Need a mic, help. (Recording Mic)
Hi, I’ve been producing Hip-Hop for quite a while, also a little EDM, but mostly Hip-Hop instrumentals, and now with a couple of friends who write, we’ve decided to start recording at my house, problem is I don’t have a mic, and when I searched for one in guitar center I had no idea which one to choose. Please need help, anyone who knows about recording mics. Help appreciated, thank you. (A good price would be appreciated also)
Can’t go wrong with a SM58
You’ll also want a decent Mic Pre-Amp.
What equipment do you have?
What kind of voice are you recording?
What’s your budget?
How serious are you?
If you’re serious, an SM58 is a talkback mic or a hammer. If you’re doing it for S&G, it’s probably all you need.
really can’t beat the sm58. great mic and durable as a hell.
I don’t think I’d ever use a dynamic mic for serious recording, but that depends on what your studio setup entails.
A $300 dynamic mic was used to record most of Michael Jackson’s vocals. “Dynamic” doesn’t mean it’s not for serious recording……just the SM58’s popularity is really overblown.
FWIW - a couple MCs I know made mixtapes with the Blue Yeti and they sounded pretty damn good. If you’re on a budget I’d recommend it.
for decent instrument and vocal recordings an sm58 with a cheap presonus preamp should do just fine… you can also look at some of the lower end mxl’s if if you are on a serious budget
I personally like the Audix OM 7