Cheap vocal mic setup? Kick mic, and Drum OH mic.

[CommunityMart]

Hear me out- would this work?

Microphone, um...think "Drum Microphone set; 6 in one".

Record a vocal using both the Kick drum mic and the Overhead condenser mics from the set.

You could get the lows up close, and use the overhead to distant mic. (3 ft 6 inches away)

The kick drum mic would record vocal 6 inches away.


Can you make sauce of this?

[johnwayne]

I think one good mic would work better. What are you trying to ask? Are you trying to decide what mics to buy?

Also if your room sucks and your mic is picking up room sound, a cheap condenser will sound like hell.

But, try it and if you hate it don't ever do it again. Only you will know until you've heard it. I don't think it sounds like a good idea but what do I know.

[CommunityMart]

johnwayne,

I think one good mic would work better.

Okay

What are you trying to ask?

Would two mics in this position sound good to record a vocal?
kick drum mic 6 inches (15 centimeters ) away.
condenser mic 3 ft 6 inches (1.5 meters ) away.

Are you trying to decide what mics to buy?

No. See this.

Also if your room sucks and your mic is picking up room sound, a cheap condenser will sound like hell.

My room sucks. This is bad for my question.

But, try it and if you hate it don't ever do it again.

I was wondering, like, theoretically.

[dacart]

The most obvious answer is an SM57. The problem, in your case i.e. one mic to rule them all, one mic to bind them (sorry, it seemed obvious:-) is where to place the mic to do all the things you want. OTOH if you have two mics (like two SM57s) then place one in a "mid room" position and the other closer to the vocalist. It's hard to tell from the info you're giving.

I think the main point here is PLACEMENT
.

Dan Carter

[CommunityMart]

I'll try the 3:1 rule with two sm57's but how about

sm57 -&- cheap condenser (mid-room)

The cheap condenser will have harsh (too loud) high frequencies, right?

[johnwayne]

Cheap condenser, cheap pre, and bad room = bad sound. 57 will be much more usable in a room that's not treated.

[David@MVS]

KEL HM-1 $129

Inexpensive condenser that will work on many things and not sound harsh.


Cheers,
David

Originally Posted by CommunityMart

I'll try the 3:1 rule with two sm57's but how about

sm57 -&- cheap condenser (mid-room)

The cheap condenser will have harsh (too loud) high frequencies, right?

[scrubs]

I've used a dynamic and condenser together for vocals, but I placed them very close together to minimize phase issues. A distant mic can add cool ambience in a good sounding room, but probably not in an untreated room.

Not the answer you're looking for, but the CAD M179 is a great all-around mic that happens to sound great on overheads, kick drum, and is definitely usable for vocals, too.

[CommunityMart]

I didn't know you could put a dynamic mic and a condenser mic close together. Why to avoid phase issues???

[scrubs]

Originally Posted by CommunityMart

I didn't know you could put a dynamic mic and a condenser mic close together. Why to avoid phase issues???

If the signal is arriving at different times to each mic capsule, there will likely be phase issues, which may or may not sound good, depending on the situation. Having the capsules the same distance from the source will minimize this. In general, though, using two mics on a vocal is pretty pointless for most stuff. Just use one mic that sounds good.

[drumzealot]

Most kick drum mics are large(er) diaphragm dynamic mics, like the Beta 52 or D-112. The RE-20 is also a LDD mics as well, right? I see that used on vox all the time.

I my view, a mic is a mic rather than a (fill in a sound source) mic. While some mics are used more for certain applications (SM58 on live vox, SM57 on snare, etc), these conotations may cause folks to feel needlessly hesitant reguarding experimentation.
I was tracking a local band in their mostly untreated basement and put a cheap SDC on the bass cab (thru a cheap pre, cheap converters, onto a cheap PC and edited using a very cheap and old DAW) and it sounded better than all the other things I tried. I almost didn’t try it just because, “you don’t mic bass cabs with a SCD.” BULL BAGLES!
In fact, I’m going to track some vox though my B52 tonight thru a Presonus blue tube with the tube in full affect just to see how it sounds. Probably sound cheap.

If the sound police have a problem with that then:

Fvck the police
Comin’ straight from the underground

[johnwayne]

Originally Posted by drumzealot

Most kick drum mics are large(er) diaphragm dynamic mics, like the Beta 52 or D-112. The RE-20 is also a LDD mics as well, right? I see that used on vox all the time.

I my view, a mic is a mic rather than a (fill in a sound source) mic. While some mics are used more for certain applications (SM58 on live vox, SM57 on snare, etc), these conotations may cause folks to feel needlessly hesitant reguarding experimentation.
I was tracking a local band in their mostly untreated basement and put a cheap SDC on the bass cab (thru a cheap pre, cheap converters, onto a cheap PC and edited using a very cheap and old DAW) and it sounded better than all the other things I tried. I almost didn’t try it just because, “you don’t mic bass cabs with a SCD.” BULL BAGLES!
In fact, I’m going to track some vox though my B52 tonight thru a Presonus blue tube with the tube in full affect just to see how it sounds. Probably sound cheap.

If the sound police have a problem with that then:

Fvck the police
Comin’ straight from the underground

Good point. Try everything. If you haven't, then you don't really know what your equipment can do. Much cheaper than buying new stuff because you read something. When you do something and it sounds good, you have just added to your arsenal of ideas tried and worked.