What Brand For A Good Studio Microphone ??, for vocal... Options

[binus]

Hi everybody,

Of these three microphones, notwithstanding the price (which will be taken into account however !!) which one do you consider the best for recording a singer ???
- AKG C 4000 B
- AT 3060
- Studio Projects TB1 (the latter being said as yielding as best results (or very close) as Neumann mic...

Thank you in advance

[lepetitmartien]

The Blueberry mic belongs to the same family as the Baby Bottle: BLUE !!

I've seen…

Looks good too
(they have good designers)

One of the MM teamers has 2 U47s, you should see him when he opens the boxes

A U47 right now is in the 3000-4000 € range… (a refurbish one is 4100 €)
The tube itself is in the 2000-2500 €

What I was saying upon the recording venue is that even if you can use a U47 in yoiur bedroom, some of the advantages you can draw from high end mics will flourish only in a strictly controlled environement. Think about noise (especially with old mics), tonal balance, they will sound even better in a studio.

Now, you can use a Tandy/ratshack mic in Abbey Road or a U47 in your bedroom, but sometimes it won't be up to your expectations. This said, it's not forbidden by law.

Islington… well, it's rather quiet once you're off the main roads
(had a boyfriend there

[PristineRec]

My main microphone is the BLUE Dragonfly. It sells for about $800 US.
It sounds amazing on just about anything. I use it for all vocals and acoustic guitars. I've used it on cellos and contrabass with fantastic results as well.

[binus]

What I was saying upon the recording venue is that even if you can use a U47 in yoiur bedroom, some of the advantages you can draw from high end mics will flourish only in a strictly controlled environement. Think about noise (especially with old mics), tonal balance, they will sound even better in a studio.

Thank you Petit Martien !!
If I clearly get what you state here: buying a beautiful flat shoe is waste of money if you don't have the sexy carpet to step on... that's it ??
More seriously, what you say just takes me back to the beginning of this thread and I think I can summarize a bit now after all I picked up here and there:
1/ price range from 300 up to 600 €, or so... (if higher the environment would not fit...)
2/ brand names: Studio Projects (C1, TB1, T3)
RODE NT2, NTK
Blue Baby Bottle
V69Mogami (I could not where to find it in France... reviews on US forums are quite enthusiastic...).

Now what is your point, just before you come by here to have a little taste of Vouvray ??

[lepetitmartien]

Choose the best reasonably priced and the most allrounder. you'll can buy higher end later, have a(n even) better pre later but don't go too low as there's real s…t around too.

Now in the 300-600€ you should be fine

I will tell here the site one of the FR members just gave: The Listening Sessions
(look if it's the links here, if not, add it… it gives points

Mic and pre recordings to have an idea… great!

The Mogami looks like one of the SE… certainly the same factory.

In the short list, I'd go Blue baby or SP
I don't know the Mogami, and I like less the big RODEs, Add the SE too. Sorry not to be definitive, but I limit to the ones I know and for a few advice from people here I trust (mic gurus

Also you can call me LPM for short

[binus]

I will tell here the site one of the FR members just gave: The Listening Sessions
(look if it's the links here, if not, add it… it gives points

I did not look, but I thanked Lepurestyle just before you did !!

OK, I think I am getting nearer and nearer to SP mics, or Baby Bottle !!

Peter

[binus]

Excuse-me: what does "SE" mean ???
Should I blush in confusion ???

[rickenbacker]

I presume it's a reference to SE Electronics, whose mics I mentioned in one post and LPM is commenting further on them.

I've not used one, but they got good reviews last year for giving a pretty decent sound at a spectacularly low price (low being relative - £300 or £400 for the top of the range).

If you live in England, you can get them on a week's free trial from the distributors, Sonic Distribution.

Now, LPM, about this friend with the two U47s. What did you say their address is...?

[lepetitmartien]

It's our teamer heral
He's a bit far from you, but Eurostar+TGV should do it

Upon SE, They are acclaimed, and I won't be that surprised all this stuff comes from a one and only chinese factory.

Even John Oram buys them there, but his Trident mics are assembled by hand in UK (he gets the parts only) so that he can control quality (and price goes up accordingly)

[NeoAle73]

I just bought a Rode NT2000 and I think it may suit your needs. Great sound (not a Neumann of course, but it is way over the other brands in its price range, which is about €500), very flexible (it has a cantinuously variable polar pattern from omni to cardioid to figure-of-eight, so whink of the possibilities...). In one word: GREAT.

NeoAle73

[binus]

To all, since I had to make a choice after all I have read here and there, I broke for the SP T3, whose reviews are very very good anywhere on the net. I have it since two days only and I can't compare it to other mics of the same class or price range since I am unexperienced, but condisering my previous mic (an ATM10a), it is absolutely gorgeous !!
All I have to do now is just to re-record what I once looked upon as pure wonders... !!