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Title: Recommend me some mics please :)
Post by: welshylad on November 28, 2013, 12:03:29 PM

OK so at the moment I'm using SP-CMC-9  mics with the SP-SPSB-11 battery box and dont really like them to be honest... I'm not getting the results I was looking for.
Some guys in another thread I posted said they are not really "music" mics.

So can you recommend me any to get instead? I'll be keeping the battery box, just wanna get a new set of mics.
Looking to spend around £100 ($165)

I record "rock" bands mainly.. (Beady Eye, Stereophonics, BRMC etc... )

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Title: Re: Recommend me some mics please :)
Post by: adrianf74 on November 28, 2013, 12:32:35 PM

Quote from: welshylad on November 28, 2013, 12:03:29 PM

OK so at the moment I'm using SP-CMC-9  mics with the SP-SPSB-11 battery box and dont really like them to be honest... I'm not getting the results I was looking for.
Some guys in another thread I posted said they are not really "music" mics.

Check the Church Audio Black Friday sale in the "Retail Space."  You won't find better mics at that price point.  A lot of people use CA-14 cards and omnis depending on where they're standing.

Title: Re: Recommend me some mics please :)
Post by: obaaron on November 28, 2013, 01:32:18 PM

Cue up the standard response to this frequently asked question....

Church audio ca14 or ca11s  or Audio Technica 853s...all of these pop up very frequently in the Yard Sale and will work great with the battery box you have

Title: Re: Recommend me some mics please :)
Post by: Marshall7 on November 28, 2013, 03:38:11 PM

Always loved the CA-11's, but recently have been converted to the AT853's.  Either set will give you great results, though.

Title: Re: Recommend me some mics please :)
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 30, 2013, 10:40:38 PM

CA11/CA14! I have owned and used both and always loved them!

Title: Re: Recommend me some mics please :)
Post by: Andrea82 on December 02, 2013, 11:48:19 AM

Quote from: welshylad on November 28, 2013, 12:03:29 PM

OK so at the moment I'm using SP-CMC-9  mics with the SP-SPSB-11 battery box and dont really like them to be honest... I'm not getting the results I was looking for.
Some guys in another thread I posted said they are not really "music" mics.

So can you recommend me any to get instead? I'll be keeping the battery box, just wanna get a new set of mics.
Looking to spend around £100 ($165)

I record "rock" bands mainly.. (Beady Eye, Stereophonics, BRMC etc... )

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

I have the SP-CMC-8 cardioids and I'm very happy how they taped.
I don't mind your CMC-9 are worst..I think it's only a setting problem with your recorder.
I have also the CA-11 & CA-14, they are very good mics, but not better than SP.

Title: Re: Recommend me some mics please :)
Post by: yltfan on December 02, 2013, 03:02:02 PM

AT853

Title: Re: Recommend me some mics please :)
Post by: LikeASong on December 04, 2013, 07:50:19 PM

Quote from: Andrea82 on December 02, 2013, 11:48:19 AM

I have the SP-CMC-8 cardioids and I'm very happy how they taped.

I agree, the CMC8s (aka AT-943s) are the best sounding mics in my gear as of now (and I have 3 pairs of Church Audio mics - CA14s, CAFS, CA11s).
They are as cheap as CAs, and better looking :P