On 2008-05-26 18:09 +0200, schoappied wrote: > I was thinking about the sure SM58, like dp was talking about. > Can I use it for recording acoustic guitar too (voice is the > most important)? Is there much difference between a SM75 and > a SM58, and are the 'beta' versions much better? The SM57 and SM58 are the same capsule in different bodies. The SM58 has a grille which may give better results for singers who pop their Ps but messes with the response (as in "makes the mic sound a lot worse"). For a string instrument there probably isn't any reason to prefer the SM58 over the SM57. The SM57 is said to benefit from being plugged into a preamplifier that has a low input impedance, i.e. 600 ohms. Your sound card input is likely closer to 50 kohms. If you're handy with a soldering iron, you could try soldering a 680 ohms resistor across the hot and cold terminals and see if it improves the sound. I doubt an SM57 would be the first mic any engineers try on acoustic guitar. But it probably wouldn't be the last, either. -- André Majorel <URL:http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/> Do not use this account for regular correspondence. See the URL above for contact information. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
