Microphones!

[willo]

Hey,

I'm putting together some demos over the next few weeks. Last week I picked up a Novation Nio; its pretty cool.

I need some recommendations on mics to record with. Guitars and vocals.

Shure Sm57 is the obvious choice, but £90 is maybe a little too much (I'm on a budget).

Sound quality is a priority though!

Any recommendations?

[TheIronBeast]

I am using two mic's at the moment. The standard SM57 and also the AKG C1000 which is a great mic! It records guitars reallly well and really does capture great sound, it's especially good for recording acoustic guitars.

I paid £85 for my SM57 and got a deal on the AKG mic and got it for £70. I think they retail for roughly £99 though.

[Denim n Leather]

Audix i5

[MrBump]

In my experience, you do actually get what you pay for with microphones...

You should be able to pick up an SM57 for about £70... just watch out for fakes!!!

[indysmith]

You'll laugh but the T.Bone RM700 ribbon mic sounds GREAT on amps and just about everything else I've tried it on. It's very warm, full and at the same time super-defined!
http://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_rm700.htm
Also check out the Sennheiser MD421 (it sounds like the new ACDC album).

On a budget though I'd probably still get an SM57 for most amps. However if your amp is quite bright then it's a no-brainer; go T.Bone.