Microphone, for vocals, acoustic etc. Options

[ElHombre]

Hello

Im looking for a solid microphone to record primary vocals, but its good that it can do piano and acoustic guitar as well.
So it will be used at home in my "home studio".

Anyone have anything good to recommend?
I dont have a midi or a soundcard..

Can I record it through my Axe FX?, of course depends on the mic, but to use it in the instrument plugin.
It would be cool cause I could add effect to the voice directly, mess with the EQ etc.

So price range. Well, wouldnt not go over 350 $ I think.

So do you have anything to reccomend?

Cheers

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[Mertay]

Rode NT1A is a solid choice, I didn't try the newly released one but the older wasn't bad at all and judging from demo's the new one is better (smoother high freq.).

Don't know about axefx mic. usage but keep in mind vocal "shaping" or piano doesn't like much eq, focus on coloration plug-ins (like tube-tape drive) more than eq.

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[Bogdan Radovic]

Rode NT1A is a solid choice, I didn't try the newly released one but the older wasn't bad at all and judging from demo's the new one is better (smoother high freq.).

Don't know about axefx mic. usage but keep in mind vocal "shaping" or piano doesn't like much eq, focus on coloration plug-ins (like tube-tape drive) more than eq.

+1 on the Rode.

Two other mics that are a bit more on the budget friendly side I'd recommend are :

* Studio projects B1 (very cool and flexible mic that should work well for acoustic and vocals)

* Behringer B1 (apparently it challenges much more expensive mics in sound but the reliability and quality is questionable)

I don't have experience with AxeFX mic recording possibilities, but there is a chance it won't work. Those mics are condenser mics and they require phantom power and preamp to work. You might need to get an audio interface for recording vocals and other mic-ed instruments with good quality.

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