Which mike to buy?

[kq300325]

I am currently setting up a home studio and am on a very tight budget. I can only afford to spend about £100 on a condenser microphone. I am considering a behringer B1 or an MXL990. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with these mics and could point me in the right direction.

Cheers

 

[DJL]

What do you plan on recording with the mic?

 

[kq300325]

Guitars and vocals is all

 

[Mark7]

Separately or together?

 

[kq300325]

separately

 

[Mark7]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Tricky.

 

[Marcellovalerio]

If you can use ebay...I got a mxl v67g (which has got more praise than the 990 i think) shipped from the US to Norway for approx. 60 pounds.

Also the Studio Projects B1 will run you about 60 pounds.

www.digitalvillage.co.uk
Oh, they also have a GT33 for 99 pounds...but i doubt it's any good for vocals...But the rrp is 299, so you have to wonder...I don't know....

 

[DJL]

Guitars and vocals is all

Electric or acoustic gtr... and what are you recording to (tape, workstation, computer, etc), phantom pwr?

 

[vangore]

well im guessing by guitar you mean acoustic, apparently the thomman t.bone mics are good and they are very cheap, the behringer B1 is supposed to be alright as a budget condenser, i think the sp B1 is better tho and its also cheaper on DV.

ps. mic is not spelled like the name mike