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Originally Posted by terminal pharmacy

for voice overs in studio i would probably go for a neumann u87 rather than a 414b. they are around the same price. also have a look at the neumann tlm103 which is also a large diaphragm condenser. or cheaper but quiet, transparent and good quality sound the rode nt series, they are much cheaper but are great sounding microphones. rode also do a decent shotgun. but nowhere near the mkh60 or the me66 shots.

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http://aus.rodemic.com/microphone.php?product=NT2000

http://aus.rodemic.com/microphone.php?product=NTG-1

http://aus.rodemic.com/microphone.php?product=NTG-2

http://aus.rodemic.com/microphone.php?product=NTG-3

hey man, thanks so much, always great to learn from your expertise on these matters.

yeah, i've bought shotgun rodes before (for a class i taught) and they are a great bang for the buck. i wasn't aware of their large condenser models but i'l check them out.

my current boom mics are a panny camera mic that does double duty (it's a bit small for a boom but i manage) and the sony i mentioned is on a free loan basis-- i forget the model-- it's decent, not great. then i have a long audio-technica shotgun which was my first mic ever and it's meh-- i should put it on ebay.

my current studio mic is an AT2020 which came free when i bought a digirack 003. it's not great, but it gets the job done for now and it was free/worked into the price so it's great ha ha.

i'll check out all of those you mention and put them in my want-to list. realistically, i probably would get a k6/me66 before the mkh60... $$$! (like 3 times more). not sure of the au$/us$ exchange rate... vs. the euro-produced mic = rising prices