Reccommend a Condenser Mic

niall1976

Can anyone give me a few tips on a decent condenser mic for recording at home. Happy to spend around €200 or so.

Cheers,
Niall

madtheory

Good bundle on Thomann right now:
http://www.thomann.de/ie/audio_technica_at2035_bundle.htm

Great mics. For an extra €15 the rest of the stuff is totally worth it. You'd pay that much for the postage anyway!

That's a good mic stand coz it has a round base, but it's not a boom which might be an issue. The pop filter is a small bit fiddly but does the job.

DamagedTrax

have a look at the se2200a. i think the price has dropped to around 200 and its a lovely mic. very neutral sounding and works great on lead vocals. sounds a hell of a lot more expensive than it actually is! :cool:

ZV Yoda

DamagedTrax wrote: »

have a look at the se2200a. i think the price has dropped to around 200 and its a lovely mic. very neutral sounding and works great on lead vocals. sounds a hell of a lot more expensive than it actually is! :cool:

+1. I'd agree with DT. I got a 2200a in Jan & use it on vox & acoustic guitar. Looks & sounds like a more expensive mic. Your friendly local dealer might even do a deal on one (hint hint Mr Brewer)

hoopmusic

+1 on the se2200a

Great mic for the money. Better than the equivalent in AKG such as the C3000B or perception 220

Got mine for about €180

madtheory

I would recommend the ElectroVoice RE20 except:
1. It's a dynamic.
2. It's outside your budget.

Been using one on vocals for the last while, and it's lush. Love it. Not dull at all, as one might assume after using 58s all the time. Tight pickup pattern excludes the room effectively, and proximity effect is just right for most voices.

stateofflux

+1 SE 2200a.... a beast of a microphone. very versatile and really shines on vocals (really sounds hi end studio)... for the price its a no brainer

Seany

If you can stretch your budget a little I have:

http://adverts.ie/271585



Oh and I have had both the sputnik and the se2200a and there is no contest....sputnik every time.

Sandvich

I have an Audio Technica AT2020. Pretty good, but does seem to lack a bit of low end. Find it hard to mic an amp with it, could be my crappy room though.

madtheory

Where are you positioning it? I've never had much use for the room sound on a cab, unless it's the whole band together and we have room mics. I use a 4033a which is a very similar mic. It sounds really great on most cabs, right up against the grille, most often pointing at the centre of the cone but sometimes at the side.

niall1976

Thanks for all the help guys. I went with the SE. Really happy so far.

Cheers
Niall