Members DerekDRP Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Hey guys Whats a good descent cheep mic I for recording / and for the computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanTolen Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Behringer XM 8500, it sounds identical to one of them Shure SM58 mics and is 1/5 the cost. I have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanTolen Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Heres a link http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/270490/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megadan Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Shure sm57, it's semi-cheap but it's a mic that will last you your whole musical career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanTolen Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by megadan Shure sm57, it's semi-cheap but it's a mic that will last you your whole musical career. Way too expensive for just recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrJoshua Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by DanTolen Way too expensive for just recording. I guess that depends on what "just recording" is, and on what your budget is. If you get good results out of the Behringer, more power to you. Personally, I have four SM-57s and love them. When I was making recordings one track at a time in my bedroom and only had one mic, it was an SM-57. And they can be had for a very decent price on eBay if you can't afford a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted October 4, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 anyother sudjestion>? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenfascist Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Get a Studio Projects, those will be much better suited for recording than a Shure, and they start at $99 for one of their basic models. You could probably find one used for around $75 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megadan Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Do you just want one of these? Cause that ain't gonna do ya {censored} mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenfascist Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Here you go: 7354712496 on the 'bay, looks like it's right up your alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenfascist Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by megadan Do you just want one of these? Cause that ain't gonna do ya {censored} mate What the hell is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted October 4, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by zenfascist What the hell is that? looks like somethign a woman sits on to be plesured heh Btw I sent this to my grand folks for an christmas list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megadan Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 It's a computer mic. What exacly are you looking for? If you want to record anything, like guitar, etc, and have it sound anyways half decent, you need a decent mic, like the 57. Anything less than that will be less than pleasing, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted October 4, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by megadan It's a computer mic.What exacly are you looking for? If you want to record anything, like guitar, etc, and have it sound anyways half decent, you need a decent mic, like the 57. Anything less than that will be less than pleasing, IMHO. thanks dan yea I just want somethign I can record to the hard drive. but yet I really want it to sound half way good. thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 The SM-57 is like the all-purpose mic. SHS Audio makes the OS-something that is a direct copy, and a little cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenfascist Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 If you're just interested in using the mic for recording, a large diaphragm condenser mic like a Studio Projects or one of AKG's similar (but much higher priced) models. The Shures, like the '57 and the '58 are great as kind of a do anything mic, but you'll sacrifice sound quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted October 4, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by zenfascist If you're just interested in using the mic for recording, a large diaphragm condenser mic like a Studio Projects or one of AKG's similar (but much higher priced) models. The Shures, like the '57 and the '58 are great as kind of a do anything mic, but you'll sacrifice sound quality. I dont want to sacerfice sound quality thou. but thanks zen for the fyi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanTolen Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by DerekDRP I dont want to sacerfice sound quality thou. but thanks zen for the fyi. It may sound crazy to some of you, but you honestly won't sacrifice a lot of tone. The tone quality might go down by 1% from a $150 mic and a $50 mic. In my last band, when we recorded we had 5 mics: Shure SM58($100), Audix something($150), 2 AKG somethings($60), and a Behringer XM8500($20). We tried switching mics for everything to see which mic would get the best sound. It all sounded the same, no loss in tone quality there. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by megadan Shure sm57, it's semi-cheap but it's a mic that will last you your whole musical career. +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DerekDRP Posted October 4, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by T. Alan Smith +1. any direct linkage to that mic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 Originally posted by DerekDRP any direct linkage to that mic? Google is your friend. Barring that: www.shure.com will take you to everything they make, which is an awful lot more than the SM-57/58. The Performance Gear series PG-57 may be a cheaper alternative to the SM-57 while still being a Shure, if brand is important. Says its cheaper on the description. http://www.shure.com/microphones/performance/pg/default.asp Musician's Friend and the like also have pretty much the entire range of Shure. I have a couple of older Shure Access mics, the AXS-3 models. Those worked really well for everything I used them for. Pretty cheap too. I don't think they are in production anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members speddling Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 I bought an AKG D3800 off eBay a while back. little cheaper than a SM57 and a little fuller to my ears. The 57 is a great choice though! here is the Shure SM57http://www.shure.com/microphones/models/sm57.asp here is my AKG D 3800 (I have the standard module without switch)AKG D3800m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrJoshua Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 What's your gear setup? If you just want to record bass, you might be better off just getting an adapter and running the line out of your bass head, if you have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moody Johnny Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 This is one subject where you can actually honestly say: "You'll need a pre-amp with that". Computer soundcards are not sensitive enough to hear the signal that musicians' microphones (in other words, decent mics) put out. I am using this but perhaps you can do fine with something like this. I doesn't necessarily have to be a M-Audio product, all I'm saying is that when recording to computer with a mic you NEED something similar to these (in other words, amplification). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greenshag Posted October 4, 2005 Members Share Posted October 4, 2005 +1 to the SM-57... and sorry, but no offenses, but a -1 to the behringer recomendation... if you want a nice condensor, then go with something like the MXL 990, only like $60, but you will need a phantom power source to use it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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