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Jungle Jazz · 11th March 2008

I recently bought a bunch of different mics that are all pretty much designed to be used as handheld vocal mics. I was tired of guessing what they might sound like, so I just got several different ones to try. Now that I've heard them, I'm debating if I need to hang on to them all. But before I sell several of them, I was wondering if any of you have suggestions for alternate uses for them. I don't record vocals that often, and when I do, it's usually a single singer with jazz instrumental backup.

Here's what I got:

Audio Technica:
AE5400
AE6100
ATM710

Audix:
VX-5
OM6

Shure:
SM58
Beta 87A
KSM9

11th March 2008	#1
Jungle Jazz Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Washington, D.C. area Posts: 802 Thread Starter	Handheld Vocal Mics--what else do you use them for? I recently bought a bunch of different mics that are all pretty much designed to be used as handheld vocal mics. I was tired of guessing what they might sound like, so I just got several different ones to try. Now that I've heard them, I'm debating if I need to hang on to them all. But before I sell several of them, I was wondering if any of you have suggestions for alternate uses for them. I don't record vocals that often, and when I do, it's usually a single singer with jazz instrumental backup. Here's what I got: Audio Technica: AE5400 AE6100 ATM710 Audix: VX-5 OM6 Shure: SM58 Beta 87A KSM9