*Home Vocal Booth - DIY vs. Manufactured

[rld]

It'll be interesting to hear it Bill.I didn't realize it was a dynamic mic, so what you said earlier make a little more sense. It's hard to imagine a dynamic mic sounding as good as my Neumann, but I have heard good things about the SM7B, and now this 'un so maybe I'll try one of these out.

[billg]

I was originally thinking about getting a SM7B but couldn't find one to check out. This other one just sorta fell in my lap to try out.I used a vintage Neumann on my last "real studio" project (don't remember if it was a U87 or 67) and no, this mic doesn't sound that good. But it is a pleasant departure from all of the "fizzy on the top end" cheaper mics I've been trying out. I also think that probably 75% of the people who used it would think it was too dark for today's music (although I read that the singer from Coldplay uses it in the studio). from what i've read it's not as bright as the SM7B but I dunno for sure.

[southpaw]

I have always heard great comments in reference to the RE-20. Matter of fact we tested out a bunch of microphones in class yesterday, i noted the RE-20 as something to look into - on account of its versatilty live and in the studio. A little of topic but while we are one mic's.. I also noted the Crown cm311 as a very good sounding headset mic... Ever performed with one of these?

[rld]

Quote:I also noted the Crown cm311 as a very good sounding headset mic... Ever performed with one of these? I have...definitely better than the side address mics. The crown comes out and sits right in front of your mouth.Last group I was in I had the wireless Crown headset and wireless guitar.Freedom baby!

[southpaw]

I was really impressed with the fullness and clarity, (i also hate using generic adjectives.. ) i hadnt really given electret condensers much consideration until i heard this... Unfortunately, now i have more mics to consider for performance.. I especially like the idea of moving around freely with a headset mic.

[billg]

I just did this using the R-20 for vox (it's in P2P too, sorry for the double up). The track just popped into the mix with no eq at all, no de-esser. the only thing I did was add a little delay and reverb. In fact, It sounds like I probally could have cut a little around 2.5k which is really a different experience for me. Getting my vocal track sitting right and "acceptable" is usually what takes me the longest time.I recorded it in the center of my horrible untreated room without it having any ill affect on the track. no more singing under blankets or hanging stuff on the walls, yahoo!Looks like I'm headed to Craig's list to post up my old mic so I can buy one of these.http://www.billgaunce.com/song/112

[rld]

Yeah...I like it...definitely works for the tune and I wouldn't pick out the vocals as being recorded with a sub par mic or anything.BTW, what do you use for drums?

[ciskokidd]

Matto and I used the RE-20 for years on vocals. It works really well on some voices and not so well on others, but it was the only mic we owned due lack of fundage. I do think that once you get a mic that works for your voice you sort of just stick with it. I like the AT mics on my voice. With the RE-20 we had to trim the mid range pretty hard on my voice.One really cool thing about the RE-20 is that it can take a beating. Man I must have dropped that thing a dozen times (it's pretty heavy and you have to make sure your mic stand doesn't tip over).It is also as noted by Mojo, a fantastic kick drum mic.Best,Cisko

[partyofone]

Mar 30, 2009, 1:49pm, southpaw wrote:Patrick, is there a reason you used the muslin fabric over a different kind? Just wondering.. That Guilford of Main stuff that people recomend is crazy expensive!How about that acoustic cotton, (ultratouch, or otherwise) did you look into that as well... It seems to work from what ive read just as well, although hard to shape with, it seems safer to work with and better for the environment i hear.. Thanks!Sorry I missed your note Jamie! I only used Muslin because it's cheap and works ha ha ha! It's actually super cheat a wal-mart and has a kinda cool rough look to my aesthetic. Only caveat is if you have and are planning on keeping carpet in your studio I would go with a more reflective fabric. Otherwise you're going to have too much high freq absorption happening. This is my biggest gripe about my current studio... I have carpet and can't afford to put in hardwood yet.

[Mark Kaufman]

Apr 3, 2009, 10:00am, ciskokidd wrote:One really cool thing about the RE-20 is that it can take a beating. Man I must have dropped that thing a dozen times (it's pretty heavy and you have to make sure your mic stand doesn't tip over).LOL, I think Bill might be sleeping finally, but this is from an email he sent me last night:"It's ugly to start with so you'll never worry about it getting scratched up, and you can use it to beat the hell out of intruders and it will probably still work."