hargerst wrote on Sun, 23 July 2006 11:48 |
"Mic placement is often more important than mic selection." |
hargerst wrote on Sun, 23 July 2006 10:48 |
Many Martin D28's generate weird overtones that aren't in the chord, and some mics just make those notes stand out like a sore thumb. Again, it depends. "Mic placement is often more important than mic selection." |
compasspnt wrote on Sun, 23 July 2006 23:18 |
Harvey, that's the oldest excuse in the book! |
compasspnt wrote on Sun, 23 July 2006 12:29 |
Of course, that's assuming a decent mic to start with. |
compasspnt wrote on Sun, 23 July 2006 22:18 |
Harvey, that's the oldest excuse in the book! |
bilco wrote on Mon, 24 July 2006 11:06 |
I almost posted something I would have regretted..... I learned the hard way at work to sit on e-mails written when pissed for at least 24 hours..... I'm gonna attribute my bad mood to diverticulitis and go back to bed now. .....and in spite of what I don't know yet, I WILL get a good sound out of that #$^**#%@ D2832! ......or I'll sell all of it and record at Harvey's..... bilco |
bilco wrote on Mon, 24 July 2006 10:06 |
.....and in spite of what I don't know yet, I WILL get a good sound out of that #$^**#%@ D2832! bilco |
Teddy G. wrote on Mon, 24 July 2006 08:03 |
So, the 57, then, sounds "better" because of what it's NOT picking up.....? Hummm.....? TG |
wwittman wrote on Tue, 25 July 2006 01:48 | ||
no, the 57 sounds "better" because either: a) you heard 'everyone' uses them on ____, or b) you have not tried another microphone in a direct comparison... or both. |
Fibes wrote on Tue, 25 July 2006 10:00 |
William is on a crusade and while he's at it I want to know what he uses for a pad on his condensers on loud sources. |
bilco wrote on Wed, 26 July 2006 00:38 |
I will try the idea of playing into a corner tomorrow with a mic over the shoulder. That's gotta be different! Thanks, Bill |
wwittman wrote on Wed, 26 July 2006 02:41 | ||
the one built in to the mic |
hargerst wrote on Mon, 24 July 2006 09:35 |
Or, you can do what the guy with the D28 (that I recorded) did; just accept the guitar for what it is and record it, weird overtones and all. |
Frob wrote on Wed, 26 July 2006 16:03 |
honestly i would take just about any mic, i have stoped buying equipment to complete projects. at some point you just have press recored and live with what comes out the other end as the best you could do at the time. |
jetbase wrote on Thu, 27 July 2006 18:29 |
while it's not my favourite mic in terms of sound, i will go out on a limb and say it's the greatest mic ever made. i've never, ever had a problem with one &, if it's not the exact right mic to use for an application it can most times get you in the ball park. maybe less useful if you have an amazing mic collection, but when someone asks me what mic to buy i'd tell 'em a 57 over an nt1 any day. |
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Frob wrote on Mon, 31 July 2006 04:20 | ||||
i dont know if truer words can be said with one edit. i always recommend the sm57 if its there first mic or they dont own one
only one problem with this statement, this is the budget forum and the cheapest mic on this list is US$150 used. that is almost twice as much as the price of a new sm57. and we are recommending it with the disclaimer that while it is not the best mic in every situation it is a mic that will work. i am not saying that any of these would not be better then an sm57 in almost any situation, in fact if you do have the luxury of own all of those mics in enough quantity to mic a full drum set then i would never really expect you to use an sm57. however since you do own an sm57, and dont own any of the a fore mentioned mics, then there is nothing wrong with using an sm57. |
wwittman wrote on Sun, 13 August 2006 07:40 |
sorry for the extensive re-quote... but if you read the first quote above, it says nothing of price. it says: " it's the greatest mic ever made." the greatest $90 mic ever made would be a different contest. FWIW I'd find a used AKG D1000e for $40 or so over an SM-57 on just about anything. |
Ironklad Audio wrote on Sat, 12 August 2006 19:18 |
i saw a post a replies back stating that someone thought the SM57 was still produced in the USA unfortunately, they're now being made in mexico from what i understand |
Vertigo wrote on Mon, 14 August 2006 15:07 |
They're cheap, they sound "good" on just about any source, and you could run them over with a truck without damaging them. |
Jeff Gazdacko wrote on Tue, 22 August 2006 15:07 | ||
Have you ever ran over one with a truck? I haven't tried that before... but I've seen way too many SM57's with cracked/broken plastic windscreens to allow them to qualify as being durable let alone the "greatest mic ever". If a hit from a drummer could break them I'd doubt an sm57 would survive being run over by a truck. In fact I refuse to ever buy an SM57 due to the "cheep" feeling of the plastic windscreen. There are plenty of other options out there that in my opinion sound better and are far more durable. -Jeff |
jdier wrote on Fri, 18 August 2006 19:21 | ||
Mexico is better than China. |
Vertigo wrote on Sat, 26 August 2006 13:55 |
I don't know if anyone here has ever tried drilling through the body of a '57, but I can personally tell you it's TOUGH... |
Ironklad Audio wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 20:35 |
$5 says the audix i5 could take more of a beating than a 57... but seriously, who cares? tell the damn drummer ahead of time not to hit your mics, or he'll have it up his ass for the rest of the session |
Frob wrote on Mon, 28 August 2006 01:23 | ||
i dont think that they really try to break mics it just sort of happens. |