Popular mic for live male vocals - Page 2

woomanmoomin · 19th April 2007

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Originally Posted by recky

A standard SM58 with a great preamp and compressor combo works wonders, be it a solo singer-songwriter or an AC/DC cover band. It's all I need. Condensers are great for an airy sound, but for a little punch there's nothing like the old SM58.

I don't think I could fault the SM58 without a struggle. There are many, many more problematic items of gear.

Meriphew · 19th April 2007

The Beta 58 works great for me.

trident fan · 28th May 2007

i already have an sm57. for small gigs is it useable for lead vox or should i at least get an sm58?

thanks,
TF

thephatboi · 19th June 2007

This may sound wacky but I was tired of the midrange of my beta 58, grabbed an audix i5 from my snare mic'ing set up, sang into it on a gig, sounded really great on my voice. Sold the midrangy beta 58 and am singing with my i5 all the time. $89 and you can use it for anything, great mic. The beta shures have a kinda nasty mid IMO, I much prefer a regular 58 over the betas but the reg. 58 is still a bit boring for my voice. Audix I5 kicks butt on snare, guitar cabs and now... live vocals.

Gabriel Sousa · 22nd October 2009

hello

anyone knows the difference between sennheiser E935 and SKM 935 ??

thanks

LX3 · 22nd October 2009

I just answered that in the the other "vocal mic recommendations" thread.

Sounds Great · 22nd October 2009

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Originally Posted by Sounds Great

I am doing some comparisons tonight.

I am about to buy a wireless, but I wanted to make a decision on the wired versions first. I have an AKG C535eb now, and the UPS guy just arrived and dropped of my new Audio Technica at4054 (previous version of the new AE5400) and my new Shure Beta87c. (the c is the cardioid version and is said to be smoother than the standard Beta87a which is hyper-cardioid).

I will be buying the wireless version of the winner.

I see I never followed up on this. I did buy the AKG wireless system with the C535. I think it might sound better than the wired version.

Seriously good wireless system. thumbsup

djh76 · 28th February 2010

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Originally Posted by Gabriel Sousa

anyone knows the difference between sennheiser E935 and SKM 935 ??

The SKM 935 is a wireless version of the e935 as far as I know.

BFSound · 4th March 2010

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Originally Posted by Bat Head Sound

I recently posted this in another thread, but I just tried a Heil PR-20 on a live male vocal and it was awesome. Sounded better than a Beta 58, KSM 105, Sennheiser 835, SM57, SM58, Cheapy Audio Technica (I don't remember which one), and the Audix OM5. It's seems to be built like a brick $h!t house and relatively inexpensive. Try it out, it's definitely worth it.

Deff. try the sennheiser E835's our lead singer uses them for heavy rock and softer melodic stuff and it sounds great.

Although i would liek to have some others to try with his voice...

Sean Walker · 5th April 2010

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Originally Posted by Bat Head Sound

I recently posted this in another thread, but I just tried a Heil PR-20 on a live male vocal and it was awesome. Sounded better than a Beta 58, KSM 105, Sennheiser 835, SM57, SM58, Cheapy Audio Technica (I don't remember which one), and the Audix OM5. It's seems to be built like a brick $h!t house and relatively inexpensive. Try it out, it's definitely worth it.

GREAT MICS! I use the PR 22 for vocals in small venues and they sound very natural. I also use the PR35 for big rock vocals and have never been happier with the articulation and clarity of the vocals.

daveg62 · 5th April 2010

Shure Sm7b is great live as well as in the studio. I've also had sme great success with the heil pr20, great sounding mic.

Dave Ferris · 5th April 2010

While I really like the sound of the Neumann on my voice for Jazz, I've found that unless conditions are ideal (big open stage or very intimate space where audience is actually listening as opposed to one you have to "play over", a great sound system and better than average room acoustics) the KMS-105 just presents too many problems--picking up unwanted frequencies from the drums and Acoustic Bass. I've almost stopped using it altogether.

Someone mentioned the Senn E945. That seems to work best on all sound systems/monitors along with questionable room acoustics for me---also for all the vocalists I've recommended it to.
Sounds full and warm on my voice. As opposed the Audix mics I've tried--they sound very good but I think it's more a R & R mic for cutting through high volume scenarios than an intimate mic you'd sing Jazz ballads through. In general the Audix sounded thin to me in comparison to the 945 and EV N/D 967.

19th June 2007	#34
thephatboi Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2005 Location: LA Posts: 558	Audix i5 This may sound wacky but I was tired of the midrange of my beta 58, grabbed an audix i5 from my snare mic'ing set up, sang into it on a gig, sounded really great on my voice. Sold the midrangy beta 58 and am singing with my i5 all the time. $89 and you can use it for anything, great mic. The beta shures have a kinda nasty mid IMO, I much prefer a regular 58 over the betas but the reg. 58 is still a bit boring for my voice. Audix I5 kicks butt on snare, guitar cabs and now... live vocals. __________________ Sean Ingoldsby Real Time Studios Ojai, California http://homepage.mac.com/seaningo/ "Dung beetles with ostentatious horns tend to have smaller testicles" source unknown, as read in Harpers Findings, Dec. 2006.

5th April 2010	#42
Dave Ferris Musician Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Glendale Ca. Posts: 231	While I really like the sound of the Neumann on my voice for Jazz, I've found that unless conditions are ideal (big open stage or very intimate space where audience is actually listening as opposed to one you have to "play over", a great sound system and better than average room acoustics) the KMS-105 just presents too many problems--picking up unwanted frequencies from the drums and Acoustic Bass. I've almost stopped using it altogether. Someone mentioned the Senn E945. That seems to work best on all sound systems/monitors along with questionable room acoustics for me---also for all the vocalists I've recommended it to. Sounds full and warm on my voice. As opposed the Audix mics I've tried--they sound very good but I think it's more a R & R mic for cutting through high volume scenarios than an intimate mic you'd sing Jazz ballads through. In general the Audix sounded thin to me in comparison to the 945 and EV N/D 967. __________________ http://soundcloud.com/dave-ferris

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19th April 2007	#32
Meriphew Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle USA Posts: 2,876	The Beta 58 works great for me.

28th May 2007	#33
trident fan Gear addict Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 378	i already have an sm57. for small gigs is it useable for lead vox or should i at least get an sm58? thanks, TF

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Gabriel Sousa Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Leiria, Portugal Posts: 643	hello anyone knows the difference between sennheiser E935 and SKM 935 ?? thanks

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LX3 Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,033	I just answered that in the the other "vocal mic recommendations" thread.

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daveg62 Gear maniac Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 184	Shure Sm7b is great live as well as in the studio. I've also had sme great success with the heil pr20, great sounding mic.