Everything I've tried on my modest budget has still had me struggling with peircing, sharp, sometimes bitey areas that IMO take away from the awesome performance...
Here is what I've used going into PT LE:
Rhodes NTK Tube Mic
TL Audio Ivory Tube pre
which captured her nicely but had a strange high end sizzle that was hard on the ears as time went on and didnt really warm or fatten the vox.
Also I went with a
Rhodes NT-1
Through a Art MP Tube Pre
Both times I've treated the vox with Ren Comp ITB as well as Hydratone, plus a few other plugs, but I just cant seem to acheive that "in there" but clear, personal, and smooth/warm sound!!!
I posted in the high end section because I'm thinking maybe some High end upgrades might help me get this next record better....
BTW, the last album we did I produced and composed the beats and we mixed it together and won a National Best Rap Album up here in Canada so I know It's not the performance, its the translation to being tracked, mixed, and packaged into a nice CD!
Any high enders chime in. heres what I have in mind that Ive heard/read from here:
1. A Disstressor - MISSY USES ONE!!!!! jk.
2. Fatso - Heard its the master of making any thin/shrill material morbidly obese (in a good way

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3. A Neumman Mic.....probably the lowest costing one, but still the budget pass to that realm
4. Converters ie' BigBen, Rosetta...etc.
What 1 or 2 of these items are going to have the greatest benefit.
thanks in advance
Mils