Recommend me a live mic to control plosives

[lordwesley]

Did you particularly want a condenser? Stage condensers are pretty pricey for anything that'll do the job better than a 58. Unless anyone has come accross something I haven't. The Heil series (dynamics) are getting good praise here, but I'm sadly yet to try.

[Zarathustra]

What he said.. The Heil PR20 has a great top end with less proximity than others like it. The Beta 58 is also a good candidate, great off axis rejection and a good built in wind screen. Whatever mic you're using, you can always just stick an additional foam sock on, and it's practically plosive proof.

[azzzy]

Originally Posted by lordwesley

Did you particularly want a condenser? Stage condensers are pretty pricey for anything that'll do the job better than a 58. Unless anyone has come accross something I haven't. The Heil series (dynamics) are getting good praise here, but I'm sadly yet to try.

Well, I'm not exactly bent on using a condeser. I kinda feel condensers offer better sound and while they are pricier than dynamics, there's a reason for that. I don't mind paying more if it gives me the performance I need. Naturally I would prefer to pay less however, and if there is a dynamic that performs better than a condenser (my Shure condenser in particular) I will gladly use it.

I will look into Heil, thanks.

[lordwesley]

You could try beta 57/58. I'd stay clear from Audix OM3's. Haven't tried the rest of the OM series. If you do want a condenser and you've got the cash, the Neumann's sound great. They're a fair few hundred though. I've not seen them used on stage where there's drums/backline involved, but if its acoustic stuff I've not seen anything that's come close.

[azzzy]

Originally Posted by lordwesley

You could try beta 57/58. I'd stay clear from Audix OM3's. Haven't tried the rest of the OM series. If you do want a condenser and you've got the cash, the Neumann's sound great. They're a fair few hundred though. I've not seen them used on stage where there's drums/backline involved, but if its acoustic stuff I've not seen anything that's come close.

I did use an Audix OM6 once. I think I liked it although it's hard to tell because the monitoring on the stage was so quiet I couldn't hear myself. (needless to say that was a disastrous show). I've been curious about live Neumanns. I don't want to spend $600-700 on something that will be used only a few times a year but it sure is tempting.

[Jim vanBergen]

Have you tried adding a foam windscreen and a high pass filter around 80Hz? Much easier than buying a new mic.

[azzzy]

Originally Posted by Jim vanBergen

Have you tried adding a foam windscreen and a high pass filter around 80Hz? Much easier than buying a new mic.

I cut 80 Hz on both the preamp and the compressor and that doesn't seem to do much with the BG. I haven't tried a foam screen yet. That's next on the list. But I just might buy a new live mic since the BG was my first mic ever. I bought it when I didn't know anything about microphones. Since then I bought several tube mics for recording but never got around to upgrading my live mic.