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Subject:Need Mic / Pre-Amp Advice Posted by: butterball Date:7/25/2003 2:06:04 AM Sorry if this is a little off-topic; I didn't know where else to post. Anybody have any ideas on a good mic for recording acoustic guitar? The one I have now is junk -- am trying to spend less than 200-250, in possible. Looking at Shure sm-57, AKG 535, maybe even Behringer ECM8000... Oh, and PRE-AMPS... Can someone recommend one that's not too expensive?
Subject:RE: Need Mic / Pre-Amp Advice Reply by: braulio Date:7/25/2003 8:27:02 AM I like Shure microphones. They seem to give the best quality for the money. I don't think that any of the mics you mentioned are really designed for studio recording of acoustic guitar. You might look at something like AKG C1000s to stay within the $200 budget.
Subject:RE: Need Mic / Pre-Amp Advice Reply by: drbam Date:7/25/2003 9:04:28 AM For acoustic guitar (and many other applications) I would go with the Oktava 012. A small condensor mic that is often compared to high end Neumanns and sounds incredible on acoustic instruments. They are always on ebay for $100-200. I would not use a C1000 on acoustic guitar - way too edgy and brittle sounding. For a mic pre, the best deal IMO is the Studio Projects VTB-1. Another piece of gear that is compared to units costing much much more. Very clean and quiet and also has a tube drive if you want to warm things up or even distort the crap out of it. They are also on ebay new for $130. HTH, drbam
Subject:RE: Need Mic / Pre-Amp Advice Reply by: Pierre Date:7/25/2003 6:05:56 PM Mic Pre :Rane MS-1b
Subject:RE: Need Mic / Pre-Amp Advice Reply by: Yoyodyne Date:7/28/2003 3:02:06 AM Another vote for the Oktava 012 - great bang for the buck. As far as Mic pre's go, for the money Mackie mixers have some pretty decent pre's & if you can go up to about 500 bucks the FMR audio RNP is supposed to be awesome. Yoyodyne

Subject:Need Mic / Pre-Amp Advice

Posted by: butterball

Date:7/25/2003 2:06:04 AM

Sorry if this is a little off-topic; I didn't know where else to post.

Anybody have any ideas on a good mic for recording acoustic guitar? The one I have now is junk -- am trying to spend less than 200-250, in possible. Looking at Shure sm-57, AKG 535, maybe even Behringer ECM8000...

Oh, and PRE-AMPS... Can someone recommend one that's not too expensive?

Subject:RE: Need Mic / Pre-Amp Advice

Reply by: braulio

Date:7/25/2003 8:27:02 AM

I like Shure microphones. They seem to give the best quality for the money. I don't think that any of the mics you mentioned are really designed for studio recording of acoustic guitar. You might look at something like AKG C1000s to stay within the $200 budget.

Subject:RE: Need Mic / Pre-Amp Advice

Reply by: drbam

Date:7/25/2003 9:04:28 AM

For acoustic guitar (and many other applications) I would go with the Oktava 012. A small condensor mic that is often compared to high end Neumanns and sounds incredible on acoustic instruments. They are always on ebay for $100-200. I would not use a C1000 on acoustic guitar - way too edgy and brittle sounding.

For a mic pre, the best deal IMO is the Studio Projects VTB-1. Another piece of gear that is compared to units costing much much more. Very clean and quiet and also has a tube drive if you want to warm things up or even distort the crap out of it. They are also on ebay new for $130.

HTH,

drbam

Subject:RE: Need Mic / Pre-Amp Advice

Reply by: Pierre

Date:7/25/2003 6:05:56 PM

Mic Pre :Rane MS-1b

Subject:RE: Need Mic / Pre-Amp Advice

Reply by: Yoyodyne

Date:7/28/2003 3:02:06 AM

Another vote for the Oktava 012 - great bang for the buck. As far as Mic pre's go, for the money Mackie mixers have some pretty decent pre's & if you can go up to about 500 bucks the FMR audio RNP is supposed to be awesome.

Yoyodyne