drumnbass.be forum » Production » Shop » microphone microphone Author Post Azer Easy Player Registration Date: 15-11-2002 Posts: 747 Helpfulness rating:  i'm looking for a good microphone. willing to spend 50-100 euro. Not looking for karaoke-mics __ 18-02-2003 12:42 Surya The Robot Registration Date: 04-11-2002 Posts: 11,238 Helpfulness rating:  Dunno shit about mics... __ "In dnb you should make people jump not swim" - Pieter Frenssen 2004 18-02-2003 18:08 -J- Big Bad Battyman Registration Date: 15-11-2002 Posts: 1,043 Helpfulness rating:  buy yourself a Sure SM58 (not wireless) you'll spend about 125-150 euro, but they're worth it and they're about life long guarantee ... we bought one about 5 years ago and everytime i take it it still feels like new ... probably one of our best buys on that department (except for the TL Audio vocal preamp ) __ It's a spiritual thing ! 18-02-2003 18:58 thechronic admin Registration Date: 01-11-2002 Posts: 5,293 Helpfulness rating:  If you want to record vocals I'd say the same thing, go for an SM58. It's not a great mic but you can't find anything better in that price range anyway. Don't pay more than ¤70 for a second hand one, and see if it is not dented and doesn't smell bad __ If you find spam on the site, please hit the button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs! 18-02-2003 20:25 Azer Easy Player Registration Date: 15-11-2002 Posts: 747 Helpfulness rating:  any links __ 18-02-2003 22:44 thechronic admin Registration Date: 01-11-2002 Posts: 5,293 Helpfulness rating:  Official page Price: 111 ¤ (Music Store Köln) If you want a really good vocal mic that you can also use to record almost anything else with, check the Neumann KMS105 - it's around 300¤ but it's a really good condenser mic with a very transparent sound, I have used it for vocals, brass (trumpets, sax, ...), guitar amps, acoustic guitar, even hihats with excellent results. Official page __ If you find spam on the site, please hit the button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs! 19-02-2003 08:25 Azer Easy Player Registration Date: 15-11-2002 Posts: 747 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by thechronic Official page Price: 111 ¤ (Music Store Köln) If you want a really good vocal mic that you can also use to record almost anything else with, check the Neumann KMS105 - it's around 300¤ but it's a really good condenser mic with a very transparent sound, I have used it for vocals, brass (trumpets, sax, ...), guitar amps, acoustic guitar, even hihats with excellent results. Official page Thanks for the link, I know neumann has some great mics, but too expensive for me. Think ill go for the shure sm58 __ 19-02-2003 12:22 Azer Easy Player Registration Date: 15-11-2002 Posts: 747 Helpfulness rating:  what do you guys think of this one?? The spin comes with it __ 19-02-2003 12:25 Surya The Robot Registration Date: 04-11-2002 Posts: 11,238 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by Azer Looks like a vibrator quote: Originally posted by Azer Looks like a hitech kakstoel for in space __ "In dnb you should make people jump not swim" - Pieter Frenssen 2004 19-02-2003 15:48 thechronic admin Registration Date: 01-11-2002 Posts: 5,293 Helpfulness rating:  I have done a gig with a sax player two weeks ago who brought this mic along. The mic sounds reasonably good (probably better than an SM58, but I didn't compare them side-by-side) but there is a problem with the mic - it has a wide pick-up zone (polar pattern) so it doesn't only pick up the sounds that enter from the front, but also a lot of the sound that comes in from the side and the back - we couldn't use it on stage since it was very sensitive to feedback because of this. In the studio this is ofcourse not so much a problem, because you use headphones instead of a monitor, but it will pick up a lot of noise that will end up on the recording. So you probably have to isolate the room a bit (cover up the windows and door with a mattress f.e.) and you will have to move all noisy equipment (PC etc) outside the room where you do the recording. On the good side, you can probably record a greater variety of instruments with this mic. __ If you find spam on the site, please hit the button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs! 20-02-2003 08:29 thechronic admin Registration Date: 01-11-2002 Posts: 5,293 Helpfulness rating:  Some other piece of advice: if you plan on recording directly into the PC, you need a good sound card with a mic input (phantom powered on XLR) or a mixing desk with mic inputs inbetween the mic and the PC, otherwise you won't be able to make good recordings. The best thing you can get is a dedicated mic preamp, that gives a perfect signal for recording. You can get them in many different qualities, e.g. - ART Tube MP: 1 channel, 120 euro - Behringer T 1953 Ultragain: 2 channels, 255 euro - TL Audio Ivory II 5001: 4 channels, 666 euro - Avalon Design M 5: 1 channel, 1850 euro - Summit Audio TPA-200B: 2 channels, 3200 euro __ If you find spam on the site, please hit the button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs! 20-02-2003 08:39 Azer Easy Player Registration Date: 15-11-2002 Posts: 747 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by thechronic I have done a gig with a sax player two weeks ago who brought this mic along. The mic sounds reasonably good (probably better than an SM58, but I didn't compare them side-by-side) but there is a problem with the mic - it has a wide pick-up zone (polar pattern) so it doesn't only pick up the sounds that enter from the front, but also a lot of the sound that comes in from the side and the back - we couldn't use it on stage since it was very sensitive to feedback because of this. In the studio this is ofcourse not so much a problem, because you use headphones instead of a monitor, but it will pick up a lot of noise that will end up on the recording. So you probably have to isolate the room a bit (cover up the windows and door with a mattress f.e.) and you will have to move all noisy equipment (PC etc) outside the room where you do the recording. On the good side, you can probably record a greater variety of instruments with this mic. Thx, almost bought it without knowing the noisy aspect and damn, there is a lot of choice on the market __ 20-02-2003 12:29 ZePain B-Yayo Registration Date: 19-11-2002 Posts: 1,113 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by thechronic . The best thing you can get is a dedicated mic preamp, that gives a perfect signal for recording. You can get them in many different qualities, e.g. - ART Tube MP: 1 channel, 120 euro - Behringer T 1953 Ultragain: 2 channels, 255 euro - TL Audio Ivory II 5001: 4 channels, 666 euro - Avalon Design M 5: 1 channel, 1850 euro - Summit Audio TPA-200B: 2 channels, 3200 euro and people buy something like that ?? 3200 euros ?? __ -Shape The Future- myspace.com/universoulwithaneye 20-02-2003 15:46 Surya The Robot Registration Date: 04-11-2002 Posts: 11,238 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by ZePain and people buy something like that ?? 3200 euros ?? @ VRT they use mics that cost €5000... which is ridiculus, since radio isn't that great quality anywayz... That's called Government support __ "In dnb you should make people jump not swim" - Pieter Frenssen 2004 21-02-2003 01:01 thechronic admin Registration Date: 01-11-2002 Posts: 5,293 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by ZePain and people buy something like that ?? 3200 euros ?? Yes ofcourse, it's very good quality __ If you find spam on the site, please hit the button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs! 21-02-2003 07:38 thechronic admin Registration Date: 01-11-2002 Posts: 5,293 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by Surya quote: Originally posted by ZePain and people buy something like that ?? 3200 euros ?? @ VRT they use mics that cost €5000... which is ridiculus, since radio isn't that great quality anywayz... That's called Government support It's not ridiculous at all For broadcast you want to use the best possible gear! __ If you find spam on the site, please hit the button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs! 21-02-2003 07:40 -J- Big Bad Battyman Registration Date: 15-11-2002 Posts: 1,043 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by Surya quote: Originally posted by ZePain and people buy something like that ?? 3200 euros ?? @ VRT they use mics that cost €5000... which is ridiculus, since radio isn't that great quality anywayz... That's called Government support i'm gonna correct you here my mom has been working @ VRT for 10-15 years now and those mics really have their purposes ... a studio is fully isolated and has perfect wiring and perfect mics for the quality (you wouldn't been able to listen if they'd use regular mics ...), also for live broadcasts these things are quite necessary because of the good limiters and the way they catch sound (surround mics, like the one shown above, straight mics that only catch vibes whom are straightly spoken into it etc.) i don't know all of it but it's certainly no waste of money ... the difference between the SM58 and consorts and those studio mics like here above is exactly what i said ... an SM58 is no studio mic, it's (probably still the best) live performing mic ... you should ask MC DOC about it, i know he's drooling on one of those ... if you want a studio mic you'd better save up lots of cash and buy a descent AEG mic or something in that range ... here's an adress to contact for information and where you could buy it, it's in Mechelen, don't know where you're from so ... www.aed.be __ It's a spiritual thing ! 21-02-2003 18:27 Azer Easy Player Registration Date: 15-11-2002 Posts: 747 Helpfulness rating:  Thx mechelen is nearby (13,25 KM) me going to have a look overthere __ 24-02-2003 10:28 drumnbass.be forum » Production » Shop » microphone