> i agree that the proximity effect of, say, an U87 in cardioid setting is > not usable in the same way than that of an sm58. for one, it would pop > like mad :) > but that's due to the size and sensitivity of the capsule, the built-in > foam (or lack thereof) and the robustness of the suspension. > > if you take a directional condenser optimized for hand-held (neumann has > a veery nice hypercardioid, i forget the model number, or take some of > the offerings by beyerdynamic or sennheiser), you will find that it can > be used in much the same way than an sm58, although sibilance will > become a problem, simply because those mikes are way more linear in the > treble range and more sensitive. another downside of the neumann is that > it's quite prone to handling noises > The Neumann you mention is probably KMS105. I prefer dynamic mics for live shows, current favourite being Sennheiser e845. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
