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meanpicker
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thanks a lot for all guys.
I started visiting this forum in october 2004 when I decided to upgrade my home studio. Until that time I recorded acoustic and electric guitars with a pair of 35 years old Sennheiser MD 421 and voices with shure SM58 to soundblaster live with APS driver. After buying an audiophil 24/96 m-audio recording card and a soundcraft compact mixer I found out that I record only a part of that what I heard. It was a long way to get the right microphones for my purposes, but now it is done.
All inspiration to test different mics came from YOU (no names - too many threads helped me).
All the following mics I had in my studio for many days (or weeks) and I've tested them for voice and guitar (Martin D-35S, Guild D-35NT and G-37, Dobro 36 The Rose, and different harps).
AKG C3000B
MXL 990
MXL V67G
Rode NT1
Rode NT2
Rode NTK
Rode K2
Neumann TLM103
Oktava MK-219
AKG C1000
Oktava MK-012 MSP
MXL 603S MSP
Rode NT1000 MSP
Elation KM201
Elation KM901
Nevaton MC-51
Nevaton MC-416
Neumann KM184
The winning team:
Neumann TLM 103 and KM184 MSP
Also a good choice:
1. Rode K2, MXL603S
2. Rode NTK, Oktave Mk-012
3. Rode NT1000 (maybe the best value for money - not so crisp and detailed as TLM103, but with a little EQ???)
The looser with great distance:
MXL990, V67G, Rode NT1, NT2, AKG C1000
Nevaton and Elation are very good - but not good enaugh for that money they're sold for.
Leo
I started visiting this forum in october 2004 when I decided to upgrade my home studio. Until that time I recorded acoustic and electric guitars with a pair of 35 years old Sennheiser MD 421 and voices with shure SM58 to soundblaster live with APS driver. After buying an audiophil 24/96 m-audio recording card and a soundcraft compact mixer I found out that I record only a part of that what I heard. It was a long way to get the right microphones for my purposes, but now it is done.
All inspiration to test different mics came from YOU (no names - too many threads helped me).
All the following mics I had in my studio for many days (or weeks) and I've tested them for voice and guitar (Martin D-35S, Guild D-35NT and G-37, Dobro 36 The Rose, and different harps).
AKG C3000B
MXL 990
MXL V67G
Rode NT1
Rode NT2
Rode NTK
Rode K2
Neumann TLM103
Oktava MK-219
AKG C1000
Oktava MK-012 MSP
MXL 603S MSP
Rode NT1000 MSP
Elation KM201
Elation KM901
Nevaton MC-51
Nevaton MC-416
Neumann KM184
The winning team:
Neumann TLM 103 and KM184 MSP
Also a good choice:
1. Rode K2, MXL603S
2. Rode NTK, Oktave Mk-012
3. Rode NT1000 (maybe the best value for money - not so crisp and detailed as TLM103, but with a little EQ???)
The looser with great distance:
MXL990, V67G, Rode NT1, NT2, AKG C1000
Nevaton and Elation are very good - but not good enaugh for that money they're sold for.
Leo
