What do you all think?

[RecordingFIEND]

Thanks for the suggestion, but the SM7 is far out of my price point.

 

[chessparov]

I think the RE20 (or RE16) is an easier match "out of the box" vs. the SM7 though.

You usually have to EQ the SM7's top end more, though less than a SM57.
Also the SM7 is more sensitive to "which pre" compared to the EV's,
and needs one with strong gain/low noise for more professional results.

Chris

 

[DJL]

Thanks for the suggestion, but the SM7 is far out of my price point.

The CAD M179 is winning in this http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=123064 poll... I've never used the CAD M179 before so I can't comment on it... but, it is winning the poll so far.

 

[chessrock]

I still say a condenser doesn't last more than a with a bunch of students.

Maybe you'll baby it while you're around, but somewhere down the line some squirelly kid who doesn't know shit from shinola is going to come along and start blowing in to it just to see if it's on. Not realizing the phantom power isn't on, they're going to keep on blowing in to it assuming it doesn't work.

A bunch of other numbnuts are going to sing right up on it without a pop filter. Someone else is going to spit on it. It will get dropped. Numerous times. Count on it.

I say get a decent dynamic. Can't afford it? You're in school, right? Have a goddamn bake sale or host a kegger or something. Isn't that what you guys do?

 

[Dot]

I agree with these guys who are saying a condenser mic is a bad idea around a bunch of students. With that said, I'd vote for getting a couple of the cheapest most decent condensers you could get - figuring that they're probably going to get busted at some point.

MXL V67 $79
Studio Projects B1 $79

I'd recommend something like a Shure SM7 dynamic, which would withstand much more punishment than a condenser - but those run about $375 - so it's over your budget.

 

[Bowisc]

Get a few Beta 58's and call it a day.

 

[steveanthony]

Your recording club and the mic in question . . . is it just for recording music and one vocalist at a time, or will you be recording groups of people like the choir or band, or the drama department where several people might need to share the mic?

 

[RecordingFIEND]

Steve - Just for one singer at a time. We have a pair of NT5's for recording choirs.

To those of you who think students will ruin the mics...I don't know how you acted as students, but none of the members of this club would ever treat a microphone that way, and I think most intellegent people in general wouldn't. I can understand that you think students are clumsey and so on, but we're all big boys and girls, I think we can handle it.

Dot - I like your suggestion of getting two cheaper condensers with two different sounds. That way we can also experiment a little with different mics.

From what I've read it seems that the V67 is "darker" and more colored whereas the B1 is brighter and more plain and "unflattering." Are these accurate assumptions? And if so, would these be two good options in terms of variety? Thanks again to everyone for the help!

 

[DJL]

From what I've read it seems that the V67 is "darker" and more colored whereas the B1 is brighter and more plain and "unflattering." Are these accurate assumptions? And if so, would these be two good options in terms of variety? Thanks again to everyone for the help!

Yeah, the V67 and B1 sound different enough to give you two different colors (sounds)... but, I agree with the rest about getting dynamic mics instead of condenser mics for student use.