Best Microphone for HipHop purposes

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:46 pm

I posted this same question on the main forum before I noticed that this one was more specific...

with approximately a $500 budget what would be the best mic for purposes of recording rap vocals?

Thanks

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:59 am

The best suggestion i can offer is to try before you buy when possible. What works on my voice may not sound good on your voice, and visa versa. We've used mainly behringer B2 pro, and Rode NT1a's to record our vocals (hip hop/rap). Both of which are way under the $500 mark. Id suggest looking at large condenser mics. with cardiod pattern, variable patterns are ok, but you gotta think that every switch/connection is gonna degrade the signal a lil.

Just my $.02,
Peace,
BEN

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:13 am

i use a blue baby bottle for my hip hopping, but a sony c800g would be even better.

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:25 am

[b]Deleted for bad form... spam and all caps- too many sins at the same time. You should move to Las Vegas! Very Happy

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:51 am

Who the hell told this schmuck Boneless Dick he could sell his services here?

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:55 am

Sorry, I shouldn't have said that. I haven't spoken to his significant other yet...

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:34 pm

I'm sure the moderator will take out the trash asap...

Otherwise, how's it going Moonbaby? Long-time, no see(Never actually, but can't, thus far, be helped...).

TG

Oh! The topic! I'd go to the store and pickup a Shure SM57 AND an SM58(If you don't already have 12 of each?) and give them both a real try. At least you'd have a "base" to start from in your mic search. You'd know what "good" is... Then, you'll have something you can compare to any others that you consider... Me? Ain't NO studio mic for 500 bucks or less, that I would consider as "excellent" for any vocal purpose other than maybe an EV RE-20 or a Senn 421, or similar, which are dynamics - which you should have a couple of around the studio anyway, along with the Shure's, BEFORE considering a fine condenser. Of course, you'll also have to have a fine mic preamp - first - otherwise, you just won't know what you have when you find it. And when you DO find "it"(A great vocal mic that is), it'll cost you more than 5 bills...

Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:20 am

tringlesceo wrote:

i use a blue baby bottle for my hip hopping, but a sony c800g would be even better.

Yeah, sure the Sony c800g would be better, but even better still would be to make a microphone from the stretched tympanic memberanes from unicorns. It and the ELAM 251 are likely to be the only mics more expensive than the Sony. Laughing

I am curious about 1 thing...why do folks feel that Rap Vocals require a different mic? A good mic is a good mic. The NT-1A is a great mic for many things and it's a great price too. It might work well for rap, jazz, pop, rock, hell, just about anything. The same goes for so many more mics.

IOW, what makes a mic a good mic for rap?

J.

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:41 pm

Check the Shure KSM 32 out!It's wondeful on vocal breaths adding air to rappers!

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:34 pm

I like the BLUE MOUSE, its a bit on the harsh side, but it gives vocals a kind of raw/edgy taste. I like it personally. Smile

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:31 am

try an Nt2-A for $399

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:51 pm

Cucco wrote:

tringlesceo wrote:

i use a blue baby bottle for my hip hopping, but a sony c800g would be even better.

Yeah, sure the Sony c800g would be better, but even better still would be to make a microphone from the stretched tympanic memberanes from unicorns. It and the ELAM 251 are likely to be the only mics more expensive than the Sony. Laughing

I am curious about 1 thing...why do folks feel that Rap Vocals require a different mic? A good mic is a good mic. The NT-1A is a great mic for many things and it's a great price too. It might work well for rap, jazz, pop, rock, hell, just about anything. The same goes for so many more mics.

IOW, what makes a mic a good mic for rap?

J.

its cause they dont know anything about mics n figure theres different mics for different things,

n since rap vocals are different for singing or rock vocals, there might be a certain mic that deals with the type of sounds rap vocals make better then others...

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:31 am

northern_california wrote:

n since rap vocals are <b>different</b> for singing or rock vocals

Yeah, they (rap vocals) <b>rarely</b> require any talent.

**LET THE FLAMING BEGIN**

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:00 am

Cucco wrote:

...snip...I am curious about 1 thing...why do folks feel that Rap Vocals require a different mic? A good mic is a good mic. The NT-1A is a great mic for many things and it's a great price too. It might work well for rap, jazz, pop, rock, hell, just about anything. The same goes for so many more mics. ...

You know, without having tried to record hip hop or rap, I would think that with all of the explosive spoken-word vocal gymnastics a good dynamic would sound better than a LDC. But you always read about them going for the high end mics, so I guess you are right - a good mic is a good mic. Can't be that anyone in the music industry is motivated by style and snob appeal rather than sound.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:48 am

To my Man freesignal...You know what... I would be pissed because of your comment about rap vocals needing very little talent if it wasn't for the garbage that has been released in our genre since the greats were killed (Pac And B.I.G). The fact of the matter is that the art of hip hop (ART DAMN YOU) is becoming really wack
due to over saturation and lack of lyrical skill. also alot of
people have confused rap with hip hop lyracism. to prove my point listen to an artist named Common (the latest album he recorded) and compare it to Young Jeezy. Jeezy is a Rapper and Common is an M.C. (M.C.'s and D.J.'s are the cornerstones of hip hop)
Rappers are gross perversions of what hip hop is. A rapper is what an M.C. see's when looking into the mirrors of a fun house at the carnival. anyway...
I'm trying out different mics myself because what works for some people might not work for others...right now I'm messing around with The Bluetube pre amp,Mxl 990,Nady SCM 900, will be getting a Shure beta57a and plan on upgrading to a
C 414 soon as I get some more cash. I advise anybody trying to get a good mic to look as this forum and constantly check out product reviews on the web because honestly from what I'm learning you can never have enough mic's and each session may require something different. Peace

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