"warm" means good low end :)
it is NOT true that EQ in the mix will fix problems created with your mic selection - not
at ALL - one of the obvious things is that you can never ad back in what wasn't there
to begin with, but there's more - better to spend your money/effort on good and/or
workable mics (and the accoustic enviroment you're recording in) than on EQ and
gadgets to "fix" it later - you really can't fix a damn thing, honestly
now then - I probably wouldn't use a 58 (or knock off) on hand drums - I would use a
57 though - as far as female vocals
a nice solid condensor is good - I have a Cascade MT20 that I use like i would use a u47
if I had one - it's about 400 dollars - AKG 414s get used a lot on vocals, they are
about 1000 - AKG makes (or made) a tube version of the 414 - that's a great mic but I
found it a little sibilant and harsh on some female vocals
madonna uses a 57 for her vocals
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----- Original Message -----
From: Alastair Couper
Sent: 8/3/2004 2:43:47 PM
To: linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu
Subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: OT: Microphone info
Yes, I should state the intention. I have a SM58
knockoff (by Fender) that
I use on hand drums. My interest de jeur is to record a female vocalist.
I am an electrical engineer by education, so am amenable to freq charts,
THD, spatial plots and such. But the "warm" thing seems to me empty. Seems
like judicious EQ should get you what you want, given that the transducer
is coming up with a clean reproduction to begin with. But then one gets
into subjectivity and black magic again.
I am looking a Studio Projects B1, for instance.