SlamminSammy
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Nervous newbie here, wondering if some of you experts can point me in the right direction. I've been through the mic meta and have searched the posts over the past couple weeks but have not run into the info I'm looking for. But my head is spinning with all that I have learned, so maybe I missed something pertinent.
Anyway, here's the situation. I have a chance to purchase some SP B1's and C1's at a pretty good price and was hoping there were some easy mods that could help me get the most out of them. Or maybe you have other mic recommendations in the same price range that would be better. There were a couple mods mentioned at this forum for the MXL mics, I think, but thought that the SP mics might be a step up (although I'm not too familiar with the MXL's- Marshall's I think?). I thought I had read somewhere here that the condensors from 791 might be better than whatever is in the MXL's. I've also heard elsewhere about the SP mics being pretty good, but maybe too bright. So I'm hoping for an inexpensive cap replacement or something similar to enhance the quality.
If it matters, I'm mainly going to be recording vocals of myself (tenor) and acoustic guitar. I was hoping to try to do the guitar in stereo, hence the 2 mics. I'm brand new to DIY, but have the assistance of an actual EE who loves this kind of stuff, so I'm hoping to start the learning curve on a mic or 2 with his help. Let me know what you think and thanks in advance for all assistance.
Slammin Sammy
Anyway, here's the situation. I have a chance to purchase some SP B1's and C1's at a pretty good price and was hoping there were some easy mods that could help me get the most out of them. Or maybe you have other mic recommendations in the same price range that would be better. There were a couple mods mentioned at this forum for the MXL mics, I think, but thought that the SP mics might be a step up (although I'm not too familiar with the MXL's- Marshall's I think?). I thought I had read somewhere here that the condensors from 791 might be better than whatever is in the MXL's. I've also heard elsewhere about the SP mics being pretty good, but maybe too bright. So I'm hoping for an inexpensive cap replacement or something similar to enhance the quality.
If it matters, I'm mainly going to be recording vocals of myself (tenor) and acoustic guitar. I was hoping to try to do the guitar in stereo, hence the 2 mics. I'm brand new to DIY, but have the assistance of an actual EE who loves this kind of stuff, so I'm hoping to start the learning curve on a mic or 2 with his help. Let me know what you think and thanks in advance for all assistance.
Slammin Sammy