Here's my Mic list..What should I add

petreestow · Post by **petreestow** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:02 am

I have about $500..what would be the best guy to help me out.
I record Indie/rock Music

-AKG C3000B
-AKG C1000S (X2)
-AKG D112
-AKG D190E (X3)
-AUDIO-TECHNICA DRUM KIT
-SHURE SM57 (x5)
-SHURE SM58 (X2)
-SHURE BETA 52A
-OLD WOLLENSAK MICS

getreel · Post by **getreel** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:06 am

Looks like you need some good vocal mics. You could get a good versatile LDD like the SM7 or you could go for a good middle of the road LDC with your budget. What do you use the D190Es for?

petreestow · Post by **petreestow** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:15 am

I usually use the akg d190e's for toms or guitar cabs. any suggestions? should i sell them towards something else?

getreel · Post by **getreel** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:50 am

I was just curious because I have one of those. I have not used it much but the guy I got it from used to use it on drums for live sound. How do they sound on the sources you use them for?

dsw · Post by **dsw** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:26 am

Sell all the AKG's.

Get a Sennheiser e602 for kick.
Two ADK A6 for everything
Two AT 4041's for acoustic things.
One Avantone CK-12 tube LDC for vocals

Adding the money from selling the other mics you should be pretty close to pulling this off.

Of course this is just my .02 and what I like.

Other mics to watch for:
AT 4047
AT 4050
Heil PR 40

RodC · Post by **RodC** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:31 am

What are you going to record?

Thinking back to your last few sessions, what was you not happy with, or felt you had to work too much?

bobbyd · Post by **bobbyd** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:04 pm

Another mic in your price-range is the shure ksm-44 lLDC. I got one for $400 on the eebay and it sounds great to me on a variety of sources, as well as offering the versatility of three polar patterns. You might also want to consider an inexpensive ribbon mic like a cascade fathead.

petreestow · Post by **petreestow** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:09 pm

I record mainly indie rock groups. I thought a majority of the recordings sounded good, but the guitars and vocals could have sounded better. If you go to

http://www.myspace.com/saudisounds

you can hear 5/6 songs i did with these mics
Let me know your opinion on what I should look out for. thank bud

signorMars · Post by **signorMars** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:29 pm

the Blue microphones Bluebird is a really versatile condensor in my opinion... if you can scare up another $100 or talk someone into a deal, you could get 2 for your budget. works for a lot of vocalists, really nice on guitar and kick drum. pretty much all the vocals on my band's newest record are through that mic... www.myspace.com/paperworkmusic

anything off "Parts and Labor" uses the Bluebird for vocals, bass, kick and part of the guitar sound... small mic closet so the good ones get a lot of mileage.

losthighway · Post by **losthighway** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:33 pm

AT 4033

EV RE20

Those are two affordable mics that get used on lots of things in my studio.

and ps:

Why would anyone ditch the perfectly versatile AKG C3000b that has a handy -10db pad to get an ADK which strikes me as similar workhorse quality but has no pad.

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:44 pm

unless there's an overriding need to have 5 of them, i would winnow the sm57s down to just 3.

if you actually need that many, then replace 2 of them with Audix i5s for the sake of variety.

my $0.02.

joelpatterson · Post by **joelpatterson** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:56 pm

RefD wrote:...Audix i5s for the sake of variety....

You really do have a profound wisdom on display sometimes, Reffie-san.

rwc · Post by **rwc** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:04 pm

Dump the cheap akg condensor

hell dump all the akgs

e602 in place of the d112

instead of some "drum mic kit" from AT get the 4050 from AT. mono overhead.

use one of the 57s on snare

I can't think of any "drum mic kit" that sounds ballsier and cooler than an e602, a 57, and a 4050 overhead. The 4050 has true character as a mono drum overhead.

especially for indie rock. fuck micing the crap out of everything!

I'd get an sm81 for acoustic guitar. this is the only cheap condenser I've heard that has some balls, and is pretty good in many applications. Fuck most cheap condensers, deep in the ass.

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:06 pm

*agrees with rwc's preceding post*

evilaudio · Post by **evilaudio** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:15 am

+1 on RWC's comments, too! Love the 4050, on guitars, as well!

...and +1 on the Fathead suggestion. You're doing indie rock, get a ribbon or two, man!! These are almost perfect for indie rock sounds, and fatheads are great for the $$! I use 'em. A lot.

Lately been loving LDD's, too! Got me some MD421's, RE20's, D6's, D112, etc... I'm using them more often than condensers lately! Friggin' BEEF, man! Although I primarily work with hardcore punk, metal, grindcore, and stuff like that... I've done my share of indie rock, and like it a lot, toO!

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