▁Apple ' s ▁Log ic , ▁Av id ' s ▁Pro ▁Tools ▁and ▁Stein berg ' s ▁Nu endo ▁and ▁Cub ase . ▁ ▁DA W ' s ▁allow ▁for ▁more ▁intr icate ▁editing ▁and ▁un limited ▁track ▁counts , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁built - in ▁effects . ▁ ▁This ▁allows ▁song writ ers ▁and ▁composer ' s ▁to ▁create ▁music ▁without ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁commercial ▁studio . ▁ ▁V ocal ▁recording ▁ ▁Gener ally , ▁professional ▁produ cers ▁opt ▁for ▁a ▁cond enser ▁micro phone ▁for ▁studio ▁recording , ▁mostly ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁wide - range ▁response ▁and ▁high ▁quality . ▁A ▁primary ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁expensive ▁cond enser ▁micro phone ▁is ▁the ▁dynamic ▁micro phone , ▁used ▁more ▁often ▁in ▁live ▁performances ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁dur ability . ▁The ▁major ▁dis adv antages ▁of ▁cond enser ▁micro ph ones ▁are ▁their ▁exp ense ▁and ▁frag ility . ▁Also , ▁most ▁cond enser ▁micro ph ones ▁require ▁ph antom ▁power , ▁unlike ▁dynamic ▁micro ph ones . ▁Con vers ely , ▁the ▁dis adv antages ▁of ▁dynamic ▁micro ph ones ▁are ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁generally ▁possess ▁the ▁wide ▁spectrum ▁of ▁cond enser ▁micro ph ones ▁and ▁their ▁frequency ▁response ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁uniform . ▁Many ▁hip - h op ▁produ cers ▁typically ▁used ▁the ▁Ne umann ▁U - 8 7 ▁for ▁recording ▁vocals ▁which ▁im parts ▁a ▁glass y ▁" she en " ▁especially ▁on ▁female ▁vocals . ▁But ▁today , ▁many ▁produ cers ▁in ▁this ▁musical ▁genre ▁use