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On Mar 15, 10:22 pm, Soundhaspriority <nowh...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> "Mike Rivers" <mriv...@d-and-d.com> wrote in message
>
> news:BmYul.191$6%.99@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
>
> > 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

boring asshole