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Best Acoustic Mic for recording for $100?
Currently shopping for a good acoustic guitar mic for recording around $100. I spent all my money on other things for the recording space so I have $100-$120 left for a mic. If it doubles as a great vocal mic too I'd love to hear about that as well!~
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You're going to get just about as many opinions are there are people.
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How about an Audio Technica AT2020 or AKG P120? Medium/large diaphragm condenser mics are nice all-around recording tools. You'll need phantom power for either one.
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If you have everything else to use it with, certainly the AKG P120 would be my choice at $100. Sweetwater gets you an automatic two year warranty.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...1cgBoC6X_w_wcB If you don't have phantom power or an interface to use it with then I'd go with A Zoom H1 (under $100) or similar stand-alone that would meet your recording needs plus is also useful for other things such as grabbing a tune sample at a jam. |
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The Audio Technical AT2021 ($79) is a great mic for acoustic and with a foam pop screen, makes a very good vocal mic too.
I have two AT2021's and an AT2020. Pretty darn happy with them. They require very little equalization in the recording software. They are available in a kit or purchased separately. http://www.guitarcenter.com/Audio-Te...ophone-Pack.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/Audio-Te...-Microphone.gc http://www.guitarcenter.com/Audio-Te...-Microphone.gc Ray |
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Do you have an audio interface with phantom power?
You might want to look around for a used deal.
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Yeah I have a Scarlett 2i2 which has phantom power. I'm think maybe AT2020 then. Or learning how to maneuver my sm57 to get the sounds that I want. With my own personal music I always have big open chord tunings and that's where I have a hard time with an sm57 I get way too much of a boomy sound. I'm about half a foot away from the mic and its pointed above the sound hole.
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Here's a recording with the new guitar and setup with mics as described earlier... This almost a completely flat EQ recording. Also, I'm using a Scarlet 18i20 with Cubase. I did in-fact overlay a hint of bass guitar to add a little bottom.
https://files.secureserver.net/0shCCjuYPtPrPn Ray |
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Nice to hear someone else using AT2020's and what you get from them!
It occurred to me that I can't recall the last time I tried a recording with SM57s, so I just did a real quick and dirty recording with a pair of SM57s and then a pair of AT2020s. For what it's worth: These are both spaced pairs, around 10-12 inches from the guitar. Pretty close to the same position, but not exact. And 2 different performances. I noodled something on the SM57 track, then tried to remember what I played for the AT2020s, so just sort of close, I hope. Not very scientific, but maybe some idea of what differences you might hear. You could always get an AT2020 and then combine the SM57 with it for stereo, too.
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