hypercardioid mic for live/rehearsal use

[orksnork]

as advertised, i'm looking for a hypercardioid mic from live and rehearsal use. i don't want to break the bank but i'd also rather not a hunk of junk...

anything in the sm58 price range for something yummy?

[tINY]

Yeah, the Heil PR-20

or various Sennheisers and Audix vocal mics.

I kinda like the PR20, though.




-tINY

[orksnork]

that's a cardiod microphone

[Blast9]

Try the Sennheiser E845.

Could work for what you want.

With supercardioids the only pitfall is the narrow rear pickup lobe, but I'vwe never had problems with it, or my Shure Beta 87 (condenser --- much pricier)

[Blue Bongo]

Another vote for the Sennheiser e845. Good mic.
Blue bongo

[Blast9]

Originally Posted by Blast9

Try the Sennheiser E845.

Could work for what you want.

With supercardioids the only pitfall is the narrow rear pickup lobe, but I'vwe never had problems with it, or my Shure Beta 87 (condenser --- much pricier)

Although I believe the rear pickup is more on a hypercardioid

[tINY]

Originally Posted by orksnork

that's a cardiod microphone

http://www.heilsound.com/pro/products/pr20/pr20.pdf



The spec sheet calls the PR-20 "super cardioid" which is similar to hyper cardioid.

All of the OM audix are called things like True- , broad- , tight- , and extreme-hyper-cardioid.

The MD431. e845, and the e865 are super cardioid from Senn.




-tINY

[orksnork]

ahh i didn't check the spec sheet, i've just always seen it listed as a cardiod...not super or hyper

[Zwinter]

Originally Posted by Blast9

Although I believe the rear pickup is more on a hypercardioid

Yeah, so you need to move the monitors off to each side, rather than directly behind the mic. This will get the monitors in the null of the mic.

[tINY]

Actually, if you run the mic body almost horizontally and put the monitor just downstage of the mic, it will be in the null.

Remember that the polar pattern is circular, not just in one plane....




-tINY

[Zwinter]

Originally Posted by tINY

Actually, if you run the mic body almost horizontally and put the monitor just downstage of the mic, it will be in the null.

Remember that the polar pattern is circular, not just in one plane....




-tINY

Yeah, but I find a lot of artists don't let that mic stay horizontal. Unfortunately, I always work with artists who like to go everything they shouldn't. The mic always end up being angled upwards and that's why I pull the monitors out.

[tINY]

They're probably used to SM58s biting their heads off.....




-tINY

[Meriphew]

Originally Posted by orksnork

anything in the sm58 price range for something yummy?

You can't go wrong with a Shure Beta 58 IMO.

[Blast9]

Originally Posted by tINY

They're probably used to SM58s biting their heads off.....




-tINY

Yeah and holding it around the basket like a real hip-hop star

[tINY]

Don't get me started on fashionable young twits holding the mic just like some idiot they saw on the TV.....



-tINY