Am 22.04.2018 um 15:54 schrieb robertlazarski: The SM57 might be good for guitar amps and even for some voices / types of singing but since it is a dynamic microphone with low output and has a rather special frequency response IMHO it isn't really suited for recording e.g. acoustic instruments or (spoken) voice.

First you should tell which audio interface you have. A microphone is useless without a preamp. Bernard

On Sun, April 22, 2018 10:55 am, Ralf Mardorf wrote: I will say I generally agree with Ralf's assessment, with one difference: Off-axis response is very difficult to get consistent, and because of the physics of directional microphones the microphone will always be less directional at low frequencies. The most consistent sound quality, particularly with lower cost microphones, will typically be with an omnidirectional pattern. That does mean that you have to experiment a bit more with distance to the instrument if wall reflections in a small-ish room can be a problem, but it also means that there is less change in instrument timbre with distance (because of the way directional microphones work there is a distance where they begin to boost lower frequencies). That can be a downside for voice, especially male voice, many people like the way that directional microphones boost the lower mid frequencies, it makes a male voice sound bigger. Omni mics are also a little more difficult to setup for more distant stereo mic'ing, like you might use for a chamber group or small orchestra. You will probably have to place the pair a little closer than you would with directional mics, and you will probably want a baffle between the mics to increase stereo separation. With those caveats in mind, the positives are more consistent timbral quality with changes in distance, less coloration of room reflections (a directional mic will tend to pick up more bass off axis and less treble, so the reflected room sound can be bass heavy or boomy), and possibly slightly higher quality at a particular price point because of the less complicated assembly compared to a ported backplate cardioid mic. -- Chris Caudle _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user

On Sun, 20 May 2018 11:24:42 +0200, David Kastrup wrote: In my 51 years on this planet breathing noise while recording an acoustic guitar only, was just one time an issue, but it was such an extraordinary experience, that I still remember it. I was around 17 years old and we recorded another guitarist at the video studio of the Universität Gesamthochschule Essen. Since then, I never experienced this issue again. It's really seldom that guitarists are breathing that loud, that recording the guitar is more or less impossible to do, without recording the breathing noise, too.

If [snip] hypercardioids are nice to have [snip]

On Sun, April 22, 2018 10:55 am, Ralf Mardorf wrote: I will say I generally agree with Ralf's assessment, with one difference: Off-axis response is very difficult to get consistent [snip] The most consistent sound quality, particularly with lower cost microphones, will typically be with an omnidirectional pattern. [snip]