I have narrowed my search for a vocal mic down to these 2, but I can't decide which one. I am going to be using it mostly for vocals, maybe a little acoustic guitar, but I am more concerned with the vocals. Give me your opinions. From what I have heard from others, it seems that the C3 is an all around better mic, but the C1 is better for vocals. Thanks for your help on this.
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My favorite trick for recording a singing guitar player is to us
My favorite trick for recording a singing guitar player is to use a figure-8 mic on vocals. Point the dead plane at the sound hole of the guitar - gives you great isolation on the vocals. If the room is less than ideal, I have a couple of small baffles - I'll stick one a couple inches from the back of the vocal mic.
I have also used a figure-8 on the guitar - point the dead plane of that mic at the singers "sound hole". I'm trying to get guitars recorded in stereo now, and I don't have the necessary mics to do that with all figure-8s - I'm getting close though.
One more CK94 capsule and I'll try recording guitars Blumlein with a baffle on the back side (if necessary).
Back when I was buying my first Studio Projects C3 mic, I was wondering if I should get 1 or 2 multipattern mics - I couldn't see much value in the Figure-8 pattern, besides using it for MS stuff.
Figure-8 is now one of my favorite tricks. It's a very powerful weapon in lots of different circumstances.
Studio Projects website claims that Max SPL is little higher for
Studio Projects website claims that Max SPL is little higher for C1, and frequency response seems a little flatter judging by polar plot. That said, I thought they were basically the same mics except the C3 was multipattern. Anyone else fill in the details?
I may be going out on a limb here, but I still would consider getting 2 mics for stereo recording of the acoustic guitar. I guess it depends on the style of music and your taste. Good luck on your hunt.