WHAT'S THE BEST MIC FOR...kidding....

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OK thread people I'm looking in the (hopefully) near future to buy a pair of SDC mics for acoustic guitars, OHs, clean spanky lead guitar GENERAL STUDIO USE & live overheads

I've been thinking of MXL & octava. I would love to get the neumanns but I won't be that rich

what is the general opinion of SDCs amongst the knowledgeable what would you buy??

I've seen this question asked before & I would like to point out that I'm not in a position to test these different mics out due to my extreme northern scottish location. So I'm hoping that you'll indulge me as to what ya'll use & I can get an idea of what's popular & current because there seems to be loads & loads & loads of different mics

Oh aye if anyone mentions behr....... well, I won't be held responsible :D
 
having looked across a google search the mk012 is a lot more attractive.
 
hell they aint cheap in the UK approx £300 p+p not included

but you get what you pay for I guess

what about the Rode NT5s or the Blue 8 ball??
 
Yea, I forgot how much the Oktavas cost now. The 603 and MK012 do sound pretty similar to my ears but the Oktava doesn't have the artificial sounding frequency hyping that the 603 has. A little eq would probably get you very close. If you're going to go for the MXL's, I'd probably get the 604's. I haven't used the others you mentioned.
 
hmmmm yeah the 604 huh

I do like the look of the oktavas though.............money money money money

the shure mics aint cheap either & as for Micro. Geffel OMIGOD :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
i use my mc012s for acoustic and they sound great. essentially, i do one in front of the sound hole, and one in front of the 12th fret, and pan them L/R, and it sounds fucking great.
 
TravisinFlorida said:
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yes aye aye

over all I like the Oktava. I did prefer the sound of the mxl's on your finger picking. The ADK aint to bad either, that's a name I keep seeing but have never paid any attention to for some reason

but across the plectrum & fingers the Oktava won

I've had C1000s for eons &have gotten used to what they produce but alas they don't belong to me. I tend to use SE2200a LDCs for overhead duties in preference to the C1000s in the studio

Hey Tom I've put mics everywhere on an acoustic but not where you suggested (soundhole) I must try it out
 
Pelusa............don't know nuffin' about dem

Blue's 8 ball, Rode NT5s or Audix

ADK sounded nice in the comparisons that T-in Florida made

a buddy of mine is looking at various T-bone SDCs. I've experience with a T-bone costing approx. £60

I'd rather go for a name though.....

I liked the MXL but Oktava is sort of winning at the mo. Untill I can get some sort of feedback on the above mics I won't know really
 
I haven't tried the other brands, however, the MXL 604s I have are hyped in the midrange and are also a touch noisy... Id say the Rodes, at least for the noise factor (never had a noise issue even at very high gain with any of my Rodes).
 
This is a predictable suggestion (and I'm surprised APL didn't beat me to it) but the Naiant SDCs sound pretty great to me, and they're one hell of a lot cheaper than the 604s, the Oktavas and, god forbid, a pair of Neumanns. Might be worth trying them out before spending the big bucks.
 
TravisinFlorida said:
Out of the 603 and MK012, I'd take the MK012 every time.
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Ditto. Another reason to consider the MK012' is the interchangeable caps, and the Lomo, Oktava, and Red LDC caps that are available.
 
I like my NT5's. I've also heard great things about the Josephson C42's, but haven't heard them myself.
 
my head is starting to ache

obviously not being loaded I'm looking for value for cash spent so cheaper the better & still keeping good quality. I KNOW YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR when spending large amounts (most of the time)

lomo's one I forgot but you're saying that the caps are interchangeable, the Oktava still is attracting me the most having said that I have some research to do

ho hum de dum the choices the choices
 
One thing on the MSH mics -- they are noisy little beasts. I used them for some stereo room mics on an acoustic/vocal solo thing last week about 8-10ft from the player, and I couldn't bring the resulting tracks up in the mix as much as I wanted due to the self-noise of the mics versus the quiet playing/singing. Prolly would be pretty good for close-micing an acoustic, but I had a Josephson C42 for that duty which I liked just fine. In hindsight, I guess I shoulda tried the opposite combination (MSH up close, C42 stereo room).

BTW, what ever happened to the Studio Projects C-4's? I thought they were supposed to be pretty good, but I don't hear much about them anymore. :confused:
 
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