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10th March 2008
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| Gear Head Joined: Feb 2008
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Thread Starter | What's your go-to vocal mic for female singers?
Ok, what's your number one go-to microphone for female singers (any vocal style)?
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10th March 2008
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| Moist PRO  Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Nashville
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M269c is my first choice. Then M49. After that, it's the usual suspects. |
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10th March 2008
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| Gear nut Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Erfurt/ Germany
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Neumann UM 57 or Gefell UM 70 |
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10th March 2008
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| Gear addict  Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Johnston, RI
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Peluso P-12 into a Vintech 1272 pre. Absolutely killer! Ben Mesiti TheStudioRI.com |
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10th March 2008
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Peluso 2247SE or the 22 251 if it's a real nice airy voice
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10th March 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Blue Kiwi!
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10th March 2008
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149 ...but only because I don't have a 67.
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10th March 2008
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| Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2004 Location: MO USA
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#1 Sony C48 #2 Peluso 2247LE #3 Neumann M149 Almost always in omni pattern. Been through lots, those are the ones I kept. If I had an open budget, then M49 without a doubt would be my top pick, for almost any singer. Where are all the M49 clones?  Steve |
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11th March 2008
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| Gear Head Joined: Feb 2008
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Anyone using a blueberry?
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11th March 2008
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| Gear nut  Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago Area
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Very good luck with the Gefell UM 92.1S Sounds great !
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11th March 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Sep 2005
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Karma Audio K-6 into SCA N-72 preamp....sounds just gorgeous. Jay |
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11th March 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: May 2006 Location: phallicdelphia
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john holmes 12XL.. it always gets them worked up
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11th March 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Orange County, CA or Oberlin, OH
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I just put my girlfriend through a nady RSM-4 and that is the most beautiful thing ever on her voice, cheap, but nice and soft... comfy... airy... just damn beautiful. I like ribbons on women. I wish I had a bigger mic collection though.
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11th March 2008
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| Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Miami, FL/Boston, MA
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Something 47'ish. Most of the time, a Soundelux E47. If that doesn't work, then its usually because I'm looking for something with a little more top and maybe a little more modern sounding, in which case I give the Telefunken AK47 a go. And if that doesn't work, I pick up the phone and call someone else! I'm kidding... sort of. Ed |
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11th March 2008
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| Moderator  Joined: Jan 2004 Location: New Zealand/Switzerland/guitar case
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I find most mics that are marketed as vocal mics sound good on male singers, but not often on female singers. I have been recording a female recently who sounds great through my josephson e22 (typically a tom mic). Ribbon mics can be good if you want that kind of sound. narco
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13th March 2008
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| Gear Head Joined: Feb 2008
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Thread Starter |
anyone else?
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13th March 2008
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles
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Soundelux e250. Much prefer it to Brauner and Neumann M149.
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13th March 2008
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Neumann - M269c
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13th March 2008
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| Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2006
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Korby Kat Blue or Neumann CMV 563/M7
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13th March 2008
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| Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Nashville, TN
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AT3035! I'm waiting for my first chance to use my new Avant CV 12 for female vox, but the 3035 has never let me down here. It's won out over U87, U47, AKG "The Tube", 414 for one of my favorite female vocal clients.
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13th March 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Dec 2002 Location: CARMEL
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AT 4030 or U 89 to a Manley DVC
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13th March 2008
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I don't have a huge selection, but - BLUE R6 on either AKG C451, or sometimes on a CL TS-1 is rarely beaten. I have used ribbons - most often to help 'thicken' otherwise anemic/nasally/sibilant voices. I'll put it beside another mic, and blend the 2... I haven't had the chance to put my recently re-ribboned M260NC in front of a gal, but am looking forward to trying it out as well. |
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14th March 2008
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149 ...but only because I don't have an 87.
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14th March 2008
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| Gear Guru  Joined: Aug 2005 Location: underground railroad
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. nah!, you don't want an 87 - skerew that... what you NEED is a good pzm....  .
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14th March 2008
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ADK Vienna AU
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14th March 2008
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| Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2008
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I started with a Blue-Blueberry and switched to the SM7B. The Blue is a great mic for acoustic guits but for my particular singer, the highs were coming in just a tad too bright. Signal chain at the time- BLue->2BA-221->TLA-50->DAW. I'll try again with a different signal path. BLue->X73i-> Purple Action->RME ADI-2-> DAW..we'll see how it works out. The SM7B has a very flat response. You can play with your sound afterwards. |
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