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sessep_2002
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I've heard that the Rodes NTK is a great condensor mic all around for the price...i've seen em for $499 at the local music store....any other suggestions people?
octoruss
New member
Some people like the BLUE Baby Bottle, and most people here wouild suggest the Neumann TLM 103, although that is a bit more expensive. The Studio Projects new tube mic TB-1 is something to consider as well, although it's so new I don't think they jury's out yet.
Chris Shaeffer
Peavey ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You've got tons of choices these days. 
I've used the C-1 for both vocals and acoustic guitar. I find it very full in the low end, but with good mic placement it works really well for both vocals and acoustic. Its a pretty sensative mic- where you place it can really change the sound it gives you.
I haven't used any of the other mics around so I can't comment. I would add, though, that you might want to budget for 2 of those mics. Acoustic guitars sound fantastic miced in stereo. I won't record my main acoustic tracks any other way.
They don't work so well as vocal mics, but my current favs for recording acoustic guitar are the MXL 603's. Pretty darn cheap and they kick butt. I'd recommend getting 2 603's and a kick but LD condensor for vocals.
Do you like how I just bumped your mic purchase from 1 mic to 3? Now you know why I am so poor...
Take care,
Chris
I've used the C-1 for both vocals and acoustic guitar. I find it very full in the low end, but with good mic placement it works really well for both vocals and acoustic. Its a pretty sensative mic- where you place it can really change the sound it gives you.
I haven't used any of the other mics around so I can't comment. I would add, though, that you might want to budget for 2 of those mics. Acoustic guitars sound fantastic miced in stereo. I won't record my main acoustic tracks any other way.
They don't work so well as vocal mics, but my current favs for recording acoustic guitar are the MXL 603's. Pretty darn cheap and they kick butt. I'd recommend getting 2 603's and a kick but LD condensor for vocals.
Do you like how I just bumped your mic purchase from 1 mic to 3?
Now you know why I am so poor...Take care,
Chris
frank_1
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THe Marshall 603s is pretty good for acoustic guitar... For the price, it's a great deal...
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sessep_2002
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mics
you guys are great!...thanks for the input!
sessep
you guys are great!...thanks for the input!
sessep
Gidge
Lapdance Test Dummy
I wouldnt try to get one mic to handle those 2 very different applications.....Marshall mxlv67($99)for vocals and a pair of mxl603's for acoustic guitar($150).....
tyler657recpro
Member
maybe you people know something i dont, but i think marshall sux. i bought their mxl 2001, which is the worst purchase ive ever made in my life, (besides that behringer 1804x mixer) and it came with a free 603 which i havent used yet
Gidge
Lapdance Test Dummy
well, if you had spent more time around here son, you woulda never bought that 2001 or that Behringer mixer because alot of people here coulda told you they suck....
on the other hand, stick around and found out that the 603 you never tried is a quite nice mic for acoustic guitar, drum overheads, and quite a few other apps.....
on the other hand, stick around and found out that the 603 you never tried is a quite nice mic for acoustic guitar, drum overheads, and quite a few other apps.....
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MightyOne
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MXL 67
Hey,
This is not the first post where it has been reported that an MXL 67 can be had for $99 but I have been unable to find anything near that price.
Could someone show me way.
Thanks.
Hey,
This is not the first post where it has been reported that an MXL 67 can be had for $99 but I have been unable to find anything near that price.
Could someone show me way.
Thanks.
crazydoc
Master Baiter
http://www.marsmusic.com/ used to have it for $99.99, but I see they don't have it advertised any more at any price. You might call them and see if they still have any left. http://www.shreveaudio.com/ has them at "a price too low to advertise". You might call them and find out what this fantastic price is. Otherwise http://www.8thstreet.com/product.asp?ProductCode=7727&Category=Microphones has them for $179.95 with shock mount and cheap cable. They'd maybe take $30 0r $40 off for just the mic alone.
Guess the good times are over.
Guess the good times are over.
muzeman
New member
Mars was selling out their stock of V-67M mics.
I called a week ago,they had only 8 left.
My guess is there all gone by now.
Best to you,
Pete
I called a week ago,they had only 8 left.
My guess is there all gone by now.
Best to you,
Pete
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MightyOne
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Hey crazydoc,
You don't know how good your info/advice was.
Your post prompted paranoia that could only be satisfied by visiting my local mars music right after work to see if any more v67's were to be had. There was only a floor demo of the V67 M left with a big, bright sales tag saying that that was all. So I got my v67 for $87 in what I initially deem to be perfect working order with no noticable local yokel bad breathe sticking to it.
My sincere thanks for your timely reply.
You don't know how good your info/advice was.
Your post prompted paranoia that could only be satisfied by visiting my local mars music right after work to see if any more v67's were to be had. There was only a floor demo of the V67 M left with a big, bright sales tag saying that that was all. So I got my v67 for $87 in what I initially deem to be perfect working order with no noticable local yokel bad breathe sticking to it.
My sincere thanks for your timely reply.
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knowdoubt
New member
I suspect Mars still has plenty V67m's. At least they did a couple of weeks ago when I picked one up & I got the impression from the salesman that it would still be a regularly stocked item (you know, just temporarily giving it the old going outa business sale strategy). But then again, maybe they are making way for a new updated look special Mars edition Marshal line of mic's.
