Home Recording Studio Advice: Buying your first microphone (a pro's perspective)

http://homerecordingbootcamp.com/ http://ronansrecordingshow.com/ Ronan Chris Murphy shares a professional perspective on choosing the right microphone for your home studio. He also makes some Mic recommendations including the Shure SM57, Shure KSM32 and the MXL V67.

This episode is gear towards beginners with Home Studio


Ronan's Recording Show is an internet based "TV Show" celebrating all things cool about recording, hosted by world renown record producer mixer and recording engineer, Ronan Chris Murphy (King Crimson, Ulver, Jamie Walters, Steve Morse, Tony Levin, Terry Bozzio, Nels Cline, Steve Stevens, Pete Teo, Joan LaBarbara, Chucho Valdez...)


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Ronan also runs a series of recording workshops called Home Recording Boot Camp

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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Home Recording studio
• Microphones
• Ronan Chris Murphy
• Shure SM57
• Shure KSM32
• Obama

[MrLittlemurder]

Hi Ronan please tell me i have 3000 dollars to buy a condenser microphone for recording stuidio. i will record the vocal and the guitar, so i think about Neumann u 87 ai, but there is one problem i also  think about Nuemann tlm 103 and plus an avalon 737 preamp, if i`ll buy neumann u 87 i will not be able to buy preamp now, please tell me if there is a big difference between these two mics,

[RonansRecordingShow]

@MrLittlemurder The U87 is a very cool mic. I am not a fan of the TL103. I think there are much better mics (that are on par with the new U87s) for the same money or less.

[seremene]

Thx for a great show! Please help me, which microphone is better for vocal and acustic guitar: sm57 , sm57 beta, sm58, sm58 beta, audio technica 2020 ?

[RonansRecordingShow]

@seremene You never know until you try on a particular singer or guitar, but I would start with the SM57

[yusuf1608]

Hi Ronan great vid! Really could use your Help!!!!!! I’m looking for a decent mic pertinent to rap vocals. Tried the USB AT2020 condenser but found its way to sibilant for my voice even with a pop filter! Was looking at the SM58, however, from the reviews it seems a little muddy/dull. Any suggestions???? Many thanks Paul!

[merseybeat1963]

@MrLittlemurder ..I found for recording... Neumann, for the U87..are charging the price of a Reference Tube mic. If you are in U87 price range try and find a good price on a AKG C12VR or a Manley Ref C..because THAT is what you are paying for. In high end solid state species,which the U87 is..I understand the Shure KSM32 & AKG414XLS are up there..but at an apro.price. I have big ears and maybe can hear sounds that only dogs hear but U87 sounds like it is missing sd above a cert. hearable freq.

[MrLittlemurder]

@RonansRecordingShow Dear Ronan then please give me advice, what mic to buy from 1000 to 1500 dollars vor vocal

[RonansRecordingShow]

@yungmagickidd I have about 40 more in depth videos here on my site. google Ronans Reocrding Show

[yungmagickidd]

@RonansRecordingShow do you have any tips on mixing and mastering?

[RonansRecordingShow]

@SuperHippi101 I am not really a fan of them, but if you are digging them, that is what counts.

[RonansRecordingShow]

@yungmagickidd I have not used that one, but I generally like AT mics