> --- Ed Billeaud <edva@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > > > Good time to be in the market. Lot's of nice > > choices in that price range, or less. > > Just saw a Phil Ramone interview, where, > > after a shootout, he chose the AT 4047 for > > a very major project, over some very well > > known alternatives. > > I read that article too and the 4047 would be a great > all around choice. Another one that gets raved about > is the m-audio sputnik. And Sweetwater has the > Blueberry on sale for $649. (B stock). This is my > personal mic and although it is not as versatile as > others it works great for my voice. > JP > And I should also mention the wonderful Royer Mojave Audio MA 200, which is working very well for me on vocals and etc. Nice review on that too in this month's EM mag. Peace, Ed Billeaud Snowflake Studio P.O. Box 7637 Breckenridge, CO 80424 970-453-6830 edva@earthlink.net http://www.soundclick.com/edbilleaud

On Apr 5, 2007, at 7:51 AM, Ed Billeaud wrote: >> --- Ed Billeaud <edva@earthlink.net> wrote: >> > And I should also mention the wonderful > Royer Mojave Audio MA 200, which is working > very well for me on vocals and etc. > Nice review on that too in this month's EM mag. For under $1000 in the general purpose large diaphragm mic category I'd make only 2 considerations based on about a dozen or so mics I've tested in the last year. AT fet 4047 Shure KSM32. (the KSM32 has a different capsule than the other 2 Shure mics in this series. I like it better than those) bd

At 10:22 AM 4/5/2007, you wrote: >On Apr 5, 2007, at 7:51 AM, Ed Billeaud wrote: > > >> --- Ed Billeaud <<mailto:edva%40earthlink.net>edva@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> > > And I should also mention the wonderful > > Royer Mojave Audio MA 200, which is working > > very well for me on vocals and etc. > > Nice review on that too in this month's EM mag. > >For under $1000 in the general purpose large diaphragm mic category >I'd make only 2 considerations based on about a dozen or so mics I've >tested in the last year. > >AT fet 4047 >Shure KSM32. (the KSM32 has a different capsule than the other 2 >Shure mics in this series. I like it better than those) > >bd In that same price range, the Rode NT2000 has gotten extremely favorable reviews as well.

I know I am going to sound like a crazy man for making this recomdation but in the Large Diaphram Tube Mic Category for under $1000, hell I think it is even under$500, take a look at M-Audio's SPUTNICK. I just used it on a project and was really impressed....

A surprising mic, and not just for what it costs, is the MCA SP-1, $40 US from Pacific Sound & Stage Lighting. Jim Williams of Audio Upgrades mods these, replacing all the electronic parts except for the circuit board, and says once that's done they rival far more costly mics. Even stock, they are usable right out of the box. They use a clone of the Schoeps output circuit, transformerless, which eliminates the unfortunate sound (to me, anyway) of the really bad transformers in so many of the inexpensive LDC's. -- ha

I Love the Shure BETA 58, coz it sounds really nice on so many instruments too, with very little bleed. It's cheap, good for live applications, and good enough for studio projects, on vocal AND instruments. For Strictly studio projects, and strictly vocal, check out SE Electronic SE 2200, Røde K2, and Neumann TLM 103.

--- Chris Nichols <forums@logic-users.org> wrote: > Message posted by Chris Nichols <cninnyc@gmail.com>: > > I know I am going to sound like a crazy man for > making this recomdation but in the Large Diaphram > Tube Mic Category for under $1000, hell I think it > is even under$500, take a look at M-Audio's > SPUTNICK. I just used it on a project and was > really impressed.... Nobody will think you are crazy. In fact, I already mentioned this one. This one has been highly recommended by some reviewers that i highly repsect. JP