The best for home and professional studio setups!
A studio quality microphone is crucial for top recordings whether you are recording within a studio and need your own equipment, or are setting up a home studio. Depending on what you are looking to use the microphone for, will depend on the right brand and model for you. Although, a studio condenser microphone is what is will be deep down, as condenser mics are the best when it comes to quality studio sound.
Whether it be vocals, instruments or both, a condenser mic will most likely be the best bet, for quality recordings and professional sound.
So, why "condenser" for studio microphones?
Condenser mics are the most common style of studio microphone due to the transient and frequency response being much greater than other types of microphone.
What this means in simple terms, is that a studio condenser microphone can reproduce the sound quicker of vocals and instruments alike, allowing a much clearer and richer sound when recorded.
Studio microphones generally come in two different choices. One with a small diaphragm and one with a larger diaphragm!
They are generally used for the recordings of different things.
In simple terms,
A small diaphragm studio condenser microphone is perfect for recording stringed instruments due to the ability to produce the faster sounds. These are also great for recordings of concerts too.
Larger diaphragm condenser mics are generally more suited to other instruments but more so vocals due to the lower punchy style recording. These are the most common when recording vocals in a pro studio or home studio.
Again, depending on what you are looking to use the microphone for will depend on the brand and model as microphones from Shure, Studio Projects, AKG, Rode, and many other brands all do the job of many things.
There is a plethora of choice when it comes to studio microphones, it just depends on what type of recording you want to achieve and of what you are attempting to record.