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"mcnews" wrote:
i'd like a pros opinion with much experience with many mics to off er
their opinion on the best all purpose mic in the $400-900 range. i
will be using it mostly for vocals, acoustic guitar and upright bass.
my preamps are humble and will remain so for a while. please try to
stay on topic with your reply and please do not answer my question with
more questions. i am not a pro and have no aspirations to become one.
just want to make decent recordings.
how about the ev re-20 for example?
tia,
mcnewsxp
I've got a lot of mileage out of the AKG C414. It might not be the
absolute best on anything but it works pretty well on almost everything.
The multiple patterns give you a lot of flexibility.
If you really want to save money, try the AKG C535EB. It's promoted as
a condensor vocal mic but it sounds good on a lot of instruments. It'll
be below the $400 mark.
-Jay
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