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jacktadoussac · 16th October 2009

I'm assuming you're acquiring the Apogee Duet -- and perhaps most of your stuff will be live off the floor, as in no overdubs. But of course, you have the potential to add them if you wish.

I would suggest a pair of RE20 (or SM7B) so that you can experiment with stereo miking (as well as mono), and use the mic-pres that are built into the Duet.

If you want to open up the door to the gear acquisition hobby, in addition you could consider a pair of ribbons or condensers, but usually these cost much more.

The RE20 is a good all purpose mike -- by this I mean you can record in bedrooms and living rooms, and it will pick up other players in the room like drummers and rhythm guitar players.

I use a pair of these with a discontinued Lavry sound card -- called the Mini PRSII -- a USB powered ADC with a mic pre for dynamic mics. It provides way more satisfaction that a Konnect 24D...you can concentrate on making music and not fiddle faddling with technology...

When I get a Mac I'll probably go for a Duet.

16th October 2009	#4
jacktadoussac Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 292	I'm assuming you're acquiring the Apogee Duet -- and perhaps most of your stuff will be live off the floor, as in no overdubs. But of course, you have the potential to add them if you wish. I would suggest a pair of RE20 (or SM7B) so that you can experiment with stereo miking (as well as mono), and use the mic-pres that are built into the Duet. If you want to open up the door to the gear acquisition hobby, in addition you could consider a pair of ribbons or condensers, but usually these cost much more. The RE20 is a good all purpose mike -- by this I mean you can record in bedrooms and living rooms, and it will pick up other players in the room like drummers and rhythm guitar players. I use a pair of these with a discontinued Lavry sound card -- called the Mini PRSII -- a USB powered ADC with a mic pre for dynamic mics. It provides way more satisfaction that a Konnect 24D...you can concentrate on making music and not fiddle faddling with technology... When I get a Mac I'll probably go for a Duet.