I write a lot of songs . . . mostly in the Country vein but some rock stuff as well. I haven't been sharing anything (yet) but will be shortly. One of the main reasons I haven't is that a bunch of you on here have set the bar pretty dang high and while I love what I write the finished product just isn't something I was happy enough with to share. Some weeks ago I took my guitar, bass, and mandolin and a couple handfuls of BiaB tracks into a professional studio. I researched some of the gear he used - he recorded my vocals with a $4000 microphone hooked up to a $8000 tube pre-amp and . . . well . . . I actually sounded pretty good for a change. The 10 songs we recorded set me back a LOT of cash and I think it's worth it but I'm running out of gear to sell so probably won't be doing this again anytime soon.

I have *slowly* been getting better at mixing and I've done some work treating my home studio (spare bedroom) and I have a lot more songs I want to finish up and share so I'm looking for a good quality vocal mic, hopefully under $200, that will give me a fighting chance at capturing my vocals and not just sound like crap. Thought I'd ask here what some of you use for your home studios and what recommendations y'all have.

I fully understand you get what you pay for but I'm also sure that some of you who sound so friggin' good aren't using $12,000 mic setups so . . . What are you using and why? I have been looking at the Audio-Technica AT2020 as one possibility.

Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks. -Waylon Jennings

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