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jaz49 · 14th May 2008

I'm pretty new to home recording, but want to make some decent demos in my low rent home studio on my laptop. I'm getting good results with the guitar and keyboard tracks(direct into my DAW...Acid), but can't find a low priced vocal mic that is not very sibilant or harsh... or both. So far I tried the senn e835 which was horrible for me, and the AT 3035 condenser which is only a little better. I don't have decent room treatment, so that may be part of the problem with the 3035. Should I look at a dynamic mic like the Heil pr35 or pr22, or maybe a cardioid stage condenser that will keep out some of the room from the track. I DO have a lot of natural sibilance in my voice, and the senn e835 seemed to make it a lot worse. I'm considering the Shure sm86, the senn. e865, the Shure beta 87C, or one of the Heil dynamics. Any opinions or suggestions would be much appreciated.

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14th May 2008	#1
jaz49 Gear addict Joined: May 2008 Location: by the beach Posts: 393 Thread Starter	vocal mic choice - dynamic or condenser I'm pretty new to home recording, but want to make some decent demos in my low rent home studio on my laptop. I'm getting good results with the guitar and keyboard tracks(direct into my DAW...Acid), but can't find a low priced vocal mic that is not very sibilant or harsh... or both. So far I tried the senn e835 which was horrible for me, and the AT 3035 condenser which is only a little better. I don't have decent room treatment, so that may be part of the problem with the 3035. Should I look at a dynamic mic like the Heil pr35 or pr22, or maybe a cardioid stage condenser that will keep out some of the room from the track. I DO have a lot of natural sibilance in my voice, and the senn e835 seemed to make it a lot worse. I'm considering the Shure sm86, the senn. e865, the Shure beta 87C, or one of the Heil dynamics. Any opinions or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks SoundClick artist: Le Jaz - All original music... rock/blues/folk/jazz/alternative.. and all that.