guitarman78
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Dear all,
I'm trying to pick a mic to record mainly guitars and some vocals. I've been researching around and found a few options:
1. Sennheiser MD 421 - Full bodied Cardioid mic. Versatile for acoustic instruments and voices as well. Not sure if it responds well right in front of a cone? Priced at S$575
2. Sennheiser e906 - Known to be built for guitar amps. Retails at S$275. How good is this? And is it good for vocals as well?
3. AKG C214 - Widest 20-20Khz range, but also the most expensive (slightly above MD421 at S$600) Is it worth the price?
4. Shure SM57 - This is a dynamic mic which I might just buy it together with another condenser to capture lower frequencies.
5. Sontronics STC 2 - Sinemax selling S$375, lifetime warranty. Supposedly good for all instruments, voices including Guitar Amps. Not sure how good is that?
6. M-Audio Nova - Cheapest Condenser around. I already have one actually, but it tends to clip when it gets loud (I wonder why coz I don't think my voice is THAT powerful? :/ ). If it's not too much different from the rest, I might just stick to this one coupled with a SM57.
Any experts out there can advise?? Thanks!
Glenn Fong
I'm trying to pick a mic to record mainly guitars and some vocals. I've been researching around and found a few options:
1. Sennheiser MD 421 - Full bodied Cardioid mic. Versatile for acoustic instruments and voices as well. Not sure if it responds well right in front of a cone? Priced at S$575
2. Sennheiser e906 - Known to be built for guitar amps. Retails at S$275. How good is this? And is it good for vocals as well?
3. AKG C214 - Widest 20-20Khz range, but also the most expensive (slightly above MD421 at S$600) Is it worth the price?
4. Shure SM57 - This is a dynamic mic which I might just buy it together with another condenser to capture lower frequencies.
5. Sontronics STC 2 - Sinemax selling S$375, lifetime warranty. Supposedly good for all instruments, voices including Guitar Amps. Not sure how good is that?
6. M-Audio Nova - Cheapest Condenser around. I already have one actually, but it tends to clip when it gets loud (I wonder why coz I don't think my voice is THAT powerful? :/ ). If it's not too much different from the rest, I might just stick to this one coupled with a SM57.
Any experts out there can advise?? Thanks!
Glenn Fong
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