w0t kinda microphone should I get?

My friend is letting my use his Digital Multitracker, and I can record most stuff, but I'd like to record my Melodica, Oboe, vocals etc. Any suggestions? I'm on a pretty low budget 50-100 USD would be best.

I say Shure SM-57 because I hate recording things so its really easy to just own one mic and deal with it.

 

I bet loganfive and some others will chime in with other brands whose name you can't pronounce.

surely your joking

Edited January 28, 2007 by môak

Me? No, I hate micing anything. I just own an SM-57 and stick it in front of stuff, if I doesn't sound good I run it through the DSP's. Eventually it will.

no iwas talking to the topic starter, but yeh i got a shure, i get big buzz from mine do you??? IT SUCKS BALLS

get a decent condenser.

 

maybe save up a bit more money first.

  môak said:

no iwas talking to the topic starter, but yeh i got a shure, i get big buzz from mine do you??? IT SUCKS BALLS

 

I love mine. Ive shoved it in boxes, bags, pockets, left in in freezing cold cars, burnign hot cars, Ive smacked it on things, swung it around like a damn ninja weapon, and it still records just about everything "ok", which is all I care about.

Please see the other 50 WHAT MIKE SHOULD I GET IM ON A BUDGET YO threads in ekt.

lol Im a lazy bastard, I just went ahead and got a shure. (nm I lost that e-bay thing, but that's what I'll get I s'pose)

Edited January 28, 2007 by Glass Plate

how about this http://users.tpg.com.au/users/adsl9dhg/hydro_dunking.htm

don't buy a 57. especially if you want to record vocals and an oboe.

 

well you've gone and done it anyway.

  Glass Plate said:

lol Im a lazy bastard, I just went ahead and got a shure. (nm I lost that e-bay thing, but that's what I'll get I s'pose)

 

 

wrong choice.

 

why'd you ask for advice?

Because, this way he can record his oboe while exploding on a stack of dynamite and it will still record his cries for help afterward.

I still haven't gotten it, I think my friend has a C01U, sounded pretty nice, but didn't seem to fit on any of his mic stands, and he treats it with shit because of this, but then again, I'm not him, and don't treat my stuff like shit.

  Jubal said:

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews...amson/C01U/10/1

 

USB mikes seem like a poor long term investment to me. A decent mike should last you 20-30 years. Can't see USB 2.0 lasting that long. And it's not like an external soundcard is exactly a huuuge inconvenience.

Im not even recording to a fucking computer, so fuck that.

  Glass Plate said:

My friend is letting my use his Digital Multitracker, and I can record most stuff, but I'd like to record my Melodica, Oboe, vocals etc. Any suggestions? I'm on a pretty low budget 50-100 USD would be best.

 

 

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A GOOD MIC TO USE WITH BOTH INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS FOR UNDER A 100 BUCKS!

 

-worlds most asked questions at guitar center

  feta lol said:

  Glass Plate said:

My friend is letting my use his Digital Multitracker, and I can record most stuff, but I'd like to record my Melodica, Oboe, vocals etc. Any suggestions? I'm on a pretty low budget 50-100 USD would be best.

 

 

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A GOOD MIC TO USE WITH BOTH INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS FOR UNDER A 100 BUCKS!

 

-worlds most asked questions at guitar center

 

unfortunately this is true. the only answer would be an sm57; i've used these for vocals in live situations ie @ the radio station. they don't work well, but they work. i just add my own windscreen (basically making it a 58)

  loganfive said:

get a decent condenser.

 

maybe save up a bit more money first.

im sorry to yell it's just that i got that question 5 times a day. i dont understand why som epeople think that there is some secret mic that is perfect for everything and only like 50 bucks. like there is some mic with a switch on that changes it from a condenser to dynamic. lol

I just don't understand why people want all these microphones anyway

recordin stuffs I dunno.

lol I know, I just wanna stir up the EKT version of the Amerikkka thread lol.

poll: best condenser mic for 100 us bucks: http://studio-central.com/phpbb/viewtopic....;highlight=nt1a

 

poll: best condenser mic for 200 us bucks: http://studio-central.com/phpbb/viewtopic....&highlight=

  we_kill_soapscum said:

  feta lol said:

  Glass Plate said:

My friend is letting my use his Digital Multitracker, and I can record most stuff, but I'd like to record my Melodica, Oboe, vocals etc. Any suggestions? I'm on a pretty low budget 50-100 USD would be best.

 

 

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A GOOD MIC TO USE WITH BOTH INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS FOR UNDER A 100 BUCKS!

 

-worlds most asked questions at guitar center

 

unfortunately this is true. the only answer would be an sm57; i've used these for vocals in live situations ie @ the radio station. they don't work well, but they work. i just add my own windscreen (basically making it a 58)

i use an sm58 for a lot of recording, and it's been effective for both vocals and instruments. i've done a few sessions recording my brother singing and playing guitar, using just one mic, with really good results.

 

so if you're going to get a shure, and want to record vocals and instruments in one convenient package, my money's on the 58.