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reactr04 · 13th July 2007

Thanks for all the good advice, posters! I haven't had a chance to try out many of the toys people have recommended but at least with your suggestions I have a few places to start!

@ emceecee ready: I use the KSM32 where I work now and it's decent. Sometimes I feel like it's a little boomy but I may be overcompressing it. Our engineer was an old school guy who had basically run it straight into the board. He's since retired to Florida.

@ u b k: Thanks for all the input. I definitely don't want to sound like ass, but I'll do whatever kind of read I need to do if it puts dinner on the table :-). You mentioned the R84. I've never considered a ribbon mic but the price from Mercenary is definitely right. What pre/comp matches up well with it? As for the SM7, is an original a MUST over a new model? I've used them but they've always seemed too upper-mid rangy for me. Maybe this was a newer one? And lastly (to demonstrate my ignorance) I have no idea how to answer the question "you have a tight, dry booth, no comb filtering, flutter echo, or low-mid tub?"...I'm sorry.

Thanks for the suggestions, all...PLEASE keep em coming.

13th July 2007	#7
reactr04 Gear interested Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Washington DC USA Posts: 10 Thread Starter	Thanks for all the good advice, posters! I haven't had a chance to try out many of the toys people have recommended but at least with your suggestions I have a few places to start! @ emceecee ready: I use the KSM32 where I work now and it's decent. Sometimes I feel like it's a little boomy but I may be overcompressing it. Our engineer was an old school guy who had basically run it straight into the board. He's since retired to Florida. @ u b k: Thanks for all the input. I definitely don't want to sound like ass, but I'll do whatever kind of read I need to do if it puts dinner on the table :-). You mentioned the R84. I've never considered a ribbon mic but the price from Mercenary is definitely right. What pre/comp matches up well with it? As for the SM7, is an original a MUST over a new model? I've used them but they've always seemed too upper-mid rangy for me. Maybe this was a newer one? And lastly (to demonstrate my ignorance) I have no idea how to answer the question "you have a tight, dry booth, no comb filtering, flutter echo, or low-mid tub?"...I'm sorry. Thanks for the suggestions, all...PLEASE keep em coming.