re MICS
i think mics are mostly personal preference.
ive recorded on everything from mics costing multi k bucks
in big studios down to junk and diy mics i made myself out of speakers lol. had interesting results with/vibe/traks with junk stuff.
taught me a lot, and i agree with an old carmudgeon engineer i once knew who maintained everything has a sound picture , and can be usefull on a track.
i'm no mic expert however. i find a lot of stuff today too "clinical" frankly.
forgotten the model, but tried a rode once few years back.
didnt crank me up. but thats just me.
once i had a 2020at mic, for clean vocs, but it annoyed me when it went on the blink. not worth fixing.
ive got an ancient sm57 that, lo and behold, still works grrreat.
ive also got an ancient AT mic, that i never used for years; left over from my big rig days, dragged it out one day and it blew me away on a track i did. weird huh ?
mr old recording studio carmudgeon was right. keep an open mind on gear sound pictures.

the cheap 35 buk isk pearl mics seem to crank a lot of people up on gearslutz. i would get one if i didnt have too much gear already lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTI1NKbMdIk

frankly there are so many good mics cheap these days we are all spoilt. anyhoo, as i learnt from an old engineer in a studio years ago. its not just mic choice, its how the audio engineer "conditions" the trak post recording etc etc. i'm still learning after too many years useing mics.

best.
oldmuso

my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs
(90 songs created useing bb/rb)
(lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)