u/unknownbystander

Nothing scientific but I've got four mics all recorded dry. Trying to find the right microphone for me as a Male vocalist up in the tenor range. I initially used a UMC204HD but have since upgraded to the MOTU M4 and have recorded all four mics for both audio interfaces. Feel free to also compare the sound between the audio interfaces. I'm not too well versed on the frequencies so any feedback would be appreciated.

All recordings were made in an untreated room, about 4 inches away, and the vocal chain is basically straight from the audio interface with no DAW used. Here's the recordings of me singing a part of an Usher (RnB Artist) song:

(Mics will be revealed in a day or two as to not present biases)

UMC204HD	MOTU M4
Mic 1	Mic 1
Mic 2	Mic 2
Mic 3	Mic 3
Mic 4	Mic 4

Nothing scientific but I've got four mics all recorded dry. Trying to find the right microphone for me as a Male vocalist up in the tenor range. I initially used a UMC204HD but have since upgraded to the MOTU M4 and have recorded all four mics for both audio interfaces. Feel free to also compare the sound between the audio interfaces. I'm not too well versed on the frequencies so any feedback would be appreciated.

All recordings were made in an untreated room, about 4 inches away, and the vocal chain is basically straight from the audio interface with no DAW used. Here's the recordings of me singing a part of an Usher (RnB Artist) song:

(Mics will be revealed in a day or two as to not present biases)

UMC204HD	MOTU M4
Mic 1	Mic 1
Mic 2	Mic 2
Mic 3	Mic 3
Mic 4	Mic 4

EDIT: As promised here is the reveal:

1. >!TLM 107!<
2. >!TLM 103!<
3. >!AKG C214!<
4. >!King Bee 2!<

Nothing scientific but I've got four mics all recorded dry. Trying to find the right microphone for me as a Male vocalist up in the tenor range. I initially used a UMC204HD but have since upgraded to the MOTU M4 and have recorded all four mics for both audio interfaces. Feel free to also compare the sound between the audio interfaces. I'm not too well versed on the frequencies so any feedback would be appreciated.

All recordings were made in an untreated room, about 4 inches away, and the vocal chain is basically straight from the audio interface with no DAW used. Here's the recordings of me singing a part of an Usher (RnB Artist) song:

(Mics will be revealed in a day or two as to not present biases)

UMC204HD	MOTU M4
Mic 1	Mic 1
Mic 2	Mic 2
Mic 3	Mic 3
Mic 4	Mic 4

I'm trying to replace my TLM 103 and I happened to find a used TLM 107 that comes with an official Neumann shock mount and an Audient iD4 interface for about $890 (after taxes). Would appreciate any feedback.

Male vocalist (RnB/Soul/Pop) here trying to navigate his way in this rabbit hole of mic selections. I'm currently testing some microphones that I'm liking so far. As not to present any biases, I'm not going to reveal the mics until later, but I would really appreciate your feedback on which mic sounds better on my voice.

For context, I'm running both mics through a UMC204HD with FL Studio running a high pass filter, slight compression, and Limiter. Reverb used is ValhallaFutureVerb.

Mic 1 Dry

Mic 2 Dry

Mic 1 (Reverb + Instrumental)

Mic 2 (Reverb + Instrumental)

Male vocalist (RnB/Soul/Pop) here trying to navigate his way in this rabbit hole of mic selections. I'm currently testing some microphones that I'm liking so far. As not to present any biases, I'm not going to reveal the mics until after a couple of days later, but I would really appreciate your feedback on which mic sounds better on my voice.

For context, I'm running both mics through a UMC204HD with FL Studio running a high pass filter, slight compression, and Limiter. Reverb used is ValhallaFutureVerb.

Mic 1 Dry

Mic 2 Dry

Mic 1 (Reverb + Instrumental)

Mic 2 (Reverb + Instrumental)

Male vocalist (RnB/Soul/Pop) here trying to navigate his way in this rabbit hole of mic selections. I'm currently testing some microphones that I'm liking so far. As not to present any biases, I'm not going to reveal the mics until after a couple of days later, but I would really appreciate your feedback on which mic sounds better on my voice.

For context, I'm running both mics through a UMC204HD with FL Studio running a high pass filter, slight compression, and Limiter. Reverb used is ValhallaFutureVerb.

Mic 1 Dry

Mic 2 Dry

Mic 1 (Reverb + Instrumental)

Mic 2 (Reverb + Instrumental)

Male vocalist (RnB/Soul/Pop) here trying to navigate his way in this rabbit hole of mic selections. I'm currently testing some microphones that I'm liking so far. As not to present any biases, I'm not going to reveal the mics until after a couple of days later, but I would really appreciate your feedback on which mic sounds better on my voice.

For context, I'm running both mics through a UMC204HD with FL Studio running a high pass filter, slight compression, and Limiter. Reverb used is ValhallaFutureVerb.

Mic 1 Dry

Mic 2 Dry

Mic 1 (Reverb + Instrumental)

Mic 2 (Reverb + Instrumental)

Male vocalist (RnB/Soul/Pop) here trying to navigate his way in this rabbit hole of mic selections. I'm currently testing some microphones that I'm liking so far. As not to present any biases, I'm not going to reveal the mics until after a couple of days later, but I would really appreciate your feedback on which mic sounds better on my voice.

For context, I'm running both mics through a UMC204HD with FL Studio running a high pass filter, slight compression, and Limiter. Reverb used is ValhallaFutureVerb.

Mic 1 Dry

Mic 2 Dry

Mic 1 (Reverb + Instrumental)

Mic 2 (Reverb + Instrumental)