Rode NTK or Rode K2..

whats genrally seen as the better mic for hiphop male vocals. ive got a medium/deepish voice, and ive been offered good prices on these. unfortunately, havent got a music store near me to try them out first.Ive read good things on both the NTK and the K2, so im stuck on deciding.


also what Audio Interface would i need to do the Mic justice and work the best with it.

i want an audio interface to run my MPD32 through aswell,

im looking at the m-audio 610, or does anyone have any other suggestions around the same sort of price as an m-audio 610.


also, im using headphones as a temp, i really want some monitors.

im looking at the Alesis 620's & Alesis Mk2 ... is the much difference between the two?? .. and are they of a fairly decent quality.i dont want anythng to special.just fairly standard, but if im getting a K2 or NTK i want to get and hear its full potential.

thanks.

Sam

mics are selling today ! help ..

just as a side note : im recording at home, with a minimal treated room, i.e. just a few blankets on the walls in a large'ish open room. ive got good offers on both mics, so which do you think will give me a nice warm, rounded full sound. both probably , but i want to know which is probably the best for what i need it for.

thanks again ,

K2... it's pretty much the same but has more flexibility and dedicated power supply and higher spl level

dedicated power supply?? . i thought the NTK & the K2 were both phantom power. im thinking of getting a M-audio 610 to run it through. Will i still be able to run my K2 through it??

i wish i had more time to research but as i said, their selling today.

my other problem is, my room has a few noises outside, as my house is on a main road. ive blocked as much as possbile ( without the wife getting upset!). Will the K2 be a little TOO sensitive do you think? . either way, im thinking ill also replace the tube with a mullard or something.

they`ll both be sensitive...you need to block out that noise if you using any condenser, as for which will be better who knows..i think the k2 has multi pick up patterns if you need those....tbh both will be nice mics and if u cant hear em then its simply a guess, opinions will vary so i would go for the cheapest...
i had a similar descison to make recently...you`ll just drive yourself mad tryna way up which is best, theres no definitive answer...
go for it...

they both have multi patterns... the k2 has a power supply dedicated for it's power... both use phantom power though... you just plug the output of the power sullpy to you're pre or interface... neither will be sensitive enough to pick up road noise very much... and you can use moving blankets to block it out... it's the exact same set up I have

you can also go to sweetwater and look both up... I mean that'd take the exact same amount of time as waiting for one of us to answer

Word, both are nice mics. I'd go with the K2 for the multiple polar patterns and about double the dynamic range.

cheers guys, ill see if i can grab the K2 , if not ill go for the NTK.

havent a clue what moving blankets are though.

you mean dust covers/blankets.. for moving home ?

These...

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-12-MOVING-ST...3%3A1|294%3A50

I bought these exact ones. I treats a large window, treated a couple walls, and made 2 folding gobos out of folding closet doors and still have 4 blankets left for whatever. It's probably the most cost efficient material for sound treatment.

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Word, both are nice mics. I'd go with the K2 for the multiple polar patterns and about double the dynamic range.

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i love my k2 sometimes

lol

p.s.
that UA solo610 is ridiculous man
i still gotta use my K2 with it.

I'mma record some new stuff on that setup

should sound way better considering imma have a booth again

Nice. I heard good things about it but never tried it.

that's the pre Nom had... you both spoke to him... he said it was cool... lacked a little depth i guess and then he got the Avalon... 747? 737? pre/comp/eq... I used it with the K2 and it wasn't bad at all... sounded good the ISAone sounds a bit brighter and warmer to me though... why not check the 710 twinfinity?

K2 ;)

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that's the pre Nom had... you both spoke to him... he said it was cool... lacked a little depth i guess and then he got the Avalon... 747? 737? pre/comp/eq... I used it with the K2 and it wasn't bad at all... sounded good the ISAone sounds a bit brighter and warmer to me though... why not check the 710 twinfinity?

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I tried to talk him out of that ridiculous purchase.

so did I... I tried to tell him get your liquid channel when you first wanted to sell it but hey... if u have 2500 to waste why not... he had his heart set on it... so oh well

Word. I broke down all the dope shit he could get for the price of the Avalon and the Rosetta. He's spendin $4500 on a preamp and A/D converter and he has no monitors. I tried everything I could to talk sense into him. I thought I might've succeeded, but I guess later he talked himself back into it.

lmao I told him the same... he swede by his yamahas and told me what you said which I already told him lol he had his heart set on the Avalon and wanted someone to agree... I mean it does sound better but I still have a better sounding mix using my headphones lol

I recorded my battle verse using the Avalon preset on the Liquid Channel just to compare it to his sample he sent me. Shit sounds lovely. There is a tiny difference. But it's not a good or a bad difference. It just sounds different.

I told him about his monitors and he called GC. They told him the exact same thing I did lol

I hate giving advice to people that don't listen.

man... i've been telling him for a few years now man... lol I atleast listen and try shit... I tell him stuff and he wants exactly what I did LOL and if it doesn't work then there's somethig wrong... like with parallel compression... 7 hours going back and forth with dude before I told him I was done explaining lol oh well what are friends for?