Audix i5 vs Shure SM57 vs Sennheiser E906

[noseminer]

2 different mics. I LOVE my 906. I like it more than my I5 or my beta 57. They all do different things well though.

 

which presence setting do you use? I usually just keep mine in the middle position.

[Herald of Light]

 

That's the difference - I don't like to add high end to a snare mic, because it makes it sound glassy to me. I always feel like it bleeds too much of the HH if I boost the top end, especially with my snare mic compressed. I usually use the compressor to thicken the snare up, and cut some of the top end to keep the HH out of the snare mic.

 

 

Yeah, I often end up low passing it, for those reasons.

[cobrahead1030]

 

how about an i5 below and a 57 on top. This is what I want to try.

 

 

that actually works pretty well, tho i usually don't use a bottom snare mic

[Thrice_removed]

You might want to try a Shure SM7b as well. A lot of engineers are starting to use them more and more for close mic'ing as they are slightly smoother sounding than the SM57 - but it does come with a price hike.

[anomaly]

The Audix i5 is bugging me alot lately. It can sound very thick cause it seems to have alot of low mids, but that kinda makes it hard to get a good mix when recording. It's really finnicky with positioning too. I've always had a much easier time recording with the SM-57. That thing sounded good no matter what.