Members ksl Posted September 6, 2020 Members Share Posted September 6, 2020 Hi all,,, Okay,,,I've found several great mics under $300Any thoughts on these for the soundhole on 12 string, single mixing a 6 string, & possibly some vox?RODE NT2-A & (RM2 clip)AUDIO TECHNICA AT2050 AKG O420CAD M179CAD E300S Again, many thanks.Kenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted September 7, 2020 Members Share Posted September 7, 2020 Strangely enough I've heard good things about the Behringer B-2 Pro (started out as a Chinese-made for Rode real Rode NT2). The AT2050 is reported to be kinda "meh". The AKG P420 has a decent reputation. The CAD M179 is a modern unvoiced mic - most folks end up wanting something more vintage voiced. The CAD E300S is just too weird - rechargeable. BTW it's usually best to mic a guitar at the 12th fret vs the soundhole (too boomy). P.S> I just ordered a B-2, talked myself into it after looking at a few reviews LOL. I had been looking to get a Rode NT1 (cardioid only) to go with my Rode M5's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ksl Posted September 9, 2020 Author Members Share Posted September 9, 2020 Thnx, RR! Just 'meh' on the AT2050? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted September 9, 2020 Members Share Posted September 9, 2020 I have an AT2020 and it's OK - I think what the cork sniffers dislike most are mics that need EQ to get where you want. Personally I'd think a flat mic would be preferable but maybe this dates back to when EQ was hard. There are some great EQ plugins nowadays. Here's how to EQ a B-2 Pro to sound indistinguishable from a vintage U87 😮 : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted September 10, 2020 Members Share Posted September 10, 2020 23 hours ago, RoadRanger said: I have an AT2020 and it's OK - I think what the cork sniffers dislike most are mics that need EQ to get where you want. Personally I'd think a flat mic would be preferable but maybe this dates back to when EQ was hard. There are some great EQ plugins nowadays. Here's how to EQ a B-2 Pro to sound indistinguishable from a vintage U87 😮 : yes there is Interesting but I have seen more broke Behringer gear than I can count. Behringer has a very low reliability factor. Could be the way folks treat a 200 dollar mic as opposed to a 3600 dollar mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted September 11, 2020 Members Share Posted September 11, 2020 22 hours ago, Mikeo said: Interesting but I have seen more broke Behringer gear than I can count. Behringer has a very low reliability factor. Could be the way folks treat a 200 dollar mic as opposed to a 3600 dollar mic I've concluded the same thing - I saw one guy bitching online that when he dropped his B-2 Pro it came apart and he had to re-assemble it. Still worked fine but obviously it was poorly constructed LOL. I peeked inside of mine and it has the newer circuit boards that are rumored to have the high end tamed a bit more than the older version. Personally I think the days of needing "voiced" mics is over but old paradigms die hard LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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