[LAU] best cheap mic(s) for acoustic / vocal recording?

[Paul Winkler]

For vocals, I like my MXL V67G and my Sennheiser 421.

For acoustic guitar I don't currently have a mic I really like.  The
V67G is tolerable, as is the 421, as is my MXL V57 (flatter mids than
the V67 but more harsh on top).  But none of them are really ideal for
guitar.  I've heard the small-diaphragm MXL 603 is a good value, they
go for around $100, I've been meaning to try that.  For $200 or so you
could also check out the AKG 535 which doubles as a very very nice
handheld mic.

I still want to find a good small-diaphgragm condenser. Or maybe some
ribbon mics, yum.

I'm not a fan of the C1000. Here's an interesting post about why it
sometimes works fine and sometimes is awful:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.audio.pro/browse_thread/thread/eab8c6400a4f4fa0/369fcee1b26201ba?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1&hl=en#369fcee1b26201ba

-PW


On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 07:12:40PM +1000, Loki Davison wrote:
> On 4/11/07, Arnold Krille <arnold at arnoldarts.de> wrote:
> >Am Mittwoch, 11. April 2007 schrieb Mike Taht:
> >> I am selling my house deep in the santa cruz mountains, and I think the
> >> things I'm going to miss most is the birdsong and other sounds of the
> >> wilderness around me. So, I keep thinking, I should pick up a good mic
> >soon
> >> (stereo mic, or matched pair) - either buy, borrow, or rent for a few 
> >days
> >> - and record it all, so I can recreate the ambiance and memories of this
> >> place one day in the future.
> >
> >I bought the Studio Projects C4 (Matched Pair) which might not be the best
> >but
> >at least good for the price. You could also go for a pair of AKG C1000 
> >which
> >cost about double.
> >
> >My C4s are good (ie. I used them) for environmental recordings (I conserved
> >the noise of outside of my old flat in the middle of the city), live
> >recordings of concerts, drum overheads and micing of acoustic instruments.
> >They have two kinds of mic capsules to provide omni-directional and 
> >cardioid
> >characteristics. The (in my edition) shipped stereo-boom(?) is a bit to
> >short
> >to get the official 17,5cm for env-recordings but its still usable...
> >
> >BTW: http://www.studioprojectsusa.com/index.html lists the C4 with 504?, I
> >got
> >mine (new) for ~300?...
> >
> >Have a nice day,
> >
> >Arnold
> >
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> 
> Thread hijack so i changed the name... I want to record acoustic
> guitar and vocals. Price limit is < AUD$300 so i'm thinking of 2
> behringer c-2's ($75!!) and stereo mic pre or a single SM Pro mic 1
> condenser and pre. Are cheap condensers better than sm57/58 of the
> same price? Any recommendations?
> 
> Loki
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