advice for budget condenser to record with PT

[Alécio Costa]

hi folks,
I use AT4050´s, AKG c3000B, c2000B and some other stuff from Shure to make my recordings. I do intend to record some choirs with an orchestra and a piano. Since I will need additional (budget) mics, which would you recommend me specially for piano, vocal overheads, strings:
a)C3000B
b)At4047
c)At4033
d)any other model you might suggest me

I will need to buy two units. I already have one c3000B so another one would make a perfect XY pair.

Thanks for any infoNice thursday
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Alécio (might call me ALESIS, as it happened in the US - heheh) [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[slangification]

rode nt-1 is a great budget mike. also the nt-2.

[Brent Hahn]

If they weren't named "Rodent," they could sell for twice as much.

[nutshell]

Buenos dias compadre? hablas espanol?
Alecio:
Just came back from a "live" recording of the PA Philharmonic (not sure what it is called)...
Anyway - They used 2 shure ksm 44...
Man - it sure was sweet....

I myself will try and pickup 2 ksm 32's...

just my opinion...dan

[Alécio Costa]

thanks for all your opinions and suggestions. However, for vocals I found that the KSM had lesser gain than a c300oB and an at4050
besides, you do have to use lots of deessing with the ksm32. but this is just my opinion!!!

anyone else?

[beech]

If I had to I would could do a session with only AKG 414s. A great workhorse. Vocals, Guitars, O/heads, Strings, anything.

Daire

[Ben Jenssen]

Studio Projects C1!
A wonderful large diaphragm condenser with big bottom and sweet highs. Works on almost everything I’ve tested from guitar amps to x/y stereo overhead. Try it if you can. And it’s really cheap.

[mdvirtual]

Rode NT1's aren't bad for the price (seen 'em lots of places for $199 with shockmount) I have a pair that I use for room mics, and sometimes on background vox.

A bit thinner-sounding than a 4050, but kinda nice in their own way.

[Chris Lambrechts]

dunno if you guys call it a budget one but IMHO the best mic for it's price ever made is the C414 B-ULS. not exactly cheap but definately not expensive. to beat it you have to pull out lots and lots more.

[Tetley]

I can vouch for the Rode NT2. Very nice mic for the money. You'll need to feed it 48V though.

Garry Taylor