Vocal Mics

[Jon BurnsParticipant]

I fully agree with the SM7 & 414 choices.

I've some tips for budget-friendly options if you're after a selection
of decent tools (second-hand). Hopefully this'll be useful & save someone
hours of research 🙂

I use an Equitek E100 as my '414 equivalent'. It's one of the original ones -
I've not tried the reissues.

If I need an 'SM7-ish' vibe, I put a foam wind-shield on my SM57.

The Violet Designs Black Knight is great for backing vocals and is built like
Titanium Toilet.

[Jon BurnsParticipant]

The Reslosound RB ribbon mic is amazing for any vintage/soul/rock application.
You've probably seen it in old black & white photos of The Beatles and Stones
CHECK IT OUT
I got mine from xaudia
with the 'modern' impedance mod. It sounds great through a tube amp, which I
don't have, but I run a send/return (a real physical one!) through a 2ube
I used to do this with my live vocals through a PA and it's great.

All these mics AND the 2ube for less than £1000.

For the record, my mic-pre's are a Neve portico and the 2 that come with my Yamaha i88x
interface, which are derived from the Yamaha DM2000 mix console. This is a pretty
'secret weapon' interface as it took 2 years for driver issues to get sorted so it never
really took off. It also has 2 inserts & an addition 6 ins/outs. The converters are
astounding (to my ears) - it was as though I'd upgraded my monitors!

Sorry about the 'my equipment' tangent but it's in the hope that it'll be helpful
to anyone with a mismatch of equipment-lust to pocket-depth!!! 🙂

Cool regards, Jon.

[Jon BurnsParticipant]

P.S. This is a little off-topic but the Reslosound is unbelievabe about 8-inches from
a guitar speaker, facing the middle of centre and edge. 🙂

[Mario MaslikParticipant]

Anybody any experience with Peluso P12 (a C12 clone) on vocals?
Thank you

[Maurice BeekmanParticipant]

Is anyone using the Slate virtual mic system (VMS)? I'm in serious doubt to buy the system with the audio interface and extra mics for e.g. drums. It seems a very good system with very close simulation of a bunch of great mic's. (Warren did try it and was quite impressed). I rather hear it from someone on the forum then from internet testimonials. Otherwise i'll be the first one probably 🙂

[timmymacParticipant]

So it's been a while since I posted this question. Thanks for all the advice. I actually went with a Flea 47, SM7 and a Mojave MA-200. Haven't actually used the Mojave on vocals yet but plan to soon. Been using for overheads and room mic instead. There's sooo many great options to choose from these days.

I heard the Flea against the Slate VMS at a shootout in a local studio. In blind test I picked the Flea. It just had that extra something. Who knows, if different singer, perhaps I may have picked the Slate instead. It is really cool.

I'm still wanted to try out a 251 style. That Manley Gold sound awesome.
I also purchased a capsule from Tim Campbell to build a C12. If I can ever find the time!

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