Standalone mic for under 80$?

[HotSexShow]

Hey everyone. I was wondering what the best standalone mic (meaning not a headset) would be for under 80$ Canadian. Any experiences etc?

[Steve Pinder]

You can buy an MXL990 condencer mic, shock mount, case, and pop screen for 69.99


http://www.musiciansfriend.com/home/navigation?d=tp&q=mxl+990+mic&r=&src=00630


Steve Pinder
www.karatekast.com

[X Pat Radio]

Hey everyone. I was wondering what the best standalone mic (meaning not a headset) would be for under 80$ Canadian. Any experiences etc?

I don't happen to know conversion rates, but I'd look at the Shure SM57 and SM58's

[Honda Guru]

Hey everyone. I was wondering what the best standalone mic (meaning not a headset) would be for under 80$ Canadian. Any experiences etc?

The Samson CO1U is a USB Condenser mic that goes for about $80 US and sounds good. The nice thing about this mic is that it does not need any additional equipment such as phantom power and/or a mixer board.

[Corrosion]

I don't happen to know conversion rates, but I'd look at the Shure SM57 and SM58's

I don't know the conversion rates at all either, but if you're looking at an SM58 take a look at the sennheiser 835 as well. It's German made, so if you use a stand you'll have to take a penny out and remove the adapter in the mic grip.

I just got mine so I haven't used it to record, but beforehand I tested about 6 mics and for pricerange I really preferred the Sennheiser's sound. It was a bit warmer sounding to me and wasn't as horribly affected by movement as the SM58s I listened to were (that awful pop when you flip the mic hand to hand, since I won't always have access to a stand). I actually prefer the sound of dynamic mics as opposed to condensers, but of course that's my personal taste.

Mine was within 3 bucks of the cost of the SM58 so if you look at one look at the other.

[X Pat Radio]

I just bought an SM 57, for $89.95 USD.

[Steve Pinder]

When I was first looking for mics, I wanted to get 57s but my producer warned me away from them for this application. He just said that they wouldn't be the best type for what I wanted to do, and for the money I could get much better. I started with the MXL990 condenser mic(59.00 with case, shock mount, and pop filter) Now I just picked up two matching MK-319 Oktavia condenser mics. They list for about 300.00, but you can get them for 80.00 on line. (They are awsome and are adjustable to the dinamics needed for the room you are recording in). I know everyone has a preference, but I consider him one of the leading authorities in the field.

1. He owns a record label that has recorded, produced, and released many albums www.accidentalsirens.com

2. He has recorded at least 10 of his own.

3. He owns www.podcastmedia.net

4. His Studio gear speaks for itself.
In Studio: Mackie Digital 8 Bus / Mackie HDR24 / Shure KSM32 / Rode NTK
Mobile: iRiver 899 / Shure VP64AL / Squid Audio Omni Lav
Mobile Post Production: Cool Edit Pro 2.1 / Sound Forge 8


Steve Pinder
www.karatekast.com

[HotSexShow]

Thanks for all of the input. I ended up getting a Samson CO1U from Ebay. Im very happy with what I got! :)

[Dr. Trey]

Gonna agree with the barefooters. I think when you don't wear footwear, you tend to have great clarity on things. 57's and 58's in my opinion are pretty much safe bets. I have a couple of samsons myself, and i think that for the price you pay, they are decent mics.

I would never disagree with a martial arts specialist though. And he really did get a great deal for a matching pair of octavias.

I will say this though, I record on a U-87 and my co-host records on a TLM-103, so basically I come from the position that prefers condensers for pretty much most applications.