should I get?

woop

a large or small diaphragm condenser mic
will be for recording acoustic guitar and vocals on a computer interface
they are going to be budget options
any help appreciated

brettzy

For vocals and acoustic guitar you are better off getting a large diaphragm condenser.

What is your budget?

danjokill

woop wrote: »

a large or small diaphragm condenser mic
will be for recording acoustic guitar and vocals on a computer interface
they are going to be budget options
any help appreciated

Defo Large ....... Likewise whats the budget? ...... There are many good low budget large diaphragm condenser mic's out there from good company's

studiorat

Small!

danjokill

studiorat wrote: »

Small!

for vocals????

studiorat

Why not? Small diaphragms are generally quieter than large, and have a better transient response.

I reckon large diaphragm mic's are only popular 'cause people think they look like Neumann U-87's and associate that with quality regardless...

The reason people use large diaphragm is because they have a natural lift around 6kHz because their resonant frequency is within the hearing spectrum. While this is useful for articulation in vocals it isn't necessary and IMO can add to sibilance problems with cheaper mic pre amps.

Small mics are easier to point and easier to store too!

Any suggestion that large dia. mics have better bass response is not true.

I like the little Octava kits with the 3 different capsules.

Of course you could go for a modular kit with both large and small diaphgrams http://www.mbho.de/t2.htm

danjokill

studiorat wrote: »

Why not? Small diaphragms are generally quieter than large, and have a better transient response.

I reckon large diaphragm mic's are only popular 'cause people think they look like Neumann U-87's and associate that with quality regardless...

The reason people use large diaphragm is because they have a natural lift around 6kHz because their resonant frequency is within the hearing spectrum. While this is useful for articulation in vocals it isn't necessary and IMO can add to sibilance problems with cheaper mic pre amps.

Small mics are easier to point and easier to store too!

Any suggestion that large dia. mics have better bass response is not true.

I like the little Octava kits with the 3 different capsules.

Of course you could go for a modular kit with both large and small diaphgrams http://www.mbho.de/t2.htm

Good point hadn't really looked at it like that ........ Octava pattern kit would also be handy for various other application i suppose

woop

brettzy wrote: »

For vocals and acoustic guitar you are better off getting a large diaphragm condenser.

What is your budget?

cheapest on thomann:o

at the moment cant afford anything more and dont want to spend lots on it either as I might not end up using it all that often

thanks for the help lads

PaulBrewer

Medium ....

TelePaul

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Medium ....

Hey, this isn't the macdonals drive-thru

PaulBrewer

Supersize Diaphragm ....?

TelePaul

PaulBrewer wrote: »

Supersize Diaphragm ....?

*insert vagina joke here*