Looking for a microphone.
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marvar
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Re: Looking for a microphone.
That won't be easy to do- You would be trying to cover too many frequencies with one mic, and probably won't get either to sound decent.
I suggest you get a mic for your guitar, Sennhieser E609, or Shure SM57, etc. for a hundred bucks or less.
I also recommend you get an inexpensive direct box for the bass,($35 or so) it will sound better than a mic anyway.
That won't be easy to do- You would be trying to cover too many frequencies with one mic, and probably won't get either to sound decent.
I suggest you get a mic for your guitar, Sennhieser E609, or Shure SM57, etc. for a hundred bucks or less.
I also recommend you get an inexpensive direct box for the bass,($35 or so) it will sound better than a mic anyway.
DesertRat
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Re: Looking for a microphone.
Yeah, very hard to do. Are you recording or playing live? What kind of room acoustics and what other instruments are present (drums?).
In a live situation, one mic is not going to cut it at all. If you're recording, you can get some great results with a decent condenser or ribbon mic if you place it right.
Yeah, very hard to do. Are you recording or playing live? What kind of room acoustics and what other instruments are present (drums?).
In a live situation, one mic is not going to cut it at all. If you're recording, you can get some great results with a decent condenser or ribbon mic if you place it right.
NecroPolo
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Re: Looking for a microphone.
+1
If you mix the sound of an SM 57 and the DI box for bass, you can really create great bass tones for your recording just beware of phase problems. Easy and short: if the signals are in-phase it sounds good, if they are out-phase it sounds crap
For bass a normal affordable dynamic instrument mic like SM57 is just not "meaty" enough alone. Bass would require a big membrane, "lazy" dynamic mirrophone lie Shure Beta52 or AKG D112.
Perhaps you might want to try an AUDIX I5 mic as well. It is similar to SM57 but has a little more opened sound. Works beautifuly with snares, too (just like the SM57)
+1
If you mix the sound of an SM 57 and the DI box for bass, you can really create great bass tones for your recording just beware of phase problems. Easy and short: if the signals are in-phase it sounds good, if they are out-phase it sounds crap
For bass a normal affordable dynamic instrument mic like SM57 is just not "meaty" enough alone. Bass would require a big membrane, "lazy" dynamic mirrophone lie Shure Beta52 or AKG D112.
Perhaps you might want to try an AUDIX I5 mic as well. It is similar to SM57 but has a little more opened sound. Works beautifuly with snares, too (just like the SM57)