EV RE20 or AKG C4500?

[kramp]

I need a mic for recording commercials. I will use it at my home, not in
professional studio, room ambience may be a problem which is why condenser
is not an option. But this C4500 seems interesting - has anyone tried it in
conditions similar to mine (home recording)? Also, it seems that RE20 has no
proximity effect at all? My voice is pretty thin so I usually need proximity
effect to sound 'bigger'. Maybe that's why C4500 would be a better choice...

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> I need a mic for recording commercials.

Gee, I try my darndest NOT to record commercials.

> I will use it at my home, not in
> professional studio, room ambience may be a problem which is why condenser
> is not an option.


Room ambience, if it's bad, is a problem with any mic that you use
unless you go for a very directional mic or something like the Coles
announcer's lip micorphone, but those won't give you the sound of a
"commercial" voice. A condenser mic is nothing special and you can't
make a bad room go away simply by using something other than a
condenser. Still, a condenser mic might not be right for your voice
and the sound you're trying to achieve.

> Also, it seems that RE20 has no
> proximity effect at all? My voice is pretty thin so I usually need proximity
> effect to sound 'bigger'. Maybe that's why C4500 would be a better choice...

Maybe so. Go try one (or both) out. That's the only way you'll know. I
sure can't tell you - but I can confirm that the proximity effect
isn't very great with an RE-20. They designed it that way.



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[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> I need a mic for recording commercials.

Gee, I try my darndest NOT to record commercials.

> I will use it at my home, not in
> professional studio, room ambience may be a problem which is why condenser
> is not an option.


Room ambience, if it's bad, is a problem with any mic that you use
unless you go for a very directional mic or something like the Coles
announcer's lip micorphone, but those won't give you the sound of a
"commercial" voice. A condenser mic is nothing special and you can't
make a bad room go away simply by using something other than a
condenser. Still, a condenser mic might not be right for your voice
and the sound you're trying to achieve.

> Also, it seems that RE20 has no
> proximity effect at all? My voice is pretty thin so I usually need proximity
> effect to sound 'bigger'. Maybe that's why C4500 would be a better choice...

Maybe so. Go try one (or both) out. That's the only way you'll know. I
sure can't tell you - but I can confirm that the proximity effect
isn't very great with an RE-20. They designed it that way.



--
I'm really Mike Rivers )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me here: double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo