Best budget overhead mics

[meanmrmustad]

screw you guys, im gonna stick to my berighers forever

 

[solphilcox]

the little MXL 993s are way decent.... seen them around a bunch in plenty of entry/mid level studios here in nashville as utility overheads/backups to the standard neumanns.

 

[KillFrenzy]

CAD E70's are really good. And not only for unexpensive mics.

 

[Ericlingus]

well i'm sure anything beats what I'm using now which are two CAD CM217 condensers that I bought for 50 bucks. I think I've decided to get the audix drum mic pack for 600 bucks. It comes with a d6,i5 and a pair of adx51 condensers. That added to mics I already have, I'll be able to mic a full kit. If I buy a pair of condensers only, then I still would have to buy a kick mic and another mic for snare/tom, which I can't afford right now. Down the line I'll get those oktavas. Thanks a lot guys. And if anyone here has experience with the adx51s then let me hear about it!

 

[ulverine]

http://littleblondie.com/ Been using a pair of these little blondies for about 2 years now, actually before he started the official business name/website for these. I can imagine these newer ones are even better than the ones I have. $120 per mic.

 

[nervirasme]

I own a pair of AT4041 and I must say they are quite thin sounding in the mid range... They are quite detailed though. If you're going to use them in a dense mix that might be a bonus, but if you're looking to capture more of the shell sounds you might want to look at something else. Personally, I prefer my pair of Rodes NT1-A's for OH use...

 

[aortizjr]

I have been REALLY happy with the Karma K10's.

There is a shootout between them and some Gefell M930's.

http://forum.recordingreview.com/content/high-end-overheads-you-missing-out-101/

K10's are still in the lead. Cheap as hell too.

They are pretty hot. I keep mine with gain all the way down on SCA C84's with super high headroom. But an inline PAD would probably be better.