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Studio Vocal Mics...What to use,what to use

  • 06-08-2008 1:07pm
    #1
    johnnylakes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭


    Greetings people..
    So, I have some mics to choose from to record vocals for an album. Could be best described as a 'rock' sound I guess.. I'm throwing it out there to you guys as to what yall think would be the best combination(s). I know it's a general question..but what the hell!!

    Mic - Soundtracs Analog Desk - EQ - Behringer Comps - Presonus Firepods

    The line up =

    Shure SM7B
    Shure SM57 / 58
    Rhode NT5 Stereo Pair
    Beyer Dynamic Opus 53
    AKG D112
    AKG C2000 s

    What yall think guys?? And yes I am aware that there are many many factors....but hey....humour me

    We wait in joyful hope.............................
    ;)


Comments

  • #2
    teamdresch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭teamdresch


    I'd try the SM7 first.


  • #3
    Seziertisch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,180 ✭✭✭Seziertisch


    The most important thing is the singer's voice and how suitable any given microphone is to it. Demo them all with the singer in question. Hopefully one will stand out over the others as being best suited to the job.

    It's a bit like asking which tie pattern best suits a shirt. It depends on the shirt. It might be a great tie but if it ain't happening with the shirt in question it doesn't matter.


  • #4
    johnnylakes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭johnnylakes


    Seziertisch wrote: »
    It's a bit like asking which tie pattern best suits a shirt. It depends on the shirt. It might be a great tie but if it ain't happening with the shirt in question it doesn't matter.



    hahaha.... thats deadly


  • #5
    dav nagle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭dav nagle


    The next mic i will buy is the blue bottle, sounds amazing.


  • #6
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    teamdresch wrote: »
    I'd try the SM7 first.

    Me too ...


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  • #7
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭i57dwun4yb1pt8


    funny,
    I sold an oktava 319 mike joly mod to a folk singer guitarist yesterday

    we tested his present mic ( t-bone valve mic) against the oktava

    vocals = the oktava was darker and more midrangy - the tbone clearer
    we felt the tbone won for his voice

    acoustic guitar - oktava was still darker , but had a real character to it that the tbone lacked .
    the oktava won on guitar .

    so the point is - every source is differnet - so start with a known standard and infer from there what you should try next if it aint working .

    you know even a sm57 or 58 might be good for rock vocals.


  • #8
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    teamdresch wrote: »
    I'd try the SM7 first.

    what he said, considering the mic pre anyway...


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