SM7b for live hard rock band recording?

WARangelx2 · 15th April 2006, 10:02 AM

I know the SM7b gets raves as the go to mic for male all kinds of rock vocal recording. i will be doing a lot of recording of bands as they play live, and i would like to use the SM7b out on stage rather than have a separate go to "live vocal" mic - current choice between sennheiser 865, 935 or 945 [in case any one to comment.

but in the discussions of live vocal mics, i don't see the sm7b being mentioned. is that because it has too much bleed or feedback, etc. problems to be used on stage with a roaring band?

aussie_techie · 15th April 2006, 05:03 PM

start with the old SM58

dasbin · 15th April 2006, 05:24 PM

The pickup pattern certainly has something to do with it, but also keep in mind that unless you have all of the following...

- Excellent mains
- Excellent room acoustics
- Enough time to tweak the band's tone to make room in the mix for vocals

... then the "presence peak" of the 57/58 and ilk almost always comes in VERY handy.
I discovered this recently while trying to use some 'better' mics in a live situation. Once you add the rest of the band in, the vocals just don't have enough to punch their way through the mix without that oft-annoying midrange bump.
And for whatever reason, you can't add it to other mics with EQ without ending in horrid feedback. I'm not quite sure how Shure pulls that one off.

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15th April 2006, 10:02 AM	#1
WARangelx2 Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 34	SM7b for live hard rock band recording? I know the SM7b gets raves as the go to mic for male all kinds of rock vocal recording. i will be doing a lot of recording of bands as they play live, and i would like to use the SM7b out on stage rather than have a separate go to "live vocal" mic - current choice between sennheiser 865, 935 or 945 [in case any one to comment. but in the discussions of live vocal mics, i don't see the sm7b being mentioned. is that because it has too much bleed or feedback, etc. problems to be used on stage with a roaring band?

15th April 2006, 05:24 PM	#3
dasbin Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 412	The pickup pattern certainly has something to do with it, but also keep in mind that unless you have all of the following... - Excellent mains - Excellent room acoustics - Enough time to tweak the band's tone to make room in the mix for vocals ... then the "presence peak" of the 57/58 and ilk almost always comes in VERY handy. I discovered this recently while trying to use some 'better' mics in a live situation. Once you add the rest of the band in, the vocals just don't have enough to punch their way through the mix without that oft-annoying midrange bump. And for whatever reason, you can't add it to other mics with EQ without ending in horrid feedback. I'm not quite sure how Shure pulls that one off. __________________ Vanilla Dome Studios http://www.vanilladome.com

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15th April 2006, 05:03 PM	#2
aussie_techie Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 2,020	start with the old SM58