RE: [OT] mic recommendations

["William Walker" <billwalker@baymoon.com>]

  Both Mic's you mentioned are excellent choices, the Rode being perhaps 
the
warmer more forgiving  sounding of the two and the Audio technical being 
the
more precise, with less coloration. I own a 4050 which has two capsules and
thus a bit more versatility than the 4040. But unless you are going to use 
a
figure 8 pattern, which I have all of twice, you probably don't need to
spend the extra cash. I think AT make great mikes, I also have a hand held
condenser they no longer make called a 4055. Mine was actually used at the
42 grammy awards, which means there is a good possibility that either
Michael Bolton or Celine Dion's spit and DNA are all over this
puppy...sweet.... I have found the 4055 an excellent mike for guitar amps 
as
is the 4050. The 4050 sounds fantastic on acoustic guitars. I'll use it 
with
a small condenser instead of the more typical two small condenser array. 
The
4050 really makes small body guitars sound huge.
Good Luck
Bill
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-----Original Message-----
From: Os [mailto:os@collective.co.uk] 
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 1:26 AM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: [OT] mic recommendations

Hi,

I wondered if you guys could recommend me a mic. I'm looking at
getting a mid-range condenser mic, for general purpose use but
definitely for female vocals, cello and (to a lesser extent) guitar
amps.

>From reading reviews, I'm currently considering a Audio Technica 4040
or a Rode NT1000.

Any suggestions welcome!


cheers,
os.

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