Choose 4 low-budget mics
Andre Engelhardt
due to a limited budget I am currently only able to use a SM58 for all the
recording I do, which ranges from acoustic guitars, electric guitars and
bass, flutes and violins to singers singing rock and classical.
This is of course not very satisfying so my question is:
If you had to chose 4 low-budget (up to $300 give or take 50 a piece) which
ones would you get? There have been so many new low budget mics lately here
in Germany (Thoman makes a lot of those) that I have absolutely no idea
anymore what to get. I would like 4 mics that are a good - or let's say an
acceptable choice for a lot of different tasks. Allround-mics so to speak
..
Thanks in advance!
-Andre
Jonny Durango
58's for vocals and bassier instruments and you'll do fine.
you may also want to consider spending all your money on one really high
quality mic like a rode nt4 ....you can probably find one on ebay for around
$300 ...good luck!
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Glen
quite cheap (under 100$US on ebay), and it's given me great sound for
vocals, acoustic guitars, violin, cello, and even drums !
for the rest, i use (like 80% of the people here) SM57's. they're just great
and reliable all-around, and not so expensive...
Glen.
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Arny Krueger
> due to a limited budget I am currently only able to use a SM58 for
> all the recording I do, which ranges from acoustic guitars, electric
> guitars and bass, flutes and violins to singers singing rock and
> classical.
>
> This is of course not very satisfying so my question is:
>
> If you had to chose 4 low-budget (up to $300 give or take 50 a piece)
> which ones would you get?
(1) Behringer ECM 8000
(2) Marshall MXL 603
(3) SM57 w/external pop filter or SM58.
(4) open
Andre Engelhardt
sm57's and one high quality mic.
rock on,
-Andre
On 2004-02-09 03:27:42 +0100, "Jonny Durango"
<jonnybush_from...@comcast.net> said:
> sm57's will be the best for instruments.....get a few of them and use the
> 58's for vocals and bassier instruments and you'll do fine.
>
> you may also want to consider spending all your money on one really high
> quality mic like a rode nt4 ....you can probably find one on ebay for
around
> $300 ...good luck!
>
> --
>
> Jonny Durango
>
> http://www.soundclick.com/ratcitymusic.htm
Andre Engelhardt
tells me something has to be wrong with this thing. And what would you
recommend to use it for? I've never had a high opinion on Behringer
after their shameless copying started back with their Mackie-clones. So
I am wondering, what microphone are they trying to copy with the ECM
8000 and how much is the original?
About the Marshall MXL 603, excuse me for saying it so direct but I
heard they suck? Any opinions?
T.I.A.
-Andre
Thomas Bishop
> tells me something has to be wrong with this thing. And what would you
> recommend to use it for? I've never had a high opinion on Behringer
> after their shameless copying started back with their Mackie-clones. So
> I am wondering, what microphone are they trying to copy with the ECM
> 8000 and how much is the original?
> About the Marshall MXL 603, excuse me for saying it so direct but I
> heard they suck? Any opinions?
Well, I agree with Arny here. I have both of these mic's (not mikes) and
neither one "sucks." Yes, a measurement mic for $40. There is nothing
wrong with it except that some say it's noisy. I've never noticed as it's
been stuck inside a piano lid for its time with me. You can also use it as
a room mic, for recording orchestra (works with a Jecklin setup as it's an
omni), or for its intended purpose as a measurement mic. I never had a high
opinion either until I realized they were getting pretty darn good copies of
decent gear. It's a great company that provides decent gear to
budget-oriented people.
As for the 603, it also does not suck. I use a matched pair all the time
for recording handbells, orchestra, choir, and as audience response mic's at
my church. I think the top end is a little harsh, but that can be said for
any cheap Chinese condensor. I'm saving up for another Earthworks, but it's
a little out of your budget (although I'll be buying the sr69 from
sonicsense.com for $365).
Andre Engelhardt
<SPAMAWAYbi...@sbcglobal.net> said:
Thanks for your opinion, I guess I will just bother my favorite music
store again until they let me try a selection of mic's out for a week
or two.
