Live Vocal Microphones

67plexi

67plexi

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Holy Cow!!!!!!!!!! That's a lot of bucks! I see the reviews for the Neumann look very good and the SR40V, has good reviews as well. I use a Shure 58 works good for me, if I tried any of those three I would probably want one, but seeing that they are all roughly in the same price range, I would take your first choice the SR40V.
 
67plexi said:
#1 I'm not a lead singer I just do it because I have to. I'm done with Sure and EV microphones
Not interested in Sennheiser most are import China now My AKG D-3700 lasted since 1992

First choice SR40V — Earthworks Audio
I does sound best for a male voice but $1000.00 USA made

Second choice https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro...rcardioid-handheld-condenser-vocal-microphone Made in Austria

Third choice https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/neumann-kms105-microphone Made in Germany.
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Do you really “need” 20hz-40Khz range?:wink:
I’m curious, what will you be using for preamps, predominantly, with your final selection?
I presume that you will be using something appropriate.
I like the spec’s on the Lewitt...low self noise, good spl, etc.
But the Earthworks is also a monster, and made in the USA. Self noise is 20db though, while the Lewett is 9db. Again, the preamp is going to come in to play there.
I’d like a chance to work with both the Earthworks, and the Lewett. I’m sure the Neumann is nice too, but the spec’s make me lean toward the Lewett for bang for buck.
That said, if I could discern any differences between the Earthworks over the Lewett, I’d pop for the one I liked better without much thought on price.
I can see why you are weighing your decision carefully...if you can’t demo them, it’s a tiny bit of a crapshoot.
Good luck! I wish I had more occasion to make decisions like this...
 
67plexi said:
#1 I'm not a lead singer I just do it because I have to. I'm done with Sure and EV microphones
Not interested in Sennheiser most are import China now My AKG D-3700 lasted since 1992

First choice SR40V — Earthworks Audio
I does sound best for a male voice but $1000.00 USA made

Second choice https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro...rcardioid-handheld-condenser-vocal-microphone Made in Austria

Third choice https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/neumann-kms105-microphone Made in Germany.
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+1
 
It never ends, This is no easy choice It's not the good old day's where my friend Reese would sell at cost 1970-2017
The Earthworks has a 15 year warranty will I live that long ???
And Yes I have a stereo tube microphone pre amp if needed with phantom power.
I just ordered two for the price of one Blue enCore 300 Black should get the job done for now

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...ncore-300-black-handheld-condenser-microphone
 
If you are hell bent on a condenser, this was used for lead vocals in just about all of my live recording projects. Must use some type of pop filter. The one that comes with it works well. They can take all the volume a singer can dish out and can get very loud stage volumes too. I've got 4 of them. I've tried many other condensers on stage, mostly large diaphragm, and most all feed back way before you get anywhere near stage volume.
Need I mention that they sound fantastic recorded.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/NT3--rode-nt3-medium-diaphragm-condenser-microphone
 
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67plexi said:
#1 I'm not a lead singer I just do it because I have to. I'm done with Sure and EV microphones
Not interested in Sennheiser most are import China now My AKG D-3700 lasted since 1992

First choice SR40V — Earthworks Audio
I does sound best for a male voice but $1000.00 USA made

Second choice https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro...rcardioid-handheld-condenser-vocal-microphone Made in Austria

Third choice https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/neumann-kms105-microphone Made in Germany.
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@67plexi ,

I'd like to ask if the intended use is for pro studio, home studio (treated/untreated?), or live?
What genre of music would be your target, and how loud do you generally sing? These factors
will have a dramatic effect on selecting the best choice of mic.
 
I got the microphone's today in the mail used one at a gig Impressed clean and clear. First tried it on my Allen and Heath QU-16 I had to lower the trim control from
22 to 15, I warned Keith our sound man on the hot output of the Blue en-CORE-300 I thought of using a tube preamp but didn't so far.
Sounded great through a floor monitor live for lead and background vocal's. It is a step up from any dynamic microphone I have ever used.
And for the price of a Sure SM-57/58 I'm happy
 
67plexi said:
I got the microphone's today in the mail used one at a gig Impressed clean and clear. First tried it on my Allen and Heath QU-16 I had to lower the trim control from
22 to 15, I warned Keith our sound man on the hot output of the Blue en-CORE-300 I thought of using a tube preamp but didn't so far.
Sounded great through a floor monitor live for lead and background vocal's. It is a step up from any dynamic microphone I have ever used.
And for the price of a Sure SM-57/58 I'm happy
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Good deal then! If it fits your needs, then so be it. You were shopping some pretty high end stuff, even for good quality console duties. Overkill for most applications, but that’s just an opinion...and everyone’s got one. The Blue mic’s you ended up with seem more appropriate for high end gig duties. I hope that you remain happy.
 
I've been at the Earthworks factory working on their lathes. They are not too far from me, in southern New Hampshire. They were very nice, and took me on a tour after I took care of business. They were happy to have a tech working on their machines who was a musician and a former machinist.

I was very impressed with their manufacturing and design processes. For a small place, they seem to be right on top of what they're doing.
 
I am looking for a mic for home recording vocals now. How would the Blue 300 be for that? I see Sweetwater has a demo for $129. I am on a very tight budget right now and need to keep the price below the $200 mark.
 
I like the line of AKG mics. I liked using there instrument mic for vocals the C1000.
The C1000 being the most expensive I owned, and had a few under a 100.00 that were good too.

The SM 58.

There is this angle, a decent mic preamp and or tc-helicon harmony singer.

(net video)


Behringer | Product | PH9

www.tc-helicon.com www.tc-helicon.com

Adaptive Tone for perfect EQ, compression, de-essing and gating. This feature only is really cool!

Its not pitch correction, still got to sing in key. LOL
 
@Cadorman, I ended up buying a couple of the Blue en-CORE-300 mics when Sweetwater had a "buy one, get one free" sale.

They are great mics, and am very happy Steve gave me the tip. They blow away the mics that I was using. They are incredibly clear.
 
SG John said:
@Cadorman, I ended up buying a couple of the Blue en-CORE-300 mics when Sweetwater had a "buy one, get one free" sale.

They are great mics, and am very happy Steve gave me the tip. They blow away the mics that I was using. They are incredibly clear.
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Do you think there would be any advantage to using a studio mic like the Blue baby bottle?
 
Cadorman said:
Do you think there would be any advantage to using a studio mic like the Blue baby bottle?
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I have no clue. Hopefully, someone with more knowledge steps in. I have a Rode NT-1 which is a nice studio condenser mic that works well for vocals and acoustic instruments.

I bought the en-CORE 300 mics because I needed new vocal mics for our rehearsal space. I was getting bored with throwing out cheaper mics every few years. The 300 has a ton of power, and everything needed to be turned down on the board when using them.
 
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