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RIFF wrote:YOURE a mouse!! :/

A wolf from where the wild things bugera!

RIFF wrote::lol:

I wish I still had the original cartoon that was epic as fuck.

I'm using a beta 57a, my female vocalist is using a beta 87a. My beta 57a sounds very present and cuts through the mix well for my voice.

The beta 87a requires phantom power. It has so much more detail than a 57 though.

Also, my other band had Heil PR35 mics, they were great, high feedback resistance and lots of detail and clarity.

My bass player had a Blue encore 300, sounded like it had a mid hump. Not so usable live. More prone to feedback.

Regular 57 and 58 are ok, until you hear them compared to a much better mic.

Holy-diver wrote:Do you guys use a pop filter for the sm57? I think I need to get one because of the popping problem.

yeah you need one on any mic.

errybody need da puff screen

guidedbyechoes wrote:
That sounds pretty good. I have only recorded vocals once in my life. I used a 200 dollar xml condenser. The guy that recorded it was a buddy and neither of us had any prior recording experience. It came out sounding like this[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QSp2QV_yEU[/video]

OMG Xenosapien!!! I remember that!!!

guidedbyechoes wrote:. I currently have a beta 58A, it works OK but it picks up a lot more room noise than I want.

If this is your concern, it is not the mic. The 58A is a supercardiod, meaning you're unlikely to get another mic that will be even more focused on your source- condensers will bring even more room sound.

Take a look at where you are recording and see if you can improve the vocal isolation somehow. The 58 is a supercardiod for live applications, if anything it should be too focused during recording sessions.

tmcatfan wrote:AT4040 has become a fav of mine. I used an NT1, but the 4040 just sounded more present.

Recorded with a cheap MXL990 that wasn't too bad either. Best $60 condenser mic I ever used. Great mic for home guys. Fantastic reviews all over. They even raised the price. These were always $59.99 with shockmount.

A buddy is sending me his AT4040 to tryout. Pretty stoked for that.

guidedbyechoes wrote:

rugbyguitargod wrote:Telefunken M80.

A wireless mic for recording?



Anyway I'm gonna to contact this company called right hook mics that look like the old style and have star wars names
http://www.righthookmics.com/the-threepio/
http://www.righthookmics.com/stormtrooper/

Huh? The Telefunken M80 isn't a wireless mic.



Hands down one of the best and most versatile microphones i've ever used recording or otherwise. So much so, that my lead singer bought one to use exclusively for singing at practice and at live shows.

If you were in a pinch, you could even use this mic for a kick if need be. it has a large enough diaphragm for it.

Yeah for some reason I searched and it brought up a wireless mic.

JerEvil wrote:

tmcatfan wrote:AT4040 has become a fav of mine. I used an NT1, but the 4040 just sounded more present.

Recorded with a cheap MXL990 that wasn't too bad either. Best $60 condenser mic I ever used. Great mic for home guys. Fantastic reviews all over. They even raised the price. These were always $59.99 with shockmount.

A buddy is sending me his AT4040 to tryout. Pretty stoked for that.

I like the 4040 better than an SM7 or the NT1. Studio Projects has some decent mics as well. I like the C5 and the B3. C5 does well with cookie monster vox. 4040 is good too. Nice sound and easy to notch mixes in post.

tmcatfan wrote:

JerEvil wrote:

tmcatfan wrote:AT4040 has become a fav of mine. I used an NT1, but the 4040 just sounded more present.

Recorded with a cheap MXL990 that wasn't too bad either. Best $60 condenser mic I ever used. Great mic for home guys. Fantastic reviews all over. They even raised the price. These were always $59.99 with shockmount.

A buddy is sending me his AT4040 to tryout. Pretty stoked for that.

I like the 4040 better than an SM7 or the NT1. Studio Projects has some decent mics as well. I like the C5 and the B3. C5 does well with cookie monster vox. 4040 is good too. Nice sound and easy to notch mixes in post.

Kick ass. Going to try it this weekend.

guidedbyechoes wrote:I'm looking for mic to record vocals ranging from clean singing to death metal. I'm looking to spend around 300. I was recommended the shure sm7b, but wondered what else is in that price range. I'm on the fence because you need an addition preamp to get it up to usable levels to use it. I'm wondering if this the case with all recording mics. I currently have a beta 58A, it works OK but it picks up a lot more room noise than I want.

I use the SM7b for rock and metal vocals and a LDC.

Yea, I went from using the SM7b with the apogee duet to inserting it into a Cloud CL-1 into the duet and now that setup through an ISA One and it really helps. With just the Duet, I had to turn it up pretty high on the mic preamp however, the Duet is pretty silent to begin with. It was still usable.

The SM7b is a great mic, you just have to take the time to learn the sweet spot (singular lol).

I hear with some proper (keyword) EQing the SM58 can get pretty close to what a SM7b can do, however I have absolutely no experience with that.

Hope that helps!!! Keep on rockin' in the free world.