Looking for vocal mic suggestions

[Don]

I like the combo of KSM44 and Great River..Seems to pair nicely for me..As for different mics...so many choices look into the AT4060 at the price point..Good luck

[impact studios]

Hi

The right preamp is just as important as the right mic,in your case possibly a valve preamp would help too....

But its all down to the price you want to pay....

Do a search on this forum for more help

Good luck........

Regards Paul

[littledog]

The KSM44 is not going to add much meat to your basic sound. Assuming a U47 is out of your budget, maybe you should audition an AT4060.

[NathanEldred]

ADK A-48 (darker), ADK TT (airier), Soundelux U195 (either dark or airy with "fat" switch).

[chessparov]

Since you said you record live with a band, how about dividing the $1000 budget into two or more microphones?

You could, for example, try a classic dynamic, like an EV RE20 (or PL20), Shure SM7, Beyer M88,
Sennheiser 441, etc. It would help keep bleed
down for one thing.

My understanding is that out of all these, the RE20 tends to work for most all voices BTW.
I just picked up another EV 666 off e-bay,
and they sound very similar to a RCA 77DX.
(EV designed them that way for broadcasting use). Very warm and fat. Direct ancestor of the
RE20.

Also, the Studio Projects T3 is about to be
enhanced pretty soon. If you e-mail them,
or post at their forum at www.recording.org
you could find out more about that.

Another interesting try would be the AEA R84.

Chris

[dtobocman]

Classic dynamic (RE20, 441, SM7), U195, or AT4060.

[hurricaneE]

Originally posted by impact studios
The right preamp is just as important as the right mic,in your case possibly a valve preamp would help too....

Along those lines, I sang through the Speck 5.0-whcih I think has a very fat, present, and clean sound- on my band's last record and got a lot of compliments on the vocals (which is unusual for me). -E

[RKrizman]

I'm still enjoying the much maligned TLM 103.

Don't forget that other preamps will size up your sound differently. Neve knockoffs, Phoenix DRS-2, the newest Great River... (although I haven't heard the RNP)

-R