Greets and Happy New Year!

I'm a newbie who is trying to set up a little recording setup. My needs are realy basic : I just need to be able to record midi via a keyboard and vox at the same time, to record to CD.

I was wondering if anyone here, was familiar with the Microphone setup on the Kind Of Blue recording, by Miles Davis.

What would be a good vocal mic to purchase for around $500 if you have any suggestions that are more I'm open to waiting a little longer to purchase one to save up the money but try not to go over $1000 and tell me why i should wait to get that one over one that is around 500 dollars one mic that i was looking at was 600 it was the AKG c4000 what do you think of this one?

Hi!

Joe H- I read your essay on 2 mic VS multimic recording and enjoyed it. A good explanation of how when when we have no visual and enviornmental cues to help us, the audio balances must be much more exact to provide a good musical experience.

Many of my classical/ orchestral clients say they want 'full dynamic' but also do not want to constantly adjust their car volume controls. I employ various tricks to help with this. Unlike pop, in classical, dynamics are still allowed and encouraged (thank god).

AUDIOTECHNICA 4050/CM5
RODE NTK
Shure KSM44
Studio Projects T3

Out of these 4 Mics, Witch would give me the best quality vocals? i want my vocals 2 stand out really well. i have herd what the KSM44 sounds like and NTK. i have never herd vocals recorded with the 4050, or t3.

What in your opinion would be best for pop, hip hop , and R&B vocals?

Right i'm looking to invest in a decent set of drum mics as part of a project studio, which is being steadily built upon with the intention of eventually renting it out. Now i'll have to admit i'm not very hot on drum mics, i usually use SM57's on snares and toms, and whatever designated bass drum mic and condensor overheads happen to be available.

I'm an acoustic guitarist/singer looking for that one mic... I guess I did somthing wrong because my last post was removed *shrug* Anyway I'm trying again. I can spend 1-2 grand and I'd be using it through an mbox with pro tools. Thanks

I just got a G5 mac with Pro Tools and the Mbox. I do acoustic recordings alone. Guitar, Vocals, and a little acoustic percussion/shakers. So it's pretty simple. but I'm wondering where to go from here. can anyone recommend a good acoustic/vocal mic? I read the monitor post and I know I should get some soon as I'm using headphones.