On Tue, 2007-01-02 at 15:15 +0000, James Stone wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 02:29:07PM -0800, Brad Fuller wrote:
> >
> > The SM58 mentioned before is a perfectly fine mic for those on a tight
> > studio budget. I would suggest that before the SM57. That's about $100.
> > Dynamic mics are generally going to be cheaper than condensers or
> > ribbons when matching quality to quality. But, there are many new
> > condensers out and the prices are competitive. You might fair better
> > auditioning several of the lower priced condensers if you are going to
> > use this for studio singing. Check out the AKG Perception mics. They
> > are inexpensive. I've never used one, so I don't know anything about
> > them except they are inexpensive and mfr'd in China. Audio-Technica has
> > several inexpensive condensers as well. Shure has an all-around rugged
> > condenser for vocals: SM86. If you want a rugged handheld mic, the SM58
> > is good. But, you can't beat the Electro-Voice 635A. It use to be
> > advertised as being able to hammer nails and still work fine. It'll
> > never break.
>
> I would like a brief rundown on what I will need for each mic
> setup.. I am guessing:
>
> For a dynamic mic:
>
> 1) The mic!
> 2) A mic preamp
> 3) a XLR-jack and jack to jack lead
>
> For a Condenser mic:
Most pre-amps include a phantom power supply, so that will not be
needed.
>
> 1) The mic
> 2) A phantom power supply
> 3) a mic preamp (do I need this as well as #2?)
> 4) a XLR-XLR and XLR to jack lead
>
> All these seem to add quite an extra cost to the mic.. Really
> seems like a waste of time with a SBLive, but I guess they would
> give a better upgrade path than buying an all in one
> condenser/USB mic.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> James
If you buy a separate pre-amp/mic combo, you have that part of your
signal chain already if you upgrade your sound card. You will have a
little more control. It may seem absurd to plug in a quality
pre-amp/mic into a soundblaster card, but it will result in better
quality sound. Plus, you can interchange different pre-amps and mics as
you acquire gear in the future, rather than being locked in to an all in
one unit.
The samson CO1 and art tubeMP looks like it would work for your needs.
PF
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