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"Mike Rivers" <mrivers@d-and-d.com> wrote in message
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> Sebastian Zuendorf wrote:
>
>> I see your point, but as Bob stated, he will be using it close. And
>> even then a SM58 will be out-performed by nearly any other vocal mic
>> in that pricerange (and of course above it).
>
> "Close" for a vocal mic is 1/4" to 2". He later said it would be about a
> foot
> away, and i agree that an SM-58 is quite inappropriate for that.
>
>> I know 2 or 3 singers that it works for. If I use that mic, I have to
>> add a lot of high-end to get half decent sound from it and even then
>> it sounds harsh and lacks clarity above 2kHz.
>
> To me that doesn't sound like it works well at all. I know very few
> singers
> for which it doesn't work as a performing mic, and that's what it's meant
> for.
> When capturing a live performance to a recording, the performance is a
> very important part. If the singer doesn't feel like he or she is
> performing,
> while the high end may be stellar, the music will be blah.
>
> Now if it's a recording session and Bob doesn't want the singer to work
> the mic like he's performing, that's a different story. The question then
> is:
> "What's a safe microphone for random, unknown singers in front of a band,
> given that I don't want the singer to swallow the mic?" For something
> that's
> easy to buy these days (that is, not a vintage mic that may have to be
> reworked before it's usable), I'd suggest either an AKG C414 or an AEA
> R84.
> And of course a good preamp to go with the chosen mic.
>
Mike, thanks, we're on the same page. I wouldn't want to be carrying around
an R84. Besides, daddy told me that I can't buy any more sound equipment
until I get a job. And the chances of that are pretty fucking nil. But I'll
look at the C414, because I like to dream.  It may be very similar looking
to something I already have, and as everyone knows with mics, "look" is
everything.

Bob Morein
(215) 646-4894