Reply to: Need a new mic

[WTFH]

Need a new mic

e935 + stand and cable cheaper than an e935 on its own, or a beta 58, and it meant The Wife (tm) doesn't buy me clothes for my birthday!

[WTFH]

And failing that, get a chick singer with big tits...

Some would say we're well on the way. Two big tits on guitars, one on bass and one on keys.

[jimjamuk]

And failing that, get a chick singer with big tits...

That normally works....

Although you will find you will spend most of your time looking at the rear view during gigs

[TestMangler]

WHS

If you have a great voice you'll knock em dead through a cheap megaphone.

And failing that, get a chick singer with big tits...

[BlasterBates]

The SM57/58's would be fine for the level you are at. Been playing in bands for years (trumpet) and its gonna be the PA that will probably be the biggest factor here at this stage unless you got money to burn and want then best kit. When you start doing gigs where a decent external PA company do the setup then you can look at the next level up in quality but then they would supply that for you anyway.

Id go to you local music shop and get the basic setup and see where the band goes. Seen a lot of musicians with "all the gear" but you cant buy talent and for some that's whats been limiting factor

WHS

If you have a great voice you'll knock em dead through a cheap megaphone.

[BlasterBates]

I record through a 100 quid AKG mic with and a friend of mine bought a really expensive 600 pound mic which had rave reviews in the Internet. I couldn't tell the difference and far more important was singing technique, the amplifier and the mix. In the end I prefer my own recordings because I could tweak to get the sound I wanted.

[jimjamuk]

The SM57/58's would be fine for the level you are at. Been playing in bands for years (trumpet) and its gonna be the PA that will probably be the biggest factor here at this stage unless you got money to burn and want then best kit. When you start doing gigs where a decent external PA company do the setup then you can look at the next level up in quality but then they would supply that for you anyway.

Id go to you local music shop and get the basic setup and see where the band goes. Seen a lot of musicians with "all the gear" but you cant buy talent and for some that's whats been limiting factor

[TestMangler]

With a minimal "pub gig" PA I think that's very unlikely. We use SM58s at church as the classic live mic but 90% of it is about the PA mix IMO and that's with a half-decent rig. If people can hear you and it's not distorting I'd count that as a win

OOOft........that's fighting talk wor Biffa......

[TestMangler]

You will be hard pressed to tell the difference between the different types of Sennheise, Shure or AKG mics. More important is how the PA is set up. I would just go down the shop and pick the mic you like the best. They're all good enough.

Tru dat. You mostly need to spend time EQing the singers on the PA and getting the reverb right. If you're using a house PA with a house engineer, you're going to sound tulipe anyway. Dry mixes cause the engineer can't be arsed but will slap you if you try to touch his desk

[d000hg]

What I want to make sure is that the mic isn't the weak link in the chain

With a minimal "pub gig" PA I think that's very unlikely. We use SM58s at church as the classic live mic but 90% of it is about the PA mix IMO and that's with a half-decent rig. If people can hear you and it's not distorting I'd count that as a win

[BlasterBates]

We know that, I mean the technical weak link.

You will be hard pressed to tell the difference between the different types of Sennheise, Shure or AKG mics. More important is how the PA is set up. I would just go down the shop and pick the mic you like the best. They're all good enough.

[WTFH]

technically its still the person behind the mic.

I think you meant technological ..

Pedant!

[eek]

We know that, I mean the technical weak link.

technically its still the person behind the mic.

I think you meant technological ..

[WTFH]

Be careful in case the weak link becomes the person behind the mic....

We know that, I mean the technical weak link.

[eek]

What I want to make sure is that the mic isn't the weak link in the chain

Be careful in case the weak link becomes the person behind the mic....