Ableton Forum

first of all, im POOR! need a mic that can handle female and male vox and occasionally a guitar or random percussion shaker.

im looking at the sm57, sm58 and 58 beta. any tips or other ideas?

Best & Poor in the same sentence... You're not making it easy to give advice.

My first mic was a used Audio Technica ATM41. Unidirectional dynamic. It served me well. And was cheap.

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haha ok. i've changed the post to "on a budget".

I'd also suggest you look into Audio Technica (AT2020)

or: Studio Projects B1

What is the Budget?

I'd kill for a Mojave. They are awesome!

my budget is under $200 if possible.

lo-fi, the atm41 has been discontinued! But they have new equivalents, know anything about those?

You can't go wrong with an SM57

how about the beta 57a? any benefits over the sm57?

nigeljohnson wrote:how about the beta 57a? any benefits over the sm57?

well, the SM 57 is a tried and true and famous studio workhorse. You will hear it on thousands upon thousands of albums. Mostly for mic'd guitars, but you will get a pretty descent vocal as well.

Ok, my personal thoughts....

Either you have $700 + to spend on a mic, or grab an SM57... Just keep the extra 50 bucks, in your pocket, spend it on something else... whatevers...

It is the same thing with monitors... Either grab a nice $1500 dollar pair, or stick with the $300 range


There just isn't that much difference with the in betweens, know what I mean?

Cheers








PS>.. No worries, I'm broke too.

found a sale on a $170 mic for $70, good only for today, December 1.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid
MXL 2010 Multipattern Condenser Mic, no clue how good it is.

Tone Deft wrote:found a sale on a $170 mic for $70, good only for today, December 1.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid
MXL 2010 Multipattern Condenser Mic, no clue how good it is.

yup, do it.

large diaphram condenser w multi pattern. Hell yeah.

I think it might be harder to make a shitty mic than a good one these days.

nigeljohnson wrote:my budget is under $200 if possible.

lo-fi, the atm41 has been discontinued! But they have new equivalents, know anything about those?

200 - that's plenty. When I bought the ATM41 it was about 40 bucks. And that's my whole point. Used. Budget.

If you're buying new - get something large diaphragm condenser. Chinese. There's plenty to chose from. For most of us, the room itself is a weaker part in the signal chain than the mic. So no point in spending much unless you also have a great room. And I don't mean with a view.

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you could get that stupid dum deal and a used sm57 for your budget..
or buy one and start saving up for a RNP

If you have an XLR input with phantom power, this is the one I would buy:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/3 ... enser.html

If you were about to drop $2500+ on a Neumann 87 and you were testing it out for a half hour, then you turned around and tested the C1 for two minutes, you would not buy the 87.

Check out Red 5 Audio.

After much debate I bought an RV10 - it's great.

If you go for an SM58 get it from someone of repute. I ended up with a fake first time out - dealer gave me my money back. The only giveaway was teh weight - the fakes are 30 grams light.

SM58 - great mic for vocals, but you lose some versatility.

SM57 - ditto 58, but with a bit more versatility.

RV10 - condenser, switchable patterns. It's just great. Really good value ofr money. Heavy. Comes with a case and a shockmount. AND their customer service didn't stink! Also with a 10db cut so you can use it loud sources.

Audix i5 - slightly warmer than the 58, slightly less expensive. Versatile.

Ian