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Old 07-11-2005, 04:21 PM  
badmunchkin
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Originally Posted by jollyperv
God damn, nice mics man, my most expensive mic (actually a 2-pack) is $100 for both the MXL 993 and 990 (pathetic, I know, but my budget for stuff like this is low for now)...I'm really in the market for another overhead, I don't record drums stereo...I want something that's not as bright as the MXLs...the only reason I stopped using the ECM8000 is since it's an omni, you can't record live in one room...and I'm trying to get as much down on tape in one take as possible to save the heads on my 388.
The Rode has a warm, full tube sound, the C1 has a very crisp edgy sound (it gets compared to the Neumann U87 a lot, believe it or not). I program all my drums, the only thing we record live is vox and acoustic guitar, so they definitely serve the purpose. I did have the AKG C414 but sold it always sounded brittle to me - I think it's way overrated for the price.
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