High register male vocal mic?

cheeky b · 5th June 2006

Looks like I'm about to get the nod to produce an album for an artist who has a great, loud voice - he's well known for impersonating female vocalists from Janis Joplin to Marlene Deitrich etc etc. Although this album will be him singing as himself, I imagine that quite a lot of it will be reasonably high register stuff.

I know that I'll just have to try a few mics and see what happens - and this may change song to song - but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions to add to the shoot out. I'll have access to a Wagner 47, a vintage U87, AKG 414, AKG Solidtube (you never know) an original Rode NT1 (even more you never now) and the usual sm57s and 58s.
I'm trying to get hold of an SM7 although they seem to be hard to get hold of down here.

Any specific mic or type of mic I really should be trying?

cheeky b · 5th June 2006

Bumpity bump.

retarded · 5th June 2006

I'd suggest you to try a good ribbon. I'm totally in love with Crowley and Tripp's Studio Vocalist.

5th June 2006	#1
cheeky b Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 202 Thread Starter	High register male vocal mic? Looks like I'm about to get the nod to produce an album for an artist who has a great, loud voice - he's well known for impersonating female vocalists from Janis Joplin to Marlene Deitrich etc etc. Although this album will be him singing as himself, I imagine that quite a lot of it will be reasonably high register stuff. I know that I'll just have to try a few mics and see what happens - and this may change song to song - but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions to add to the shoot out. I'll have access to a Wagner 47, a vintage U87, AKG 414, AKG Solidtube (you never know) an original Rode NT1 (even more you never now) and the usual sm57s and 58s. I'm trying to get hold of an SM7 although they seem to be hard to get hold of down here. Any specific mic or type of mic I really should be trying?

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retarded Gear Head Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 69	I'd suggest you to try a good ribbon. I'm totally in love with Crowley and Tripp's Studio Vocalist.