rap vocal setup

[grapeboi510]

i have an mbox 1 at home that i am going to set up for a home studio. i want to record rap/r&b, and i have a few ideas for a quality budget setup...

so i wil use the mbox..
connected to either a studio projects vtb1 or an maudio dmp3 preamp

i would use either of these two preamps with either a:
studio projects c1/b1
mxl v69
behringer b1
any other rap vocal mic in this price range...

does anybody have any recommendations with a preamp/mic combination

 

[hessmetal]

ive been interning at a studio for a while now and every hip hop or r&b session ends up with the engineer using an sm7. im not really sure with your setup, but i have a c1 and the b1 and i would say the c1 will be a little to high endish and the b1 might be alright, but you should really try a dynamic if you got one. sm7 being ideal, maybe an sm57 or an i5 if moneys tight.

also, they usually set the mic up a little lower than the mouth so theres a little more of a "gutteral" (lack of better terms) sound. aka more of the chest, stomach voice

hopefully it goes well!!
best of luck