if you're new to condenser mics DON'T FORGET THE POP SHIELD!!!
it's got less to do with plosive singing than protection of the microphone. condenser capsules are very sensitive to moisture - hence the silica gel packs in most microphone cases. a pop shield at least six inches from the mic ought to keep the breath moisture off the capsule.
don't make the same mistake that i did with my octava mk219a - it'll just die on you suddenly and you'll have to replace the whole capsule.
― john clarkson, Tuesday, 4 October 2005 13:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― dewey, Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:03 (eighteen years ago) link
The only "good" condensers I have are a pair of AKG C1000s and they are swell. They are pretty popular and work with about anything, especially if you want to mic an area, like overhead a kick or to record someone singing and playing the guitar at the same time with one mic.
― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 02:58 (eighteen years ago) link
Which reminds me, dewey, if you have any use for a pencil condenser, they also sell something called the MXL pro pac+ that is 1-2003, 1-603s, shockmounts for both, 2-15' mogami cables all in a case for $249.95 USD. Which is GREAT.
― John Justen (johnjusten), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Surmounter, Monday, 26 March 2007 14:40 (seventeen years ago) link
bump? Any new contenders? seeing a lot on the AKG perception mics and also the AT 2035
― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 12 December 2014 21:10 (nine years ago) link