What difference does it make to use expensive microphones verses the inexpensive ones?
Each microphone has characteristics that give it a particular sound. This has a tendency to color the sound rather than replicate it. The more expensive types present a flatter frequency response (less coloring) and a good signal to noise response (able to pick up more with less volume). The issues (bad frequency response and noise) tend to add up with multi-tracking. Cheap vocal microphones, as an example, have a honky muffled sound that will clash with guitar, keyboard, bass, and drum frequencies making mixing a nightmare.
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