looking for a new mic. Any suggestions? don't want to spend over $1,000 but want a quality mic that will record vocals properly.

If you don't want to spend a lot of time, I'd suggest a Shure SM57 or SM58... They're pretty good quality and fairly cheap from Musician's Friend...

-Gabriel-

yea, there around $100 for SM58 and $79 for the SM57 You could then use the other $900 or so for other goodies

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well, guys, I am already in possession of a SM-58. I am looking for a high quality vocal mic. The SM-58 is a great performance mic. Never let me down... I also have a Behiringer B-1. I think I still need a better mic for recording...

song

I use an Audio Tecnica AT 4040. It's cost was about $350 and has been working fine for all of my recording needs. I mainly use it for vocals and recordning my acoustic guitar. Granted I'm not a great singer but it captures my voice pretty well.

I think this brings up a bigger question. What defines a good mic? Also, preamps play a big part in the equation. Mine goes directly into my Digi 001 which has OK preamps.

Good Luck

:rolleyes: :p

Try this link... There's all sorts of recording mics for pretty good prices...

thanks Gabriel and Bobby for your excellent advice!

K

Hey there, check out Mercenary Audio, Royer, MXL, and Blue brand mics for high quality condenser mics that are up to snuff for studio work.
http://www.mercenaryaudio.com/ http://www.royerlabs.com/ http://www.mxlmics.com/ http://www.bluemic.com/

They'll have specs and pics. You can find most of them on the www.musiciansfriend.com website. Go to www.tapeop.com and sign up for a free subscription to what I think is the best recording mag out there. They have dozens of brands of mic makers advertising in it every month.

Hope this helps.

Sean,
Little Stone God

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