Hey-

I am trying to start a "community" web site geared strictly towards the review of various studio, stage, and other microphones. This web site should be very useful because it will be honest opinions and not someone trying to sell you something... although I WILL be advertisign on the site. If you have strong opinions on any type of microphones... post them here...

Hi

I own a RODE NTK mic, and am not that happy with the sound. It's brittle, and not very focused.

I would love to get a better mic, but the budget is a little restrictive. So instead, I ordered a replacement tube for the mic, in the hope that I could improve the sound.

The tube I chose was a NOS Philips E88CC/6922 SQ from Holland.

I have a Martin HD28 (the scalloped bracing means more low end than the D28), and a Shure KSM 27 for recording voice and guitar simultaneously.

Does anyone know anything about this Mic?

Audio-Technica XM1 Cardioid Vocal Microphone
A quality all metal construction hand-held vocal microphone with built-in ball style windscreen. Frequency response of 100-10,000 Hz, 500 ohms impedence, XLR-Male output connector. Packaged with a high quality flexible stand clip with threaded metal insert.

Anyone use this? How does it compare to the SP VTB-1 or the Brick?

I just purchased a BLUE Bluebird microphone for a gig I did over the weekend and was very impressed by this microphone. Any others used the BLUE series and have any thoughts on them? I found this particular microphone to have a very open, very neutral, very pleasing quality. I was using it to record a soprano in a soprano/piano recording session. The piano was recorded with two AT-4051s.

Ok I STILL can't figure out what I want (no way to test mics here in the middle of nowhere). I use a 414 uls through a 428 with a distressor as my vocal chain and it works pretty good. I want to step it up with a better mic as I have read the 414 is not really a superb vocal mic. I am looking at something from Geffell, because all I have read says their great.

Im looking at getting the RODE nt4 condensor mic (more so for recording acoustic guitar).
Has anyone out there used this mic before?-----
Give me the good and the bad.
is is worth the $$$$$$$ ?

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

Hi,

I've heard that ribbon mics are less prone to sibilance than, say, condensers. But is that just because they just have less top end?

If so, I guess this wouldn't solve a sibilance problem, because on boosting the high frequencies to get a desirable tone, wouldn't the sibilance return?