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Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:52 pm
by kiramdear
I just picked up this package at Bananas music in San Rafael. Thirty dollars below sale price brought these babies home for $120.

Of course you need one of these, which I found in a local pawnshop for twenty bucks.

I'll post again after I try them out.

Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:09 pm
by tennis_nick
I bought the same pack about a month ago! I love it!
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:48 pm
by doctorwho
Nice score, Kira!
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:53 am
by kiramdear
I used the big one for some vocal tracks today. I don't have any others to A-B it against except my SM58. Apples and oranges, but I will say the juice is sweeter with the new condenser, as you'd expect. I like the sound of my voice 100% better with a condenser, I knew that's what I needed so I took a chance on what I could afford to get for these recordings. No problems, from a completely non-technical perspective the AT2020 improved my vocal sound quite a bit. I feel confident to finish the project with these mics.
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:38 am
by Ric O'Sound
Hey, that was a good deal, Kira. It's always a great feeling when you can noticeably improve your sound without having to spend a lot to do it. Sounds to me like it was 120 bucks well spent. Let us know when some recordings of you using the new setup are ready. I'd love to hear 'em.
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:48 am
by admin
A great find, Kira. I have enjoyed the Audio Technica line which is good quality at a fair price. We await your next creation.
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:23 pm
by kiramdear
Thanks, guys.Your words are encouraging. Look for my new song, "Dominoes" in a few days over in the "...recordings by forum members" forum. I'll finish the vocals today hopefully; most everything else is done, 'cept for the lead guitar.
The real bit of luck was finding a cheap power supply for them at the moment I needed it. That one normally is $60.
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:19 pm
by brammy
Yup, they are very good - especially for that price.
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:26 am
by weemac
I used ATs for years, They are such an honest product and work in a in=out way:
If you put somthing good into it, It sounds really good! But f you have a badly set up instrument, dead strings etc, the AT mikes will record your sound with pristine rotteness....
Very good mikes, Kira you should get a lot of milage out of them!
Eden.
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:29 am
by jps
Another great product line brought to you by the fine folks in NE Ohio!

Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:59 am
by jimk
So Kira, did you end up using the Sonar LE sowftware? Your thoughts, please.
JimK
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:12 am
by kiramdear
No, I didn't use the software. I was tackling Logic at the time. Is it useful?
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:23 am
by antipodean
weemac wrote:
If you put somthing good into it, It sounds really good! But f you have a badly set up instrument, dead strings etc, the AT mikes will record your sound with pristine rotteness....
You forgot to mention bad voice Eden. That's why I like to use mikes that totally distort your vocals...
Not an issue for Kira, of course!!!
Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:36 am
by kiramdear
Har!
My friend blows harp through a mike he calls the "green bullet". I think it came out of an Army camp PA system so you can imagine the sonic quality

but what that thing could do for a blues harp! Before the show you could also use it to nail the drum kit to the floor

pretty rugged

Re: Condenser Mic Bargain
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:42 pm
by jimk
kiramdear wrote:No, I didn't use the software. I was tackling Logic at the time. Is it useful?
I don't know. But the price seemed like such a deal, I'm thinking about pruchasing that gear in March or April, and since the software comes with from MFI....
JimK