KVR Audio

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:56 pm

Hello,
I'm looking for a budget mic (supercheap, or close). It will be used to record vocals, acoustic guitar, and percussion, initially. I have an old 8-buss desk under a bed somewhere (for mic pre's) so the mic can be a dynamic or a condenser.

I've narrowed it down to:

audix om-2 http://www.dv247.com/invt/19176

behringer b1 http://www.dv247.com/invt/2875

behringer b5 http://www.dv247.com/invt/18420

beyer mce 494 http://www.dv247.com/invt/8937

beyer tg-x58 http://www.dv247.com/invt/14252

studio electronics se1a http://www.dv247.com/invt/20218

samson c01 http://www.dv247.com/invt/3267

shure sm57 (plus boom & cable) http://www.dv247.com/invt/18654

shure sm58 http://www.dv247.com/invt/13248

studio projects b-1 http://www.dv247.com/invt/2859

t f pro tf27 http://www.dv247.com/invt/20162

I'm drawn towards the sm57 (because I've had good experiences with them, they're super-handy, and this one comes with boom & cable), the studio projects (because I've yet to read anything but good about them), and the tf pro tf27 (because I've never heard of it and, for the price, I'm intrigued).

Can anyone help me make my mind up?

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:07 pm

Hmm, for accoustic geetar you'll probably want a condenser.

Another one for yer list;

http://www.red5audio.com/index.html

Very cheap, got a top review in SOS, might get one meself!

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:10 pm

donkey tugger wrote:Hmm, for accoustic geetar you'll probably want a condenser.

Another one for yer list;

http://www.red5audio.com/index.html

Very cheap, got a top review in SOS, might get one meself!

thanks for that donks - I was thinking of these but couldn't remember the name. The RV6 is £45 including VAT, case, shockmount and windshield!!

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:12 pm

That looks interesting donks. When was the SOS review?

garret · Post by **garret** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:13 pm

Well, right off the bat I'd rule out the SM57 & SM58 if you want to record acoustic guitar. They're wonderful mics for electric guitar and vocals, but just awful for acoustic instruments...

Not to make your life more difficult, but here are a couple more to consider:

Marshal 1006 (large capsule condenser, great for vocals) - $100
Marshall 603s (small capsule condenser -- terrific acoustic guitar and percussion mic) $90

What's your budget? Another possibility is the Marshall two-pack.. you get a MXL2001 large cap and a 603s small cap for $140. The 2001 isn't quite as good as the 1006, but it's close...

-Garret

jens · Post by **jens** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:14 pm

here's what I'm probably gonna buy:

http://www.netzmarkt.de/thomann/thoiw2_ ... 65095.html

I've read a lot of praise about it - apparently it's
basically a Neumann design and it's hand-crafted

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:15 pm

nuffink wrote:That looks interesting donks. When was the SOS review?

It was earlier this year, I'm just about due for a shit, I'll go and find the article in the bog...

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:21 pm

garret wrote:Well, right off the bat I'd rule out the SM57 & SM58 if you want to record acoustic guitar. They're wonderful mics for electric guitar and vocals, but just awful for acoustic instruments...

Not to make your life more difficult, but here are a couple more to consider:

Marshal 1006 (large capsule condenser, great for vocals) - $100
Marshall 603s (small capsule condenser -- terrific acoustic guitar and percussion mic) $90

What's your budget? Another possibility is the Marshall two-pack.. you get a MXL2001 large cap and a 603s small cap for $140. The 2001 isn't quite as good as the 1006, but it's close...

-Garret

Thanks for the advice garret. I've heard good things about the MXL's, unfortunately the 1006 is listed at 115.15GBP (nearly $200?) and the 603s at 88.13GBP...

Looks like I'll focus on condensers though (good - I wanted one anyway

)

pough · Post by **pough** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:23 pm

I have the MXL2001/603s combo. I quite like it, but I'm always tempted to buy a bunch more cheap condensers to do my own tests! More mics! More! More!

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:24 pm

Ahh, it was the drum mics that were reviewed this year! But there's a review of the capacitor vocal mics which should give you an idea;

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Jun02/a ... e7f4e26daf

pough · Post by **pough** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:24 pm

I have also heard good things about the Oktava 319 - you can get it at jrrshop for $99.99 USD...

jens · Post by **jens** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:24 pm

pough wrote:I'm always tempted to buy a bunch more cheap condensers to do my own tests! More mics! More! More!

now here we can agree again

clueless · Post by **clueless** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:29 pm

jens wrote:
pough wrote:I'm always tempted to buy a bunch more cheap condensers to do my own tests! More mics! More! More!
now here we can agree again

That's why I'm being ruthless with my budget - I'm trying not to slide into microphone lust

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:32 pm

donkey tugger wrote:Ahh, it was the drum mics that were reviewed this year! But there's a review of the capacitor vocal mics which should give you an idea;

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Jun02/a ... e7f4e26daf

Cheers mate. Good shit?

jens · Post by **jens** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:32 pm

being a musician and not getting into gear-lust -
isn't that a contradiction?

Budget mic - expert advice sought!