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I'm looking for a good and cheap vocal mic. It will be used on all kinds of vocals, all from the highest pithed female vocals to deepest male vocals and metal growling and screams.

I don't have a big budget as I am a poor student ;) but I would rather prefer that you'd recommend a little expensive mic over a crappy one :) Just the best for the money.

thanks in advace.

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Davedog Fri, 06/20/2008 - 12:10

The Audio Technica mics as a whole completely blow away the mics you have in your list.

Dont get me wrong I own a MK319 and I love it. It was chosen from several which all had a huge variation of sound from mic to mic. The CAD's are somewhat better and I'm not a fan of the MXL mics.

It all has to do with quality control. Most of the less expensive condensers have this problem and swing wildly in sound quality from mic to mic.

Audio Technica mics do not. You could equip a pro studio with only AT mics and depending on outboard gear, could get a great sound under any circumstance as well as musical genre.

By design, all the models display a particular sound quality and tonal response, so tailoring your collection to particular sources is fairly no-brainer.