Good Vocal Mic

eoin5

What would be a good vocal mic for around 150-200 euros?

It'll be for recording so a large diaphragm condenser is probably what I'm looking to get.

Would the Rode NT1 be a good bet? Also how would the Studio Projects and the T-Bone mics in around the same price compare?

Niall - Dahlia

You shoulda kept that tube mic you sold!

But seriously at that price you can't go wrong with the NT1. It's very similar to the NT2, just without the pad/pattern/roll-off options. It's a very quiet mic with as flat a frequency response as you're gonna get at that price. Some people find it a little bit too bright and harsh at the high end but depending on what you're recording that can be an advantage. Just make sure you have a pop filter if you intend on recording vocals with it, as with the NT2 you're gonna be in sibilance city without one.

You might wanna look at the AKG C3000 and SE Electronics 2200 aswell if you can push the budget, but NT1 would be my recommendation.

teamdresch

SE2200 is a decent mic for the price.
There's one in the B&S.

booooonzo

I have a rode NT-1 and honestly its a horrible mic. Not sure what else you will get for the money but i actually never use it. and definetly not for vocal.

Id say look in to the mics suggested in the other posts. Herd good things about Se Electronics and that modle looks good for the price.

eoin5

You shoulda kept that tube mic you sold!

Yea I loved waiting half an hour for the thing to heat up :P

The SE2200 seems to be getting some good reviews, I'll probably go with that. The pad and the low cut will be handy too if I'm going to use the mic for something else other than vocals.

The_g-man

Yea I loved waiting half an hour for the thing to heat up :P

Worth it.:p

Niall - Dahlia

The_g-man wrote:

Worth it.:p

+1

Rub it with your hands!

teamdresch

What was the tube mic?

eoin5

Haha, I'm just too impatient to wait

It was a Rode Classic I. Nice mic! I sold it at a nice profit tho so I certainly cant complain.

TelePaul

studio projects C2

or just go with an sm58

eoin5

Any reason for those recommendations?

I've got an sm57 already and its got a pretty similar performance to the sm58 judging by what I've heard and read online. I think I can do a bit better. Surely a large diaphragm condenser is a better way to go for general vocal recording anyway (assuming the room and background noise are ok).

I've tried a studio projects B1 before and I thought it was ok-ish. Would the C2 be a match for the se2200? I've only found stuff on the C1 and the C3, is the C2 new?

Paligulus

Hi Eoin,

Did you buy one of the mic's suggested and if so, what did you think?!

Or are you still deciding?

Cheers,

eoin5

Hows Dave. I got the se2200 and it sounds pretty good. I havent had an opportunity to test it out properly yet tho. I might post up once I get something done with it.

Paligulus

Is it this one:
http://www.thomann.de/ie/se_electronics_se_2200a.htm

Fair play!! Seems like a good buy. Yeah, that would be deadly if you could throw something up on the net. Might even invest in one myself cos I'm looking for one myself in that price range.

Take it easy chief,

Dave

eoin5

I've a recording up that uses it now: Mr Satan

I'm very impressed with it, nice and sensitive.

Paligulus

Cheers for throwing that up. Sounds very good. Very full sound alright. Thats going on my shopping list straight away!!!

Good tune too. Reminds me of Soul Asylum with a bit of Sonic Youth thrown in!!!!

Doctor J

teamdresch wrote:

SE2200 is a decent mic for the price.

Been using one of these for the last year or so, great mic for the money, pretty good mic by any standard.