Low budget condenser mic for choral group

milenio83 · 12th July 2006

Hello, i need two mike for stereo choral group recording.
I thought about:
Audio technica at 3031
Audio technica pro37
Rode nt5
Oktava Mk012
What do you suggest?
Thank you

nathanvacha · 12th July 2006

My suggestion is get an oktava and later on if you need a better sounding mic you can always have it modified. I hear nothing but showering praises for the improvement the mods out there make.

Mike Douaire · 12th July 2006

Oktava's are sweet and they are cheap. Interchangable capsules with pads and everything. Check on Ebay, find a stereo pair, and buy them. I've used them as overheads on drums for some cheap recordings and they sound beautiful for low end stuff.

ps-if you can find the black russian ones, get those first, if not, then the rest are good too

warhead · 13th July 2006

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Originally Posted by milenio83

Hello, i need two mike for stereo choral group recording.
I thought about:
Audio technica at 3031
Audio technica pro37
Rode nt5
Oktava Mk012
What do you suggest?
Thank you

I suggest the Studio Projects C4 pair for that, it's on the cleaner side of things and has interchangable capsules as well. I've used the Oktava for recording a male choir once and it was a bit too gritty. If you get those, I guess find out what these mods are all about first. I've had good success with AT4041 also.

If you find the budget the Beyerdynamic MC930 pair are very nice, clean detailed mics. About $800 for the pair new though.

War

12th July 2006	#1
milenio83 Gear interested Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4 Thread Starter	Low budget condenser mic for choral group Hello, i need two mike for stereo choral group recording. I thought about: Audio technica at 3031 Audio technica pro37 Rode nt5 Oktava Mk012 What do you suggest? Thank you

12th July 2006	#3
Mike Douaire Gear addict Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 355	Oktava's are sweet and they are cheap. Interchangable capsules with pads and everything. Check on Ebay, find a stereo pair, and buy them. I've used them as overheads on drums for some cheap recordings and they sound beautiful for low end stuff. ps-if you can find the black russian ones, get those first, if not, then the rest are good too __________________ "I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music." - Billy Joel "Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art." - Charlie "Bird" Parker

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nathanvacha Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,231	My suggestion is get an oktava and later on if you need a better sounding mic you can always have it modified. I hear nothing but showering praises for the improvement the mods out there make.