Recording Mic

[mandofocus]

Hey guys-
I am looking for an inexpensive recording mic like they use in a studio.
Also does anyone knows a good mic to use to record into a computer with the same quality as a studio?

Thanks

-PJ- :cool:

[Chip]

I think that good inexpensive mic and like they use in a studio are somewhat incompatible terms :)

A lot depends on what you're recording and what your budget is.

There are some very good general-purpose mics (basically Neumann U-87 knockoffs) in the $300-500 range that will work for acoustic instruments and vocals quite well.

If you're doing exclusively voice, you have a choice between several different types of mics, depending on the particular voice you're recording and the sound you're after.

If you want basic, serviceable, not-particularly-amazing- but-workable, the old standby Shure SM-57/58 or the Audio Technica ATM-31 or 21 are good choices and are generally under a hundred bucks each if you shop around.

Hope that helps, and if you have more specifics, feel free to ask away...

[matt the fiddler]

for the best omni mic under a hundred dollars- www.core-sound.com makes a line of mics i use extensivly for mini discing.. and other recording... [low cost binaurals[ i use these for all my demos/ friends audition tapes- i can send you examples of stuff recorded with these if you want........ both out door, and in a some what isolation room.....

they also ahev a litlle more high powered condenser for around $300?? with battery pack- i woudl reccomend that set of mics ANYDAY if you are on a tight budget- you would put in 4 times that money on any other brand to get the clarity those mics offer...........

th sm-57/ is what i mainly use/ prefer to use on my fiddle for live stuff. and the sm-58 are great live voacal mics.. pretty much the standard where ever i go... they woudl wrok fine in a home studio... [ i am assuming you arn't getting really really expensive gear.... ] as the mic is only about 20% of the studio sound equation... you really need an isolation room to get much good sound... [away from your computer fans]

if you want a recording quality that is pristene [like creeks for example] you won't get that at home unless you put a hundred thousand dollars or so into building the isolation rooms, and all the hard ware, and protools... jsut go rent time in a studio first...