Best Vocal Mic for ~$1000

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:13 pm

Ive been using an at4047. Sounds good, looks nice

I started out with a studio projects C1. Its a bight mic slightly brittle top end. It sounded good at first but got tired of it. sold it.

After the C1, I bought a K2. The K2 is built like a tank, heavy mic. The K2 was a nice mic although call me weird I got sick lugging it around since at the time I did a lot of location recording with bands. And I wasn't totally blown away with it on vocals something about the low mids. sold it

After the K2, I bought an at4050. versatile mic. pretty good on vocals. kept it

At this point, I kept hearing good things about the sm7. I got a sm7 which kind of an awkward ugly mic. I think it sounded fine on vocals but couldnt really see me using it for much else. I honestly didn't give the mic that much of a chance at that point. traded it.

A friend of mine purchased an at4047 for cheap money. I traded him the sm7 for the at4047. The at4047 is very good vocal mic, looks nice, easy to use and i'm comfortable with it.

Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:59 am

HEY ALL!

has any one used a ksm27 by shure.?
i noticed they are the same price as the blue blue bird mic
are they worth the shot over the ksm-27?
the reason i ask is cuz there is a chance of gettin the ksm-27
for super cheap

my ex gave me a new one (ksm) but i sold it before ever using it. thats why i bring up this mic. maybe i should let go of her....(and the mic)

Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:26 am

There you go. There aren't any right or wrong answers. Only personal prefereces. That's audio.

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:23 am

The Shure KSM44 is awesome IMO. Our band's lead singer is amazing when listening to him in a room, but we could never find a mic to capture what he sounded like accurately. I done a lot of research and decided on this mic. Now on the recordings it sounds just like him in person. I have seen where people have done some sample recordings with the KSM44 and the U87 with favorable results to the KSM44. Not saying it is as good as the legendary mic, but I am saying that it is a poor man's U87.

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:02 am

Everyone s voice is different and there simply isnt a great mic for everyone. Its all down to findining the perfect mic for you and if you are lucky it will be a SM57 if not then it will be a Brauner VMA. Best plan really is to get hold of as many different types of mic as you can but even then some will suite more if you want to scream into it or whisper sweet nothings. This year in the studio I have had great results with the standard u87 and u47 but also with a cheapo Jo Meek jm47 at around £100 here in the Uk Equally some fantastic results with the AEAR84 but also with the cheap as chips Golden Age R1 active ribbon. It's different every time so get a few different mics.

john

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