Mike.

re modelling mics.

i really cant disagree with you. all good points you make.

one of my concerns if i had a modelling mic is i would probably
agonise over which vintage mic model to use on my vocs in a song.
due to the many different models.

its the same with vst plugins for me.
i once went through what i call my 'plugin phase'.
ie i had loads of them.
but i found myself bewildered by the zillion settings available.
so i culled the plugin herd.
i found i was spending sooo much time experimenting with plugin
settings i wasnt finishing a song.
just too many options.
so i went back to the kiss concept.

i also remind myself always that loads of great songs have been done
over the decades without the use of plugins.
often i just use in bb or rb the pg suite of plugins.
and ive had no complaints from people listening to the songs.
in addition more than one very experienced music producer ive met
in my travels has said to me...
'in a song if one needs to use a ton of tracks and plugins..
then sometimes this is a clue that maybe the song concept isnt good.'

one prob i have often..as im sure many people do is...
and its not pg's fault is once ive done my chord sheet in bb,
and haveing tested it with a ton of styles i might end up with
lots of bed tracks/session musos i like for a song.
for example awhile back i had at least 40 i liked for a song.
thus its very difficult often to decide what the final pg rt's//rd's
etc etc to use cos of so many good options.

c'est la vie...lol.


All.

heres a vid with vocal examples comparing several affordeable
and popular microphones used by project studios.
frankly i had trouble picking the one i liked best...
but then this rocker is getting old...lol.
can anyone tell the difference if one puts oneself in the shoes of the 'normal music consumer' rather than a pro studio makeing comparisons ??
take the blind example test....lol.



ps ive always like 'lollipop' mics.
but these days im haveing trouble finding affordeable ones.
so speak up if anyone has found such for sm58 money.
it looks like pyle had one but its currently not available on amazon.
would like to test one out on my vocs.
(the vid above shows one...the yellow Neat mic.)

happiness.

om

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 04/15/25 02:55 PM.
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.)