On Tuesday 03 August 2004 05:13 pm, Aaron Trumm wrote: > "warm" means good low end :) > > it is NOT true that EQ in the mix will fix problems created with your mic > selection - not at ALL - one of the obvious things is that you can never ad > back in what wasn't there to begin with, but there's more - better to spend > your money/effort on good and/or workable mics (and the accoustic > enviroment you're recording in) than on EQ and gadgets to "fix" it later - > you really can't fix a damn thing, honestly > > now then - I probably wouldn't use a 58 (or knock off) on hand drums - I Sennheiser 421 > would use a 57 though - as far as female vocals > AKG 414 > a nice solid condensor is good - I have a Cascade MT20 that I use like i > would use a u47 if I had one - it's about 400 dollars - AKG 414s get used a eheh > lot on vocals, they are about 1000 - AKG makes (or made) a tube version of > the 414 - that's a great mic but I found it a little sibilant and harsh on > some female vocals > > madonna uses a 57 for her vocals > > ------- > NQuit > www.nquit.com > ------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alastair Couper > Sent: 8/3/2004 2:43:47 PM > To: linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: OT: Microphone info > > > Yes, I should state the intention. I have a SM58 knockoff (by Fender) > > that I use on hand drums. My interest de jeur is to record a female > > vocalist. > > > > I am an electrical engineer by education, so am amenable to freq charts, > > THD, spatial plots and such. But the "warm" thing seems to me empty. > > Seems like judicious EQ should get you what you want, given that the > > transducer is coming up with a clean reproduction to begin with. But then > > one gets into subjectivity and black magic again. > > > > I am looking a Studio Projects B1, for instance.
