Vocal Mic Question

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I'm working on some songs in pro tools with my band and would like to eventually send the sessions off to an engineer to have them mixed/mastered.

I'm concerned on the vocals. I wanna get a better mic for vocals, should I be looking for a mic with a flat frequency response so the engineer gets a track with a more "natural" sound compared to a mic with a bump in the higher frequencies? Or does it not make that much of a difference cause he could just cut back some of the frequencies that are higher due to the mic?
 
mutantturtle182 said:
.. I wanna get a better mic for vocals, should I be looking for a mic with a flat frequency response so the engineer gets a track with a more "natural" sound compared to a mic with a bump in the higher frequencies? Or does it not make that much of a difference cause he could just cut back some of the frequencies that are higher due to the mic?
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Better than what for starts? Also what kind of music/style, and what's going to be your recording conditions- controlled overdubing, or more of a live grab the mic style?
Most mics have some bit of high lift, mostly it's a question of where and how much.
 
Better than my current mic, which is an AKG Perception 100.

I've been looking into Blue Bottle Rocket Stage Ones and I like the B0 and B6 caps but I'm not sure if they're the mic for me yet considering they (especially the B0) have big bumps in the highs. I just don't want them to sound too thin or anything, although I know those 2 caps in particular were designed with vocals in mind. I've asked for help about which of the 2 capsules would suit my needs better and honestly, it bounces between the two. Some day the B0, others say B6.

The style of music pop-punk (blink 182, green day, new found glory, bowling for soup) so the vocals need to cut through the mix and be upfront.

As for recording conditions, no grabbing the mic style or anything like that. A very controlled style, again, more like in the recordings you hear for those kind of bands. It'll usually have 1 main vocal panned in center with 2 vocals panned hard left and right in the far background to give the vocals that full kinda sound that bands such as Blink and New Found Glory have.
 
You should also check on the Neumann TLM 102 !!!!!

In fact there is a used one for sale right now at this forum in the used gear free ads section .... check it out!
 
Whats your buget?

When thinking about a vocal mic, I usually base my choice on how my voice sounds. If you have a voice that is quite airy, then you want a mic that will give a little beef, be a bit warmer. rather than one that is also quite bright. and vice versa. To be honest im more than happy with my SE2200T
 
I would highly recommend you go to a music store (Guitar Center et al) and try a number of microphones before you buy.
If you get a real good pro-audio sales rep who is "on the ball", he/she may even record you singing into each mic and then allow you to hear yourself.
 
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