Fave under-$500 vocal mic's

vvv · Post by **vvv** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:50 am

roscoenyc wrote:Beyer M-500!

Can you give a example of one of these in use; sompin' commercial is fine, I'm curious to ID what they sound like.

Brett Siler · Post by **Brett Siler** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:50 pm

A.David.MacKinnon wrote:[
Oktava MK219 (modded)
The Oktava MK219 is quite dark for a condenser but it works really well on all kinds of voices without getting peaky or sibilant.

I love my Oktava MK319, which is very similar to the 219. Stock I still thought it was a cool mic, but I did some mods the headbasket and to the body. I also removed the resonator disk on the capsule, and damn I love that mic! It actually made it a little dark removing the resonator disk but it really smooths out transients and bright sources. Almost ribbon like.

accordion squeezist · Post by **accordion squeezist** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:56 pm

vvv, I pm'ed you

vvv · Post by **vvv** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:00 pm

And I, well, I PM'd you back.

digitaldrummer · Post by **digitaldrummer** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:23 pm

Nady RSM-2. Of course I modded it by taking out the excess mesh but damn if it doesn't sound good with a LA-610 pre. if you want a vintage sound that is.

Mike

Jim Williams · Post by **Jim Williams** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:24 am

I have over a dozen MCA SP-1 mics I bought for $39 each. They have modified electronics and are fitted with various capsules, stock, c-12, k-47, k-7, k-67.

Each are different and all sound wonderful. They now cost $49 each, or 2 for $89. The capsules run $99 to $120 each.

www.pssl.com
www.microphone-parts.com

For about the price of one mid level mic, I have over a dozen of very fine mics to use. It's remarkable considering my first quality pair of mics were AKG dynamics I paid $89 a piece for in 1970. I didn't get a good condenser until 1978, an AKG 451. If I had this low cost chi-com stuff back then...

red cross · Post by **red cross** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:38 pm

A used MD441's got to be up there. The MD431 is also the world's greatest scratch vocal mic, besides being great on snare.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:48 pm

Jim Williams wrote:I have over a dozen MCA SP-1 mics I bought for $39 each. They have modified electronics and are fitted with various capsules, stock, c-12, k-47, k-7, k-67.

Each are different and all sound wonderful. They now cost $49 each, or 2 for $89. The capsules run $99 to $120 each.

www.pssl.com
www.microphone-parts.com

For about the price of one mid level mic, I have over a dozen of very fine mics to use. It's remarkable considering my first quality pair of mics were AKG dynamics I paid $89 a piece for in 1970. I didn't get a good condenser until 1978, an AKG 451. If I had this low cost chi-com stuff back then...

They are also the MXL2006 with an SDC.
I have a modded MCA SP1 and a 2006 modded both, one had a small capsule and I just took it and swapped it with a modded 319 and they both sound great now.
All my modded 319's sound great, all my modded 012's sound great, my M500 is always a winner, old modded V67G is a winner, The shining star is the modded Oktava 2500 that the mic and the PS are modded and it sound awesome as hell. Sounds like a 49 now. KILLER room mic with NO EQ AT ALL.

mrc · Post by **mrc** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:56 pm

I put an RK 47 in an early Studio Projects C1, the spike is gone, and a matched pair of R 12's in MXL 2010's. These are all nice mics now.

calaverasgrandes · Post by **calaverasgrandes** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:28 pm

SE-1000-has this harmonic distortion thing that I like on some sources. Good on some guitars.
SM57-It works, dont laugh! A vocal will not be easily buried if recorded with a 57/58.
GT52-on darker voices that need a little lift, great. On brassy or shrill voices it is awful. Took me a while to admit its terrible as an OH, but great on bass guitar.
Oktava MC012-from about 2 feet away is amazing. the only thing I dont like these on is kick drum.
Beyer M69-has this scooped mid that really works on some voices. Like mine.

Ryan Silva · Post by **Ryan Silva** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:18 am

I fell in love with the Groove Tubes GT-66 for a while. Great for male tenors and female altos. Only bad experience was with a floor tom.

Neal · Post by **Neal** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:29 pm

SM-7

vvv · Post by **vvv** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 2:10 pm

I just rec'd a SM7b ( I wanna claim I borrowed it, with my IRS $

) and used it (transparent pre and compressor, no EQ at all; note CAD M149 on BV's is the same settings) here on lead vocals. Damn sweet! My fave has been the MD421n, and this is both "faster" and "cleaner/clearer", IMO.

I also "borry'd" a M500, I'll get to, soon.

On the look-out for a Shiny Box ...

losthighway · Post by **losthighway** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:45 pm

Best $50 mic RE10/Re11.

rhythm ranch · Post by **rhythm ranch** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:48 pm

losthighway wrote:Best $50 mic RE10/Re11.

I'd love to find an RE-10/RE-11 going for $50!

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