i need to buy a mic, i'll be using it for a few things such as Vocals, guitar amp (acoustic and electric guitar, both distortion and clean) and some Bass. But the Main thin will be Vocals. Which one should i get??!?!
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Shure SM 57 or SM 58???
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Joeytpg said:
Go with the SM58 - it's designed for vocals and performs as well as the SM57 on guitar and bass
for bass
as far as bass goes, you might try just plugging the bass right into the board and recording it dry. You can add EQ and amp modeling (if you want) later. That's how I do it, and with a little EQ fiddling I've been able to get pretty much any sound I want. It's an easy way to avoid "rattle" i.e. things vibrating because of the bass amp. Also keeps the neighbors happy
get a good compressor, too, if you haven't got one already. I've got a DigiTech XSeries compressor for my bass...works wonders.
cheers
Joeytpg said:
as far as bass goes, you might try just plugging the bass right into the board and recording it dry. You can add EQ and amp modeling (if you want) later. That's how I do it, and with a little EQ fiddling I've been able to get pretty much any sound I want. It's an easy way to avoid "rattle" i.e. things vibrating because of the bass amp. Also keeps the neighbors happy
get a good compressor, too, if you haven't got one already. I've got a DigiTech XSeries compressor for my bass...works wonders.
cheers
Buy a SM58, if you record something that you feel needs more of a SM57 sound just take off the screen, it will sound pretty much the same as a 57. Both mics have the same capsule.