Mic Recommendations, Mic Recomendations Options

[Freestyle Rapper]

Hey allz sup, I was wondering what mics do you recommend and how much do they cost I wanted one arround the $100 aus mark but if you can justify a good reason to buy one that more expensive it would be well appreciated cool Fanx

[Panopticon]

Well, the cheap condensers are, um, cheap. If you don't yet know what phantom power is, then you probably have a lot more research to do before you know what mic will work best for you the majority of the time. And no, $60 condensers don't compare to $500.00 ones (which, by the way, don't compare to a Neumann, et al.), no matter what the 'retail price.'

I'm definitely not one to say that you have to have expensive shit to get a good sound, though. If you want a tried and true mic that you won't be throwing your money away on (i.e.- something that will still be immensely useful even when you *could* spend more) pick up a Shure SM57. It's used for recording more than any other mic, and works on drums, guitars, vocals, etc.

BUT- remember that the mic pre is more important than the mic. If you're going through a Mackie with an SM57; well, you're just never going to get the sound that you would with a Neve, Great River, Focusrite red, Avalon, etc. You can definitely get a good, workable sound; but for that *premium* sound you're gonna pay 50 times more than you want.

To cut all the bullshit- I'd recommend everyone own an SM57. Or two.