I'd like to soon get into re-amping hardware and software synths in parallel with the dry signal. At this point, my amplifier of choice is a Traynor K4. link
This is where I'm stuck, because I don't know jack shit about microphones. I know they make your voice really loud and don't sound enough like reality, unless you shell out for a good one.
So I do have a modest budget, as I want it to sound fucking great. But I'm still working class and I won't use it for vocals, just re-amping. I'd guess that entails using microphones meant for individual drum kit pieces that pick up most of the dynamics, but not so sensitive as to pick up the neighboring kit pieces. If limited range in the audio spectrum is a factor, I'd say a Mic meant for Snare and/or Kick drums.
I'm sure there's alot more to it, I'm just ignorant at this point.
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Written September 19 2010 , Tags: re-amp, microphone, production
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from what i've seen, be careful with the new lower priced chinese condenser mics. they sound great on vocals but really get thrown off by amps, even when they are "rated" for high spl's. on the other hand cheap chinese ribbon mics do seem to tolerate amps well and i've been impressed with those.
mostly it seems that an sm57 is the ideal, as long as you are not dealing with hihats or really fine grained high frequency material. that's all i know! From another thread, the most popular suggestion is the SM57. The ideal situation is a combined dynamic and condenser, but besides the expense to buy them, you are dealing with phase/delay issues, so one Mic will have to do if you aren't a pro engineer.
Other suggestions from the other thread were older EV mics like the RE15, Beyer M69 or M88, and the Heil PR30. Ribbons need a pre-amp that's a bit out of my price range. Also, I have been advised that Mic placement and angle in relation to the amp will take some experimentation. So the Mic needs to be in a deadened part of a room and probably stay in one place untouched once it's at the sweet spot.
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hmmm. i'd say don't rule out a low priced ribbon + solid but low priced preamp.
The Aphex bottom of the line tubessence preamp does a superb job on my ribbon. That is an 80$ preamp on the used market. I only bring up the ribbon because that is the one mic in my limited mic cabinet that performs better than the sm57 across a wide range of dynamic ranges. It sounds good whether the amp is cranked or not. I personally have found most of the lower range condensers very finnicky about mic placement, amp loudness etc. but i admit my experience is not vast here  I can't live without my ribbon mics. They can put just about any sound in a nice place for mixing. With electronic music often filling up the front of a mix, the ribbon becomes even more useful. They take EQ well too.
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