and survey says?.

I know this is such a difficult subject but i was just wondering if any one could give me some advice.

I currently have a AKG C3000 mic and a Behringer Ultragain Pro Mic 2200 and am not really happy with the sound, I would like something warmer.

Hi,

I recently just watched the film "Metallica - Some Kind Of Monster" and through the entire recording process, James Hetfield sings into this handheld vocal microphone in the control room instead of going into the booth...

It almost looks like he's holding a backwards gun sort of...

Anyone know what kind of microphone this is?

Is anyone here familiar with the vocal sound on the Strokes 'Last Night' or even some of The Killers songs?

For smoothing out deep rougher voice as much as possible, what would be the best bet in a mic?
I know it is hard to describe on the internet.

Hi all,

On The Pennywise Self Titled album, what vocal mikes and levels do you think Jim Lindberg used?

I recently went to a local studio out here in Tampa (Deep Productions) and what I noticed is that when the RE recording vocals (4 hip hop) he had the artist do two vocal runs. He was able to place the 2nd run behind the lead, and thickin it up, but really without you hearing the difference in the tracks. in other words... if the words didn't exactly line up you couldn't really tell.

I was wondering if anyone knows how to get the effect that is used in a lot of death metal on the vocals. A great example of the is "Dead by Dawn" by Deicide, the sounds of the growling and screams in the beginning. It's sort of a phasing type sound that I have heard on many Deicide songs and also some Bloodbath songs like "The Soulcollector".

I’m racking my brain here. I need to pick up the following gear, but I live in a remote area, so A/Bing this gear isn’t possible. I know my ear will tell me if I like something or not, but I have to buy most of my gear online, so I don’t really have that option, unless I use a LOT of time and shipping costs. Plus I’m limited on funds right now (I’ve sunk all my money into building my studio).