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Hello everyone

I tried posting this question over at gearslutz but nobody had any help for me. I forgot about my account here that I had years ago so I'm glad I'm back because I got more help here reading through the forums. Here's the question I asked:

I recently tried to record a little and I wanted to know what mic would be good for my voice type? I really don't consider myself a singer as I've never studied it but I'd like to start.
Here is the clip:

http://www.gearslut…

I recorded this clip on a Tascam DR-1. It's just a simple little portable device that fits in your pocket. I needed something with more tracks so I could follow along and bounce tracks around.
Was thinking of buying the Tascam DP-008 for strictly amateur stuff just for myself and my family so I'm not thinking of spending a ton of money for it all.
I do play trumpet also and I heard ribbon mics are good for brass.
Thinking of this one for trumpet but like I said I don't know much about them:

I also wanted to ask the pros and experienced here if there's anything on this list that would be good for my voice type as well as bass and guitar? Like I said I'm thinking of using the DP-008 for recording so if there's any mic in that list that would be compatible I'd appreciate the help.

Oh, and my price range is up to about $250 per mic, although I'm hoping I won't have to spend that much and that I could produce a clean sound cheaper.

Thanks in advance for everyone's help!

Comments

JasonAlanJohnson Sat, 08/07/2010 - 21:15

First of all,

the fact that you got that sound with a DR-1 just shows what great voice quality you have. A ribbon mic could sound great on you, but I would get to the store to experiment with some first. I love my ribbon mics, but only when the instrument calls for them specifically. Remember that mics are not the only component that counts when capturing a "clean" sound. Microphone preamps are also very important, and on your voice, I think a quality micpre could be crucial. My site talks about this and even gives suggestions for specific pieces of gear. I would post a link to the actual page, but I got kicked off of homerecording.com for that (god forbid I try to help someone). Anyway, if you visit and read about the Tracking Phase you will be in good shape. Good Luck and great voice!