Small low budget studio

[MuzicNerd]

I recently have started a recording company....im running a MOTU 1224 PCI-324....i also use a guitar port as a preamp for my guitars.....im looking at buying a cheapish but good vocal recording mic and a vocal preamp....im looking to get the best for a real low budget....any advice would be very appreciated....im currently lookin got stay below 500...just something basic that will clean up vocal tracks
thanks
john

[reekguitar]

i'm not a big specialist here but the Rodes I heard seemd to be okay, I use a AKG C2000 which is fine but the Rode is even better.
Just my 2 cents

[chrispick]

Originally posted by MuzicNerd:

im looking at buying a cheapish but good vocal recording mic and a vocal preamp....im looking to get the best for a real low budget....any advice would be very appreciated....im currently lookin got stay below 500.

There are plenty of good vocals mics under $500. Audio Technica, Rodes and Studio Projects all make decent products in this range. You'll be hard-pressed to find good mic preamp alone for under $500 however.

Nevertheless, if your budget ceiling for both preamp and mic is $500, I'd recommend:

</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Preamp: Studio Projects VTB-1 (around $100)

</font></li>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mic: AT-3035 or Rode NT1-A or Studio Projects C1 (all around $200).

Although this'll keep you around the $300-and-some-change range, the weak link in this chain is definitely the preamp.

If you can up your budget a little to $600, you could get a Groove Tubes Brick (around $400) and any of the above-mentioned mics. It'll up your quality noticeably.

Finally, I assume you know you'll need other things to makes vocal recording even marginally workable (e.g., mic stand, popperstopper, some kind of acceptable vocal recording space, etc.).

Good luck.