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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Brown" data-source="post: 67289" data-attributes="member: 1310"><p>Re: Affordable/Value Mic for Recording Vocals/Piano</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hi Phil,</p><p></p><p>I work about 60% in the studio world doing music/advertising and the rest doing live work.</p><p></p><p>There are not many LDC in that price range (sub 250$) which you won't want to upgrade from in the near to medium future.</p><p></p><p>The AT4050 and the NT2A are really incomparable, IMHO the 4050 is a large improvement and a great utility mic to hold on to... but it also costs around twice as much list.</p><p></p><p>I really like Rode microphones in general... I personally own a Woodpecker and a Baby Bottle.... the problem is that they are typically very high-output microphones so loud sources tend to clip the microphones electronics. This makes them inflexible for live work.</p><p></p><p>I think the best <strong><u>value</u></strong> you will find for vocals is finding a SM7B (possibly used).... you should be able to find one used in your budget and it is one of the most popular microphones in the world for top-level vocals.... Here is an example of a recording with the SM7b.... its a one take live music video for a band I FOH for: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIjYMdd3p8M" target="_blank">Smash & Grab Official Video - YouTube</a></p><p></p><p>This mic doubles as one of my favorite high hat mics for rock drums, and is very tolerant of not fantastic room ambience.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Other microphones which I think are great values for both vocals and piano would be the Shure KSM32 (cardioid) or the Shure KSM44.</p><p></p><p>Above this price range, you really want to invest in an AKG414.... it is a gold standard in studios.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hope this helps a little bit!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Brown, post: 67289, member: 1310"] Re: Affordable/Value Mic for Recording Vocals/Piano Hi Phil, I work about 60% in the studio world doing music/advertising and the rest doing live work. There are not many LDC in that price range (sub 250$) which you won't want to upgrade from in the near to medium future. The AT4050 and the NT2A are really incomparable, IMHO the 4050 is a large improvement and a great utility mic to hold on to... but it also costs around twice as much list. I really like Rode microphones in general... I personally own a Woodpecker and a Baby Bottle.... the problem is that they are typically very high-output microphones so loud sources tend to clip the microphones electronics. This makes them inflexible for live work. I think the best [B][U]value[/U][/B] you will find for vocals is finding a SM7B (possibly used).... you should be able to find one used in your budget and it is one of the most popular microphones in the world for top-level vocals.... Here is an example of a recording with the SM7b.... its a one take live music video for a band I FOH for: [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIjYMdd3p8M"]Smash & Grab Official Video - YouTube[/URL] This mic doubles as one of my favorite high hat mics for rock drums, and is very tolerant of not fantastic room ambience. Other microphones which I think are great values for both vocals and piano would be the Shure KSM32 (cardioid) or the Shure KSM44. Above this price range, you really want to invest in an AKG414.... it is a gold standard in studios. Hope this helps a little bit! [/QUOTE]
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