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On 3/16/09 3:48 PM, in article
57160e02-faf2-4627-9622-2677d1f727ff@q9g2000yqc.googlegroups.com, "Rob B"
<arby@insightbb.com> wrote:

> 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

Would you, please?  I like that. . .



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