I want to make sure that everyone here understands that the V67m that Mars sells is not the same mic as the V67g that all other places sell. The V67m is a proprietary edition for Mars. I've noticed while surfing through some past discussions on this board that many people seem to discuss & critique these 2 different mic's interchangeably as if there was no difference. A brief look at the spec sheets will reveal quite a difference. The V67g which most retailers sell is based on the same diaphragm as the mxl 2001 but has a better sound mainly do to the more open (round) shape of its wind screen. From looking at the specs & my conversation with Marshal tech support I get the impression that the Mars edition V67m is the same mic as the mxl 1006 with improved sound over it do also to the more open windscreen & cavity. I was in fact assured by Marshal tech support that the Mars edition V63m that they are advertising as a close out for $69 is indeed the exact same mic as the mxl 1006 only with black instead of champagne finish.
I want to make sure that everyone here understands that the V67m that Mars sells is not the same mic as the V67g that all other places sell. The V67m is a proprietary edition for Mars. I've noticed while surfing through some past discussions on this board that many people seem to discuss & critique these 2 different mic's interchangeably as if there was no difference. A brief look at the spec sheets will reveal quite a difference. The V67g which most retailers sell is based on the same diaphragm as the mxl 2001 but has a better sound mainly do to the more open (round) shape of its wind screen. From looking at the specs & my conversation with Marshal tech support I get the impression that the Mars edition V67m is the same mic as the mxl 1006 with improved sound over it do also to the more open windscreen & cavity. I was in fact assured by Marshal tech support that the Mars edition V63m that they are advertising as a close out for $69 is indeed the exact same mic as the mxl 1006 only with black instead of champagne finish.
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crazydoc
Master Baiter
MightyOne
Glad you got the mic. Of all my cheap-ass mics (which are the only kind I have) I think it makes my voice sound the least shitty.
Knowdoubt
There's been a lot of discussion about this very subject of the v67G vs v67M several months ago. Somebody did frequency response curves of both of them that were essentially identical showing at least in this regard they are virtually the same mic.
Also, the v67m is NOT the same as the 1006, as the 67m is transformer output and the 1006 is transformerless.
Glad you got the mic. Of all my cheap-ass mics (which are the only kind I have) I think it makes my voice sound the least shitty.
Knowdoubt
There's been a lot of discussion about this very subject of the v67G vs v67M several months ago. Somebody did frequency response curves of both of them that were essentially identical showing at least in this regard they are virtually the same mic.
Also, the v67m is NOT the same as the 1006, as the 67m is transformer output and the 1006 is transformerless.
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knowdoubt
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crazydoc:
Now I'm confused. Taking another look at the documentation that came with my Mars mxl v67 I guess it's a V67-B (don't know where I came up with that 'm' sufix). Anyway, yes the box says it's transformer coupled but the literature & spec sheet inside mentions no transformer but I trust it has one. I know it's not the same mic as the mxl 1006 (the Mars v63 IS) as even the difference in windscreens will change the sonics to some extent. What is suspicious is that the freq responce graph that is shown on the 2 mics spec sheets is identical, which lead me to suspect that they were actually the response curves for the diaphragms (not the mic as a whole) & that both mics used the same diaphragm, but now I'm thinking that the response curve that comes with the spec sheet for the Mars v67-B is just a misprint (Mars fuck-up) & it should be the same as the response curve published for the v67-g. Hehe.. . probably none of the published curves are right anyway. Thanks for getting me to have another look. I may do a search for those freq response curves here on the forum.
Now I'm confused. Taking another look at the documentation that came with my Mars mxl v67 I guess it's a V67-B (don't know where I came up with that 'm' sufix). Anyway, yes the box says it's transformer coupled but the literature & spec sheet inside mentions no transformer but I trust it has one. I know it's not the same mic as the mxl 1006 (the Mars v63 IS) as even the difference in windscreens will change the sonics to some extent. What is suspicious is that the freq responce graph that is shown on the 2 mics spec sheets is identical, which lead me to suspect that they were actually the response curves for the diaphragms (not the mic as a whole) & that both mics used the same diaphragm, but now I'm thinking that the response curve that comes with the spec sheet for the Mars v67-B is just a misprint (Mars fuck-up) & it should be the same as the response curve published for the v67-g. Hehe.. . probably none of the published curves are right anyway. Thanks for getting me to have another look. I may do a search for those freq response curves here on the forum.
crazydoc
Master Baiter
Here is the thread that contains the link to the curves, and also more opinions than you'll ever want to know about the mics. It's about half way down the 2nd page, by Valdemar.
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44916&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
You can easily open up the mic and see the transformer just above the output connector. Just unscrew the rings on the bottom of the mic and slide the casing off - the tranformer is the silver round thing that the wires from the circuit board go into.
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44916&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
You can easily open up the mic and see the transformer just above the output connector. Just unscrew the rings on the bottom of the mic and slide the casing off - the tranformer is the silver round thing that the wires from the circuit board go into.
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brutus
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ppphhhheeeewwww
HAHAHAHA....I just got my v67m from Mars yesterday from the Big Brown Truck....I think I grabbed one of the last ones.....HAHAHAHAHA. Damn that was close....
ummmm.... I mean, sorry to those of you that have to pay a higher price....that sucks.
brutus
muzeman said:
HAHAHAHA....I just got my v67m from Mars yesterday from the Big Brown Truck....I think I grabbed one of the last ones.....HAHAHAHAHA. Damn that was close....
ummmm.... I mean, sorry to those of you that have to pay a higher price....that sucks.
brutus
muzeman
New member
Glad to hear you guys got a good deal,how do they sound?
Post a vocal sample if you can.
Best to you,
Pete
Post a vocal sample if you can.
Best to you,
Pete
