good mic for recording in a bedroom?

**findthesolution** · 07-05-2006, 08:53 AM

hey all, i'm looking for a fairly inexpensive mic to record the odd home-made percussion sound into ableton with. I'm on a budget, so anything over $200 is out of the question. I know absolutely nothing about mics, so what would you recommend for a mic-noob like me? This is going to be used in my bedroom/closet, just for specifics sake.

**force** · 07-05-2006, 02:43 PM

a sure sm57 or 58 would be ok

not that expensive either

**The Divide** · 07-05-2006, 03:05 PM

I will second that

**MARKEG** · 07-05-2006, 03:31 PM

i'll third it :cheese:

**dan the acid man** · 07-05-2006, 03:36 PM

yeah, and they don't break that easy when you decide to swing it around your head in true rock fashion :lol:

**RDR** · 07-05-2006, 04:01 PM

I'll forth that.

More than that you need to ensure that the vocal is as dry as possible. Try using a curtain in a circle with the mic in the middle.

Good recordings start with good sounding environments.

**dirty_bass** · 07-05-2006, 05:32 PM

M-Audio Luna is a good budget large diaphragm mic if you want something with a little character and a lot of warmth.
You will need a pre-amp though.

**eyeswithoutaface** · 07-05-2006, 09:00 PM

ive got a Shure PG58 and a Shure PG81, mainly use the 81 for recording guitars and stuff with mates really good mic and the 58 is classic for vocals really

the curtain idea is good, prevents alot of echo

**Evil G** · 07-05-2006, 09:03 PM

recording bedroom "percussion", eh? :eyes:

**findthesolution** · 08-05-2006, 01:08 AM

Originally Posted by Evil G

recording bedroom "percussion", eh? :eyes:

there's no rhythm like bedroom rhythm!

:eyes:

:lol:

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