Jim Klein
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This may be impossible for anyone to answer, but I figure I'd ask anyway. After being "retired" from the record thing for about 10 years, I'm taking a shot with a young singer/songwriter I met out here in the sticks. She is a great talent both as singer and writer, and we will be recording the "keeper" vocal tracks in a month or so. Right now, we are working through things with my AT 4050, which sounds ok, but nothing special (my Studio Projects C1 is WAY too crispy for her, and my VIP-50 was too dark). Here is the deal:
I have a friend who has a nice mic collection (but no studio to test any of them). He lives far from me, and is willing to lend me ONE mic for a month to do vocals with. I won't be able to sound check any of them with the singer so this decision has to be made from available data and the consensus of colleagues. Since I don't have experience with all of the mics available, I would appreciate any educated opinions.
The vocalist has a nice, full high alto voice, a huge range, and a tendency to get a little "choked" and thin sounding at the top of her range. She also has incredible dynamics.... with the 4050 I keep the -10db pad engaged, and she can still overload it if she isn't careful.
The mics available to me are:
U47 tube
U67
C12 VR with original C12 capsule installed (modification done by Tracy Korby)
Korby Emperion
Out of that list, I've only used the 47 and 67, so please help me make this decision. I really want her to jump out of the tracks.
Thanks, everybody
I have a friend who has a nice mic collection (but no studio to test any of them). He lives far from me, and is willing to lend me ONE mic for a month to do vocals with. I won't be able to sound check any of them with the singer so this decision has to be made from available data and the consensus of colleagues. Since I don't have experience with all of the mics available, I would appreciate any educated opinions.
The vocalist has a nice, full high alto voice, a huge range, and a tendency to get a little "choked" and thin sounding at the top of her range. She also has incredible dynamics.... with the 4050 I keep the -10db pad engaged, and she can still overload it if she isn't careful.
The mics available to me are:
U47 tube
U67
C12 VR with original C12 capsule installed (modification done by Tracy Korby)
Korby Emperion
Out of that list, I've only used the 47 and 67, so please help me make this decision. I really want her to jump out of the tracks.
Thanks, everybody