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[Sundance]

Im looking for a good quality microphone for home recording using a zoom digital multi track.
The mic would ideally be used for vocals & acoustic instruments...

Would it be better to get a seperate mic for voice & instruments?

Any advice recommendations would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks

[Sam L4]

I've got a Behringer C1 condenser mic. Its pretty good if you are looking for something kinda cheap.

[Alkaline]

Shure SM57

[Old Gold]

Originally Posted by Alkaline

Shure SM57

The end.

[HairyScaryMark]

It's probably just my opinion but I think SM57 is better for voice than acoustic guitar and other acoustic instruments.

I have Behringer B1. The real thing isn't that much more expensive so I don't think it makes a lot of sense to get behringer in this case. The real thing being the Studio Projects mics, i think.

Studio Projects B1 or C1 I have seen been recommended and is therefore possibly your best bet but you will need phantom power which I don't know if the zoom recorder has.

[emergency72]

If money's no issue...the Sennheiser MD441 would be an ideal all round choice...great on vocals and great on acoustic instruments, very low noise, high signal handling... it's a dynamic mic but with a frequency response similar to a condensor, plus it looks fantastic



The classics never die

May set you back up to £500 though...or check eBay

Originally Posted by Alkaline

Shure SM57

everyone says that.

[emergency72]

I just did a search for "US podium" in google image search (as the SM57's selling point is always "THE MIC THAT BEEN ON THE PODIUM FOREVER (THE $500 VERSION)) and this image came up. This is off a fucking official state site. Look at his eyes and tell me what he's looking at!!!

Originally Posted by emergency72

I just did a search for "US podium" in google image search (as the SM57's selling point is always "THE MIC THAT BEEN ON THE PODIUM FOREVER (THE $500 VERSION)) and this image came up. This is off a fucking official state site. Look at his eyes and tell me what he's looking at!!!

condolisa's tidy tho'.


in all seriousness though i got a really cheap condenser mic off e bay for around thirty quid or so and i really like it. it sounds much better than the industry standard sm5o-whatever, and is also bright and airy on acoustic guitars- it's also handy around the house for guitar amps for ambience if you pair it with a good dynamic mic. i would thouroughly recomend a lot of research- there a lot of good internet sites dedicated to home recording and the like, and then a comprehensive search of e-bay- then you can hopefully get something that suits your purpose.

also there are a lot of folk on here that have brains worth picking in PM form - sound ian and spellchecker are two that i can think of off the top o' ma heed th mo...

[Doc Ascension]

Originally Posted by Alkaline

Shure SM57

Originally Posted by SpanishArmada

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Why does everyone just say that mic? If you read what he was using it for then the SM47 is NOT at all suitable for that kind of application. If he needed to mic his guitar cab then maybe I'd suggest it... but for vocals and acoustic? SM57 = no no in this case.

I would get a pair of stereo condensors for the acoustic combined with a large-diaph cond. for vocals although this is actually 3 mics so not an option....

You need to be looking at large diaphram condensors for vox and acoustic, and this is especially versatile if you want to do any other instruments and maybe record vox and guitar at the same time. This like the behringer or a Marshall MXL67 or 69 can't remember which will be ideal... look here for advice:

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DO NOT GET A SHURE SM57....