Ears wanted :)

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Bormo Glot

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Hi Folks,

I am trying to record female vocal, but I can't choose a mic from 5 I have.

Could you please help?

All 5 mics condenser. One of them not vocal. One of them with tube. All installed on same stand, the Singer is 1.5' from mics.

All connected to Midas M32 and recorded to Logic Pro without any processing.

I do not publish brands, let's try to trust our ears :)

So files 1 to 5 - all mics with same piece, recorded same time
file "all" - four bars on each mic from 1 to 5, from same recording
file "all_24" same as "all" but 48k/24 mono. Rest is 48k/16

http://mic.uyu.ca/

Thank you for your time and opinion.

ps: Singer's accent is Russian.

-Bormo
 
Please enjoy #4 for most excellent success. Really it's a context choice IMO, but as far as which one I like best, I'd go with #4. I hope it's the not vocal mic, too!
 
Thank you Max,

#4 is AT4040, I like it too, a little bit hot on high end.

#1 - Studio Project TB1 - the tube one
#2 - CAD E100s - I actually expected more from it
#3 - AT4041
#4 - AT4040
#5 - ATM350 - this is obviously not a vocal one :)

My doubts were actually between #1 and #4
 
This makes sense - #1 was my second choice by far, and also a very valid option. This morning I'm actually liking how it sounds better than the 4040, by random chance.

Interesting to see a 4041 in the mix. I'm much more of a fan of the 4021 aka the old AT3031; we had a couple of these at my former church and I adored how they sounded on certain things. I've also always been a 4033 fan, but I get that the price difference isn't always accessible, and doens't come in a pack like the 4041 and the 4040.
 
I have been waiting to have a decent pair of headphones on hand to give a listen. I skipped past the mic listing so I would not be leaning towards anything. Will report back .
Just did a quick listen on some Skullcandy headphones lying around. Very hard for me to discern differences in the tracks. Will have to do a test with another set of phones.
 
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