Citaat:


Sheesh!

All of this "treated room" stuff is ridiculous. Sells a lot of Aurelex, though.

Get a decent condenser and a pop filter, learn how to use a gate, keep your preamp signal moderate and get up close to the mic when you sing. Unless they're digging up the road outside your window with a jackhammer, you should be fine.



Hahahaha! Right on target!
It also doesn't matter what microphone you use: you can get any sound you like using an equaliser. You might even want to try a MyFirstSony radio for nearfield monitors. Should be just the same as real monitors.

Popquiz: what is closest to the truth:

A: I can fix it in the mix
B: crap in equals crap out

Improvement of your room acoustics can be done using inexpensive methods, just like Rockstar-not already wrote. You can also improve the acoustics by using DIY basstraps a. Cornertraps.

As for mics: In the ideal world we have a whole range of mics to choose from for every type of recording. Budget takes you to the real world however. The Rode NT2a is a very versatile microphone (as are other brands and models in that pricerange) and absolutely a good buy that you won't regret. Use a heavy micstand to prevent a dive to the ground.

Mike
www.mikewever.nl