MXL or Behringer Condenser???

[fortress1w]

I recorded these songs with a pair of MXL 603's and a pair of sm 57's (drgreenmusic.com listen to Guerilla Stomp, The Sleeping Eye and The Way I Live). Its basically all we had at the time. They are going into the new Behringer xenyx pre amps and then a Delta 1010 into Pro Tools M-Powered.

I love the 603's, bought them as a matched pair with case, stands, shockmounts and cables for $200 new.

We record the drums and guitar live and then over dubbed everything else.

We have since bought a Rode NT-1 for vocals.

 

[tkingen]

I'd suggest buying a pair of Studio Projects B1 LDCs instead. A pair will only cost you around $200 if you shop around, and they'll get you going in the right direction right out of the chute... in stereo too. I bought a pair of them a few years back and have never regretted it.

Good advice. Also a great stereo pair for acoustic guitars.

 

[Treeline]

Ditto on the Studio Project B1s. Do not confuse these with Behringer: they might be comparable in terms of price, but that's it.

I have a pair of the SP B1s and they are versatile as the dickens. Given the chance, I'd buy them again.

 

[junplugged]

neither...why those two? there's a lot to choose from these days, and same prices, just about.

 

[TheHunter]

well I recently asked the same question in a post, not realizing this was already asked about these two mics. After reading this thread, I bought an AT3035 off of Ebay. I got it for $98. Cant wait til it gets here.

How is it? Do you like it?

 

[KJ09]

The Behringer B-1 Condenser is an Excellent Mic that comes with nice accessories and a
case. The Mic is very well made with 3 position switches (trim, -10db pad, and presence boost)
but since this Mic is so sensitive it can easily Distort if you push the volume input too much
(VU Meter or digital LED) or if you get too close to it on Vocals...But once you learn how to set it
-- it is an excellent studio Mic. I don't use mine that much because I really like the warm sound of
my MXL MCA SP2 Consdenser. But the Behringer is definitely worth adding to your mic collection for
a studio. It just takes a little longer to set up sometimes because it is so sensitive. It also comes with
a Shock Mount from the factory and an Owner's Manual. The Frequency Response Graph for this Mic is
perfectly linear for the most part -probably closest to many of the Neumann mic FR graphs...which Aint bad.
I've used the Behringer on electric guitar cabinets which great success positioned 1-2 feet from the sound source
and it sounds great with virtually no added annoying Proximity Effect (Bass) that a dynamic cardioid will tend to give
you (on Vocals). There are many great MXL Condenser Mics to buy and probably are easier to set up than the Behringer
B-1 because of its great sensitivity. See my other Posts on Condenser Mics, just keyword KJ09.

 

[JuliánFernández]

 

[protein]

i never thought i'd be saying this, but behringer make some pretty great mics and looking at the price, they are practically giving them away.

we're actually in a studio at the moment, we've got a selection of neumann, EV, rode, shure, sv, mxl, studio projects and other random mics. the studio projects and the mxl just don't get used but the behringer c2 pair we randomly found in the mic cabinet have usually been our overheads and stereo acoustic guitar mics*. we actually put them up to demo stuff without reading what was written on the mic and ended up liking them.

*well, sometimes we put a neumann u87 through a neve for acoustic if i'm being honest but you get the point.

 

[MichaelJoly]

The Behringer B-1 ... is so sensitive it can easily Distort if you push the volume input too much
(VU Meter or digital LED)

The Behringer B-1, as a generic Chinese microphone, is no more sensitive, nor any harder to setup than any other mic of its type - MXL included. The B-1 is spec'd for a maximum of 148dB SPL (with 10dB pad engaged) and has a low noise floor typical of its design. This wide dynamic range makes it a very forgiving microphone for novice recordists to use.

 

[JTC111]

would you pick the MXL 990 or the Behringer B-1?

That depends on whether I want something to record with, or something to tie to the end of a string and use as a plumb bob.
I'm only picking the Behringer if the choices are the B-1 vs. Mr. Microphone ...and even then it's a close call.