evil_cliff Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Hi Logic people i want to a new microphone to record vocals but also acoustic guitars, sax and gernerally a good all round mic. i have three SM57's and a behriger B! but now want to upgrage and splash my hard earned cash im stuck between an AKG 414 wich i would really like but ive heard they're quite bassy...not what i really need for vocals but also have been looking at Rode mics. i know they are ment to be qute good to. are valve mics really worth it? there are some cheap ones and expensive ones. would the cheap ones really cut it? any susgesstions? what mic do you guys like and own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidrice Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 How much can you spend? I'm surprised you've heard that 414s are bassy; I've found them to be sibilant. I personally don't recommend them. The best investment I've made in recent history is my Brauner Phantom C. It's the solid state version of their Phantom V valve mic, and it's amazing. Cost was about $2500. If you can swing it, you'll be thrilled. In the under 1k range I had a nice run with my Rode NTK. I don't like the Shure KSM series. The Audio Technica stuff is nice also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPZ Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 The Peluso 22 47 LE is a redo of the U47. Mine sounds better than my real 47 and is maybe the best $1400 I've ever spent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_perkins Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I'm not sure I'd describe the 414 as 'bassy' It's got a selectable roll-off so you can filter out all the bassy stuff if you want. I use 414s on just about everything (guitar amps, drum overheads, acoustic guitar...) It's a very versatile microphone. It also can work on vocals, but I've found it to compliment male vocals more than female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarekith Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I have a Rode NT3 that I use for an all around mic, works great, good price too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titwillow Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 i'm another big fan of the rode ntk valve mic. i've found it very versatile at getting good results on everything from vocals to trumpets, cello, acoustic guitars and even doublebass, incredible value for money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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