Hi Bater,

I have a setup similar to yours including an ART tube pre-amp which I have discovered are not loved by those on the Home Recording forum as well as Songcabinet. I also have a couple of Nady mics that I use for live performance that sound pretty good. I listened to your voice and noticed that you had some digital clipping on All I Ask, which is a result of recording too hot, not the equipment.

I am using two MXL mics for recording - an older V57M large diaphragm condenser and a newer 603S small diaphragm. Both sound good to me but the people on that other forum are not crazy about the V57m. This recording of a song I have been co-writing is the V57M through the ART so you can be the judge.

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I am no microphone expert but I have also got a couple of Shure dynamic mics, am borrowing a friend's Shure Beta58a, and have A/B'd another friend's condenser mic that looks similar to the MXL. Frankly, they don't sound all that much different on my voice. Maybe using something other than the ART is the key!

Colin

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