2 Jan
2007
2 Jan
'07
11:28 a.m.
On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 02:29:07PM -0800, Brad Fuller wrote:
The SM58 mentioned before is a perfectly fine mic for those on a tight
studio budget. I would suggest that before the SM57. That's about $100.
Dynamic mics are generally going to be cheaper than condensers or
ribbons when matching quality to quality. But, there are many new
condensers out and the prices are competitive. You might fair better
auditioning several of the lower priced condensers if you are going to
use this for studio singing. Check out the AKG Perception mics. They
are inexpensive. I've never used one, so I don't know anything about
them except they are inexpensive and mfr'd in China. Audio-Technica has
several inexpensive condensers as well. Shure has an all-around rugged
condenser for vocals: SM86. If you want a rugged handheld mic, the SM58
is good. But, you can't beat the Electro-Voice 635A. It use to be
advertised as being able to hammer nails and still work fine. It'll
never break.
I would like a brief rundown on what I will need for each mic
setup.. I am guessing:
For a dynamic mic:
1) The mic!
2) A mic preamp
3) a XLR-jack and jack to jack lead
For a Condenser mic:
1) The mic
2) A phantom power supply
3) a mic preamp (do I need this as well as #2?)
4) a XLR-XLR and XLR to jack lead
All these seem to add quite an extra cost to the mic.. Really
seems like a waste of time with a SBLive, but I guess they would
give a better upgrade path than buying an all in one
condenser/USB mic.
Thoughts?
James