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Old 04-01-2017, 08:29 PM   #1
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Default [solved] Need a vocal mic - SM57 AKGD7 Senn e854 , or ...

I'm interested in getting a vocal microphone.

I've been using a USB- Blue Yeti (3 capsule condenser) but not having good results.The Blue Yeti is giving me some very harsh sounds with super mega high freqs that I need to deal with major EQ surgery

I tend to sing vocals where I exhale the sounds out, often need to sing close to the mic, because I'm almost whisper-singing, have a bit of a nasal tone, don't do many live gigs, and don't have a good recording room (i.e. my living room with some background noise).


What else?

I may be using it to sing in bars or other venue, but that's not the main purpose. I just want to record vocals at home.

I may want to record an acoustic guitar (unplugged).

I'll be plugging in Samson GT active monitors: 16-bit 44.1kHz/48kHz
Stereo RCA and 1/8-inch aux input, two mic and instrument/line inputs along with gain control, clip LED, and two 1/8-inch stereo headphone outputs with independent level controls. Plus, Samson includes a 2-position switch for no-latency directs mono and stereo monitoring.

In my price range I'm thinking of something like:

SM57
AKGD7
Senn e854

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Perhaps another?

What say you?

Thanks.

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Old 04-01-2017, 08:59 PM   #2
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Sennheiser is the least bad option from your list.
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Old 04-01-2017, 09:15 PM   #3
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Sennheiser is the least bad option from your list.

Ahh.... Hmmm...

So, is the Sennheiser the least bad at that price range? Any other I should consider? What if I added, say 50$ more and we were talking about 200$ US?
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Old 04-02-2017, 12:10 AM   #4
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do you need it only for recording, right? No stage, no live..just to record at home?

you should look for a nice large diaphragm condenser mic, with a nice sensibility as you say you use to whisper while singing.
Cheap and very good mic could be the NT1A by Rode, I think it should be around 200$ (I'm in Europe so I really don't know american prices).
They make a bundle for 200€ (that should be a little bit more of 200$) with mic, shockmount and anti-pop filter.


EDIT: ok, on amazon.com this bundle it's at 229$
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Old 04-02-2017, 02:00 AM   #5
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+1 for the Rode NT1a - great condenser.

Just want to say, don't overlook the Behringer XM8500 if you want a dynamic - knocks spots off the SM 58 at quarter the price. I have both.

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Old 04-02-2017, 05:56 AM   #6
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I would suggest the Audio Technica AT2020. It's really great and to me it's waaaay better than the Rode NT1A. It also has less background noise. For 100 bucks you really can't go wrong. I've also compared it to the SM58 and, still, the AT2020 wins without a doubt.
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