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MXL 990

#4
What kind of vocals are you trying to record? I sing loudly and somewhat on the abrasive side, and of all the mics I have I've found my $10 Nady Starpower to work best. If you want something warmer and smoother you can look into some of the ribbon mics that Nady makes. If you're trying to record pop vocals, you can go with one of the higher end MXL condensers. They still have an annoying presence spike but some EQ finesse can usually do the trick.
 
#10
ok well, maybe i should add a little more detail. I'm not looking for proffesional sounding recordings, i just want to replace my stupid Guitar Hero mic ive been using to mic my amp. Also, my voice is like in the medium low-medium high range. Kinda sounds like the singer from saving abel or 3 doors down. I'm also a 13-year old so I can't spend a lot of money, so something on the cheaper side (but good quality) is what I'm looking for.
 
#11
I got 2 of those 990's for free when I had ordered some stuff somewhere at some point. Tried to use them a couple times, but was mostly unimpressed/unhappy. Sold them soon after.

If you can save up a bit more cash (and not really that much more), take a look at cascade mics (http://www.cascademicrophones.com/) or Studio Projects (Invalid Link Removed) stuff. Pretty good quality for the $$$ in build and sound. If recording is something you see yourself continuing to do, or perhaps getting into more later on, it would be my advice to go for something a bit better that you can use and not be unhappy with (hopefully) in the future... then you're not wasting money.

Oh, also note, that you will need some type of mixer/mic preamp with 48v phantom power to use condensor mics like these.
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#12
I got the 990 + 991 package off MF for like 100 bucks.

The only reason I use them is to help me writing stuff. If I think of something, I want to be able to record it before I forget it, or lay it down so I can come up with another instrument part over top of it.

If you are using it for that purpose, I think it will be fine. If you are trying to make finished products that you want others to listen to, I would probably get something a little better.
 
#13
I bought a beringer c1 for my father in law for Christmas. He wanted to record some demos and song ideas (plays guitar and sings). I tried it out for a few days when I came in and I was pretty impressed. The frequency response is pretty flat except for a rise from 1k through 10k.

edit - I got the mic for $35 shipped on eBay
 
#14
chrisp2u said:
I got 2 of those 990's for free when I had ordered some stuff somewhere at some point. Tried to use them a couple times, but was mostly unimpressed/unhappy. Sold them soon after.

If you can save up a bit more cash (and not really that much more), take a look at cascade mics (http://www.cascademicrophones.com/) or Studio Projects (Invalid Link Removed) stuff. Pretty good quality for the $$$ in build and sound. If recording is something you see yourself continuing to do, or perhaps getting into more later on, it would be my advice to go for something a bit better that you can use and not be unhappy with (hopefully) in the future... then you're not wasting money.

Oh, also note, that you will need some type of mixer/mic preamp with 48v phantom power to use condensor mics like these.
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yea i knew that already, but thanks. I have a Line 6 UX2 that has phantom power
 

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