[Rwp] type of microphone

[Chris Belle]

Most experienced engineers who have been around for a while won't 
disagree with you.
Silvia Massy,
likes to tell the story of trying every expensive mic in the locker on a 
vocalist,
only to come back to the humble 58.
Bono from U2
swears by the 57, of course, he probably runs it through a 50 grand 
console and lots of lovely gear, but still,
I think Michael Jackson used the sm7 on the thriller album,
also the most popular radio mic in history the re20 is a dynamic mic.

Where condensers shine is in their ability to more quickly catch the 
detail in delicate things like acoustic guitars in the high frequencies 
and such,
but this doesn't mean dynamics will sound bad, you just don't need all 
that high end in a vocal, and often on a condenser you'll be rolling off 
the high and low end anywayh.
I like to use condensers for drum overheads,
and for micing choirs, and orchestras as a whole, not for spot micing,
and to do that old fashioned
thing with blue grass players where they gather around a mic and work in 
and out of it, put a big condenser in onmi mode and let them have at it.
I like to use condensers when doing  mid side recording,
because they often have variable pattern controls so you can make them 
onmi or by directional or cardioid.
But you got to be careful with them ,they tend to be way more delicate 
than dynamics,
which can take a spill and keep on working, but if your nice condenser 
hits the floor you might be crying.
Condensers also tend to change over time as the charge on the plates 
change, while dynamic mics are stable and don't change.
Another kind of mic is the ribbon.
mic, which is super sensitive and some swear by them, but they are 
really delicate, and even though they are tougher than they used to be,
that sort of thing with my blind hind end running around makes me nervous.
I'm pretty good at taking care of things,
and have good motor skills, I work on computers and such but I like 
having robust serviceable gear around i don't have to worry about.
I might buy a ribbon mic someday just to try out.
But they are usually by directgional or figure 8 so even more sensitive
to room reflecdtions,
This has never been a better time to buy decent mics for not a lot of money.
Would stay away from anything mxl,
though some like to mod that stuff, if you want a decent condenser 
better off saving for something like the
Rode nt1 if they still make that, love the sound of that thing.
Also Patrick and I got some cad m179
mics a while back, best mics for the money I ever got for inexpensive 
but good sounding condensers,
multi-pattern, with pad and came with shock mount and nice case,
when I bought mine they were around 200 bucks but I've seen them drop in 
price way below that.
Don't know if those are even made anymore.
Shure even has a new dulal
head mic they are touting the ksm 8 which I'm not sure about yet, it 
sounds really good and has a big sweet spot
but is very sensitive to plosives, I think it's supposed to compete with 
the noiman
dynamic for a lot more money, I have seen mixed reviews on the net about it,
I think I'll wait a while,
for version two.
there are other classic dynamic mics I want,
I'd like to try a RE20,
a mds 421,
and a few other things,
some time in my life,
but hey, it's only money right?
when I get my first million dollar record 'grin'.


On 3/5/2016 3:48 AM, theoreomonster at reaperaccess.com wrote:
> The first question is what’s your budget? Personally in my unpopular opinion you should go dynamic as they are less sensitive and a great at picking up whats right in front of them and rejecting the rest of the room. The Heil Mics are especially good at this while giving you some of the qualities of a condenser mic.  The share SM58 is the original standard thats been used on stages and studios for decades now. Condensers are generally favored for vocals but in my experience they aren’t worth the hassle in untreated spaces, especially if you are in a room that when you sing out loud in you can clearly hear al the nasty room reflections in. But as stated earlier most will probably disagree with me and still suggest a condenser lol. Oh and there isn’t a static microphone as far as i know.
>
>> On Mar 5, 2016, at 4:35 AM, Tayeb Meftah <tayeb.meftah at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys
>> i dont know if this out of toppic, but
>> i need a vocal microphone
>> and i want to buy one maybe today?
>> should i get a static or dynamic one, and why?
>> please note that i dont have a good accostic room
>> thanks!
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