Bubba wrote:

I'm kind of tired of using regular Shure vocal mikes for my studio
recording, would like to pick up some condenser mikes for drums, guitar
cabs, and vocals for semi-live/demo style recordings. I'll be using Tascam
digital 788 8 track. Wondering if AKG C1000s are decent enough to get a
great recording. Or what could someone suggest in the $200-500 retail
neighborhood

My church has a few of them. They may be better than an SM57 for a
drum overhead, but overall I really don't like them. I even prefer
using an omni lav mic meant for vocals rather than the C1000.

In my opinion, the main problem with the C1000 is that that it's
just got too much of a peak from 3000Hz up to 10000Hz or so. I
feel like if I could EQ that away, it would sound decent, but
the EQ to do is beyond the capabilities of the console I'm using,
and if I were going to get a special EQ for it, why not just get
a better mic instead? :-)

- Logan