060 is a little nicer. 20x better, no. I mean the difference is audible, but so subtle I would never notice it in a mix.
So is the MXL990 that good ? Did I get a special one? I don't know, but I've done the test and made myself happy.
So, for a test, I go to my local music store that has a huge rental department and rent a AT4060 that they sell for about $1500. Don't know much about that mic, but for $1500, I figure it should sound better than my $50 MXL990.
So, I do a shootout in my humble basement studio. So here's the thing. I don't have great acoustic treament, or preamps etc. But, I put the 2 mics side by side on a stand, into the same preamp. Everything is identical except the mic's.
So what do I find. The $1500 AT4060 is a little nicer. 20x better, no. I mean the difference is audible, but so subtle I would never notice it in a mix.
So is the MXL990 that good ? Did I get a special one? I don't know, but I've done the test and made myself happy.
suprstar
It aint ez being green
Interesting... I have no really good mics (ie more exp. than $125 or so) so I've never been able to experience that. That's hard to believe, maybe poor room treatment or sub-outstanding preamps are the weak link that's masking the real differences between the mics? I wonder if you would get the same results in a high-end pro studio with the best pre's, rooms designed specifically for acoustics, etc.
Washburn100
New member
I was very surprised. I had drunk the coolaid that the microphone was everything. As you said, better pre, better room and you might hear a huge difference. But I have what I have.
Also, I used each mic in exactly the same way, same equipment and same room, so the only difference was the mic.
The other thing is that I am pleased with my vocal recordings. I think they are fine as is, but thought maybe a better mic would make then magical or something.
Like I said, I can record in peace now.
Also, I used each mic in exactly the same way, same equipment and same room, so the only difference was the mic.
The other thing is that I am pleased with my vocal recordings. I think they are fine as is, but thought maybe a better mic would make then magical or something.
Like I said, I can record in peace now.