Thank you for all for your input. Given my needs, and that I only want to buy one microphone at this time, I think I am going to go with the Behringer B-1 Single Diaphragm Condenser This I am told will work very well for voice, and can work well for acoustic instruments. For chamber music recording in the future, I may pick up a couple of Behringer B-5 Single-Diaphragm Studio Condenser or something else. Feel free to comment on this choice. Ivan K <ivan_521521@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Well, I ordered my microphone preamp, now I need a microphone. > Based on the archives of this list and my budget, I identified > three. What I mostly will be doing is: > > (1) Recording voice, either speaking or singing > (2) Recording acoustic instruments (classical guitar, clarinet) > (3) Recording chamber music. > > > So the three microphones are: > > (a) Shure SM57 (Is there a difference between the SM57 and SM57-LC?) > > (b) Shure SM58 (Though which one: the SM58-LC, SM58-CN or SM58S ?) > > (c) CAD gxl 2200 large diaphragm condenser $60 > > Just from my naive understanding, the SM57 seems like it might be the > best "general purpose" microphone for my needs. > > Do people have advice or other recommendations? Thanks. > > > Eventually I will buy a second microphone for stereo recording. Ivan K <ivan_521521@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