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WillStG
>> Behringer ECM 8000? A measurement microphone for 30 bucks? Something tells
me something has to be wrong with this thing. And what would you recommend to
use it for? >>
Drums, percussion, guitar, Harvey Gerst says he's liked it on upright bass,
I think Arny puts them in pianos... It's a nice smooth sounding mic.
<< >> I am wondering, what microphone are they trying to copy with the ECM
8000 and how much is the original? >>
The $150 Audix TR40, according to Harvey who knows this kind of thing. But
apparently there are older versions of the ECM8000 that have transformers in
them, the newer ones I have and that Arny has don't have transformers in them.
If you hear complaints about these mics crapping out at high volume they might
have a different version of the mic. Harvey said about the ECM8000
" When I compared it to my Audix TR-40 (which I believe is made by MBHO), the
only differences I saw were these:
1. The TR-40 is black; the ECM8000 is silver.
2. The ECM8000 has gold plated XLR pins; the TR-40 does not.
3. One mic says Behringer; the other mic says Audix.
Those were the only physical differences I saw between them. It depends on
whether the cost of a law suit is worth it to the company being copied. I don't
think Audix sells a whole lot of the TR-40s, and for all I know, Behringer may
be buying the housings from MBHO, which would make it legal, unless Audix had a
non-competitive agreement with MBHO. Since MBHO offers the same housing as an
MBHO microphone, I doubt a non-competitive clause exists."
The mic is a bit noisy but has a hot output, and on loud sources the
noise shouldn't be a problem. Harvey says they actually have 10db more output
than the Audix TR40's do, and I have used them on acoustic guitar without the
noise being a problem.
Will Miho
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Scott Dorsey
>Behringer ECM 8000? A measurement microphone for 30 bucks? Something
>tells me something has to be wrong with this thing. And what would you
>recommend to use it for? I've never had a high opinion on Behringer
>after their shameless copying started back with their Mackie-clones. So
It ain't no B&K, but it's thirty bucks. It has a capsule that is a Chinese
copy of the Japanese omni capsules that a lot of inexpensive measurement
mikes use. It's a lot easier to build a good cheap omni than a good cheap
cardioid.
>I am wondering, what microphone are they trying to copy with the ECM
>8000 and how much is the original?
I think the original microphone using this general design was the Josephson
Series 5. But there are a lot of folks who have worked from that design.
I think Audix also makes a similar mike, and so does Crown. As far as I
know, they all use the same Japanese capsule. Earthworks uses a similar
capsule from the same manufacturer.
>About the Marshall MXL 603, excuse me for saying it so direct but I
>heard they suck? Any opinions?
I played with one, and it was no Schoeps, but what do you want for that
kind of money?
--scott
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Scott Dorsey
> The $150 Audix TR40, according to Harvey who knows this kind of thing. But
>apparently there are older versions of the ECM8000 that have transformers in
>them, the newer ones I have and that Arny has don't have transformers in them.
The Audix is also a copy of the Josephson Series 5. Or maybe it's a copy
of the Crown that is a copy of the Josephson Series 5. It's hard to tell.
>" When I compared it to my Audix TR-40 (which I believe is made by MBHO), the
>only differences I saw were these:
>
>1. The TR-40 is black; the ECM8000 is silver.
>2. The ECM8000 has gold plated XLR pins; the TR-40 does not.
>3. One mic says Behringer; the other mic says Audix.
>
>Those were the only physical differences I saw between them. It depends on
>whether the cost of a law suit is worth it to the company being copied. I don't
>think Audix sells a whole lot of the TR-40s, and for all I know, Behringer may
>be buying the housings from MBHO, which would make it legal, unless Audix had a
>non-competitive agreement with MBHO. Since MBHO offers the same housing as an
>MBHO microphone, I doubt a non-competitive clause exists."
The question is who makes the capsule on the Audix? Is it Chinese or Japanese?
That basically tells you what you need to know.