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I'm down to the wire deciding on one good mic for my studio. I say 'one' because it's all I can afford at the moment, in the $400 range. I've done as much research as I can through mags and online resources and have eliminated all the models and narrowed it to 2 or 3. The primary use for...

Good/bad idea? Haven't got the chance to try it out, maybe one of you guys did once? I'm after a heavy metal kinda drumsound. Now I got a pair of C1000's, but they suck... Maybe a pair of NT1000 would do a better job. I already got 1, maybe I should buy a second.

This is a weird one. I have owned an NT1 for a few years now. Lately I've done a few sessions using this one and another one as stereo overheads on drums. Each time I didi this I had to reverse phase one of channels as they were obviously out of phase with each other. I thought it was...

I am working with a church that has an EV RE-20 and wants to record their soloists..mostly female. I suggested they get a Rode NT1, NT2, etc with better frequency response. The EV sounds thin and checking into the response I can see why. Isn't the RE-20 used mostly for bass drum? Anyone...

Anyone tried these? I currently use a Neuman TLM103 which I like a lot but wish to add a new option. I was considering the BLUE Mouse, but these (Rode NTV or NTK and the SP T3) sound interesting. Or are they a step down from what I'm using. Mostly Male Vocal use.