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
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