Should I sell my Brauner Phantera ?..

Accentuate something : the timbre and the presence from tenor register to counter-tenor register. I don't want to soften the voice, but rather put it upfront. Knowing very well that a fair part of the sound I want rely on the use of compression, saturation and eq, I'm still looking for a non sibilant, "rock'n'roll" in spirit but "edgy electro" compatible, mic that will play nice with my voice.


Reduce something : the room (not the best in the world for the time being), sibilances, and any unintentional subliminal urban music sonic lineage (not that I don't like rap, but it's not the type of music I'm going for).

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The Beesneez BU67 V2 : I've now heard a bunch of songs featuring this mic on the 25 pages long Gearspace thread Paul initiated ("beesneez reinvention"), and I like what I heard.

Following Paul's messages I think I should try a "C414EB" FET CK12 style mic. A harder sound, it could work. So maybe a Beesneez BC12A Fet ? If I understand correctly, the C414EB has the same AKG brass capsule found in the C12 and ELAM 251. Then I guess I want to try them too ? But these have tubes in them, so probably another vibe than the FET C414EB.

I should maybe consider the Stam SA87T that Josh recommended to me in one email (he said it's their best mic in his opinion).

I also wondered what microphones could help me create creative, interesting and diverse backing vocals, harmonies etc. Dark, or airy, context dependant. Could be the Phantera I have, or M49 ? or U47 ? Or a ribbon mic without low build-up ? Or the softer Soyuz 017 tube ? Or... I don't know.

I also wonder if it's a stupid idea to consider using a stereo mic alongside a mono mic (mic aligned vertically) to capture simultaneously a triple lead vocal and have fun with the usual toolbox (pan, eq, compression, FX etc). Ultra wide halo vocal, or ultra crappy phasy nightmare ?

For what it's worth, I've had a friend's 414EB for a while now and used it on a number of singers with very good results.  Mostly I use it with a Useful Arts SFP60 and one of a few compressors after it. 

For mid push/presence, you might like the Stam 67.

Does your mike have tubes, if so, have you rolled tubes as they can act like eq’s?

@ kcatthedog Yup I'm sold on a Beesneez 67. Once mixed, it sounds so, so good !

No tubes in the Phantera. It's a FET voiced like a tube microphone. Kinda cool, & probably what my father liked about it when he bought it.
He doesn't want to deal with tubes. At home he sings into a U87ai and plays thru a Kemper.

 I believe Peluso seems to be a dirty word in some places. The circuitry is weird looking. 

Your voice is haunting me, it could be world class with some work. There is a comparison between the Fet BN CK12 and the Tube. My tube ones sound like the originals on the purple site.

Lovely !

It would be what is listed on his website.

I have the mkii with Tim’s capsule, also have his c12 cap in my diy c12.

I’m a fan !