To start this off I have no acoustic treatment and don't have the space to build acoustic treatment.
I used a AT4060 to a Focusrite ISA One to a Focusrite Forte for about a year and a half with no acoustic treatment.
I decided to get a Shure SM7B, from what I understand and read, the dynamic style microphone should perform much better in my given environment...
Whoever said that was right! I never recorded in a acoustic treated environment so it was hard to understand just how much it was hindering my mixing, when I side by side compared the AT4060 to the SM7B it stuck out like a sore thumb.
Sonically I find the AT4060 just a little bit better, but I can hear the vocals being saturated by ambient noise which makes it not nearly as aesthetically pleasing as the SM7B. What I get out of the SM7B is excellent sonics and much more clarity!
Moral of this story - Don't underestimate acoustics, if you can't REALLY treat a environment I recommend avoiding a condenser mic.
I used a AT4060 to a Focusrite ISA One to a Focusrite Forte for about a year and a half with no acoustic treatment.
I decided to get a Shure SM7B, from what I understand and read, the dynamic style microphone should perform much better in my given environment...
Whoever said that was right! I never recorded in a acoustic treated environment so it was hard to understand just how much it was hindering my mixing, when I side by side compared the AT4060 to the SM7B it stuck out like a sore thumb.
Sonically I find the AT4060 just a little bit better, but I can hear the vocals being saturated by ambient noise which makes it not nearly as aesthetically pleasing as the SM7B. What I get out of the SM7B is excellent sonics and much more clarity!
Moral of this story - Don't underestimate acoustics, if you can't REALLY treat a environment I recommend avoiding a condenser mic.