Vocal Mic

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ok i am looking at spending about £150 - £300 on a Vocal mic, that i can maybe use for drum ambiunce and maybe guitars too. I have the money to go up to around £300 but am trying to work out if i really need to ?

I have done my home work and these seem to be the best mics for the price.

Can anyone highlight one thats stands out. I have a loud voice and sing rock.

Rode - NT1a, NT1000, KT
Audio Technica - 4040, 4033, 4035 , 3035
AKG - C3000B, C4000B

these all look cool to me :) ...HELP:)
 
The 4033 is a great mic, (as is the 3035). I love it on male tenors (self included) and cabs and acoustic guitar and any rythym instruments
 
Take that AKG C3000 out of the list. That mic sucks for vocals (to put it bluntly).
 
C3000 has had some bad feedback.

I used to think it was all about Rode...but I can see Audio Technica have got a very good name for them self's
 
sod it

I have desided to take it from behind and get the Rode KT, got to be quality!

unless anyone know any other great mics of that price range/Quality?
 
Flight 16 said:
C3000 has had some bad feedback.

I used to think it was all about Rode...but I can see Audio Technica have got a very good name for them self's
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AT has been around a lot longer than Rode. It is only in recent years that AT mics have been affordable.
 
I would also consider Groove Tubes. I own the GT66, which is a tube mic. It does wonders for my mediocre voice and sounds good for guitars too. The GT55 is a great mic if you don't want the tube coloration.
 
Can you try these out on your voice? I've bought a lot of mics on reputation and recommendation only to find them not applicable to my use. If you can try before you buy, you'll have a much better feel for how these mics will work with the rest of your chain and on your sources
 
I think I will get the Rode K2, I think it sounds like it would go with ym style vocal.

Does anyone know if the Prices in Musicans Friend include tax...

We are going to order a load of stuff to be shipped to the UK, paying in dollars.

I was shocked to see the K2 priced at $699, i guess if that is without tax then you are looking at $814!

I am getting it for £350 over here...thats a bit off to charge so much more for the same mic, mind you there is also other stuff that cost alot more over here than there...
 
Erm. You might want to take a look at this page from the MF website.

International Requests: At present time, we are unable to send catalogs or product outside of the U.S. Exceptions include Puerto Rico, APO/FPO military addresses, and other U.S. territories that have a U.S. Postal Code.
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Flight 16 said:
I was shocked to see the K2 priced at $699, i guess if that is without tax then you are looking at $814!

I am getting it for £350 over here...thats a bit off to charge so much more for the same mic, mind you there is also other stuff that cost alot more over here than there...
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$699 is roughly equivalent to £350. Remember, the exchange rate is $1.82 to the £. Not vice versa.

Also, they don't pay a whopping great big 17.5% VAT on things like that over there.
 
yeah it does my head in somtimes...i wish these places would just tell you how much dough your gona need to pay!! :)
 
I used an AT4050 for my vocals on "slippery Road" You can listen for free at my site. It's similar to the 4033. It might give you some Idea of the AT line.
 
Well.... Recording Chick... that's an interesting site you've got there. I enjoyed the inclusion of the recording chain and sources.



P.S. I voted that I'm just right!
 
Flight, if you're in the UK, I'd highly recommend the Red5 Audio RV8 or the multi-pattern version RV10
http://www.red5audio.com/acatalog/Condensor_Mics.html

Excellent clean vocal mic with really nice air. Especially good on drum OH's and room.

The only other mic I'd even recommend you consider on your initial list is the AT 4040. Recording Chick's 4050 recommendation is a good one, too.
 
Farview said:
AT has been around a lot longer than Rode. It is only in recent years that AT mics have been affordable.
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Actually, AT 40 series mics have been very affordable since they were introduced in the 90's. The 4033 came out in '91 and was under $500. AT was one of first companies to offer "affordable" quality mics that broke the price vs performance barrier and gave a respectable option to the high-priced German/Austrian mics that had dominated the market.

Many of the first personal project studios in the mid 90's had AT mics with a Mackie 32 X 8 and ADAT's. Everything started changing after that.
 
Recording Chick said:
I used an AT4050 for my vocals on "slippery Road" You can listen for free at my site. It's similar to the 4033. It might give you some Idea of the AT line.
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Nice Voice :)

The mic sounds like it gives a very clear top end....sounds great but might be to clean sounding for some of my tracks...i have been told i would be better off belting it out down an SM57 buy a guy in the know....but that sounds a bit boring :) ..so i think im getting Rode K2 ....thats got to sound cool :)
 
Dot said:
Flight, if you're in the UK, I'd highly recommend the Red5 Audio RV8 or the multi-pattern version RV10
http://www.red5audio.com/acatalog/Condensor_Mics.html

Excellent clean vocal mic with really nice air. Especially good on drum OH's and room.

The only other mic I'd even recommend you consider on your initial list is the AT 4040. Recording Chick's 4050 recommendation is a good one, too.
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cheers, will check them out also
 
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