VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

I have an opportunity to score a practically new in the box AT 4040 for a very good price (less than $200). Lower baritone voice, all purpose, general usage mic is what I'm after.

I've heard samples online, and the mic doesn't blow me away, it doesn't really bother me either. I've read people raving about it. Am I missing something? are there better alternatives out there in the $150 - $300 range for my purposes?

Bill Campbell · DC Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 621

AT mics sound a little fizzy to me. In your price range check out
KEL Audio mics. There are samples on their site as well as at Zen Pro Audio.
I own the HM2d which sounds like a Shure SM7B but is a condensor mic.
The build quality is very good on the KEL mics. They have a lot of flavors.
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jsgilbert · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject:

There are several places that you can get an MXL Mogami V69 microphone for $220 - $240, which includes high end cable, shockmount.

And for a$30 - $50 more, you can get a replacement NOS tube, Telefunken or Seimens or many others. This can be a future purchase, which will get that mic to hold it's own against $1,000+ mics.

Shootouts have actually proven it to be true (at least as far as vocal mics were concerned)

http://www.rainbowguitars.com/recording/mxl/v69-mogami-edition-tube-microphone/MXLV69M/MI
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captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

there's an mxl mogami v69 with a Telefunken tube on Ebay right now for around $250...tempting

Deirdre · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:07 pm Post subject:

For $250 my bludgeon of choice is the Studio Projects C-1.
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todd ellis · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:30 am Post subject:

i have a MXL Mogami V69 with a mullard tube and use it all the time - i think it sounds as good as almost any mic in the $1,500-$2,000 range.
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Chris T · Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Posts: 11

I have one laying around here, it doesn't get much use and it doesn't blow anyone away, but it's a decent mic if you can get it under 200 and you are looking for just a backup or alt mic

captain54 · Lucky 700 Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 744 Location: chicago

I actually ended up picking one up for less than $200, and I've not used but for a couple of projects...It did fine on some technical narration....I cannot get any of the settings on the DBX286a to add anything at all.....I looks like it'll end up sitting here or maybe put up on Ebay if I can find something better.