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Baritone Bob
New member
Am a new member, and just spent a few evenings doing my homework on the forums without finding the info. I need. So thanks in advance for any experienced input you can give me for the following scenario:
1. Need to choose a condenser mike primarily for vocals and in the $200-$400 range. Planning on recording demos for my steel string acoustic guitar /vocal duo, good enough to burn a demo CD that I can send off to college booking agents, etc. with my head held high!
Going to use the winning mike with a SUN mixing board for my preamp and phantom power, and record digitally w/ cakewalk and a made for purpose audio card.
2. Saw a lot of advice on testing mikes before buying, but the real world shops ("Guitar Centers, etc.") told me they're just not set up for side by side comparisons. So, all you experts out there, please help me with my "virtual sound check":
My voice is very close in range and tone to James Taylor. I have more nasal resonance than I'd like, which I control live through lower mids in the EQ. when using my SM58.
3. Which mikes have given you the best results for singers with the characteristics I've mentioned?
From my research in the forums and at the manufacturer's sites, have a particular interest in the Studio Projects C1, C3 (will the extra pad, 3 settings, etc. on the C3 help me?), the Rode NTK, Shure KSM27, Marshall MXLV67, or the Oktava MK319.
Which is most likely the best sounding mike for me? Thanks for helping me to pick the right one up front- don't want to start collecting mikes-very expensive hobby!
1. Need to choose a condenser mike primarily for vocals and in the $200-$400 range. Planning on recording demos for my steel string acoustic guitar /vocal duo, good enough to burn a demo CD that I can send off to college booking agents, etc. with my head held high!
Going to use the winning mike with a SUN mixing board for my preamp and phantom power, and record digitally w/ cakewalk and a made for purpose audio card.
2. Saw a lot of advice on testing mikes before buying, but the real world shops ("Guitar Centers, etc.") told me they're just not set up for side by side comparisons. So, all you experts out there, please help me with my "virtual sound check":
My voice is very close in range and tone to James Taylor. I have more nasal resonance than I'd like, which I control live through lower mids in the EQ. when using my SM58.
3. Which mikes have given you the best results for singers with the characteristics I've mentioned?
From my research in the forums and at the manufacturer's sites, have a particular interest in the Studio Projects C1, C3 (will the extra pad, 3 settings, etc. on the C3 help me?), the Rode NTK, Shure KSM27, Marshall MXLV67, or the Oktava MK319.
Which is most likely the best sounding mike for me? Thanks for helping me to pick the right one up front- don't want to start collecting mikes-very expensive hobby!
