Members lunarian1 Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 anyone use anything different for home recording of guitar ? nothing too expensive ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stereotypy Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 sm57 is mostly the best for "not too expensive". also good recording mics are: md 421, 441 akg d3500, d3600 and for vox amps, or fender twins or so check out the re 27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weatherbox Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 57s are cool because they do pretty much everything there is to do pretty decently. There's always gonna be something one better, but you can't go wrong having a 57 or seven. The MD421 is cool too, like a beefier 57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gearnut Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 My current mic of choice is the sennheiser 609 or something like that. They're cheap, $110ish, and have a very natural sound, warmer, not as harsh as an sm57. Last time i was in the studio the guy broke one out, set it up and i was floored. Almost no eq tweaking at all, it was perfect from the get go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harbong Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 plus, the 609 is one sided, so you can run it through the handle of your amp and let it hang down over the front, no stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lagunabeach Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 I use a few mics depending on what sound i want. lately ive been using a sennheiser MD-421 for my guitars. I like the roll of, gives you a sense of dynamics over your dynamic mic. Every studio ive ever worked in either had at least one set of md-421s, and on one occasion i brought a set in to a job and the studio owner had a pair shipped by the end of the day. its a high grade dynamic, with a nice price. I have also been using my blue dragonfly a bit for more open sounds. but thats a whole different experiment. REMEBER- Jimmy Page's law- Distance=Depth now dont get me wrong. an sm 57 is a classic sound, and sounds great recording guitars. if you are not going to be selling it to people, then you are fine! what soft/hardware you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lunarian1 Posted September 27, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 I use a tascam US122 into an M-audio Tampa preamp using adobe audition, I've got an old sure and a samson C0-1 condensor just wondering about other options as I find sure mic's a bit harsh , I'd love to be able to really crank my amp and put a bit of distance between the amp and mic but , not possible unfortunately ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dZjupp Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 i USED to use a 57 until my friend fried by running phantom power through it. i'm thinking of getting that sennheiser. the 57 is great to record with ALONE, but i have found that using it with more than one can be ok, but the phasing is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members preservation Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 i use an SM57, quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weatherbox Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 Originally posted by TigerInATrance You should probably look at that since phantom power won't fry a mic that doesn't need it (unless there is a huge power spike) It may have failed in a warrantee replacement type of way! +1. 48v shouldn't hurt a 57. Falling from a four story building shouldn't hurt a 57. After the apocalypse, there will be cockroaches, twinkies, and SM57s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sir H C Posted September 27, 2005 Members Share Posted September 27, 2005 Originally posted by TigerInATrance You should probably look at that since phantom power won't fry a mic that doesn't need it (unless there is a huge power spike) It may have failed in a warrantee replacement type of way!As for better mics than an sm57... The Sennheiser E835 or E845 are both better mousetraps for about the same money. I use the 835 anywhere I might have used an sm57 in the past... I hate the Sennheisers. They have a presence that always annoyed me, and they are feedback monsters on vocals. Then again, 15+ years of 57s does bias one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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