first off, im recording heavy guitar mainly. i know a sm58 is a vocal mic, but its all i have right now. i was wondering if there was a huge diffence in sound. im doing some home recording with nothing but the basics. guitar/amp/mic/cakewalk. i have the mic running into my mackie pa head as a pre-amp and i get a pretty decent sound, but im pushing myself for better sound. how drastic of a change will the sm57 do for me?
also, the salesperson at gutar center showed me a sennheiser (spelling?) mic and said he preferred it over the sm57 for recording heavy guitar. its 99 bucks and forgot what model it is, but im sure its at www.musiciansfriend.com for the same price.
also, in general any brief (or not so brief) tips for my recording process? im reading all i can in the forums. basically, im micing a little off center, running through the mackie head and through the monitor out, into my soundcard. on the eq im basically cutting the bass just slightly currently. any volume recommendations, such as turn master volume up on main channel, and leave monitor volume on mic at uniden (12 o'clock. if you've seen a mackie head you'll be familar with uniden). or leave master volume low and turn mic volume up. etc etc etc.
any help is greatly appreciated
eddie
also, the salesperson at gutar center showed me a sennheiser (spelling?) mic and said he preferred it over the sm57 for recording heavy guitar. its 99 bucks and forgot what model it is, but im sure its at www.musiciansfriend.com for the same price.
also, in general any brief (or not so brief) tips for my recording process? im reading all i can in the forums. basically, im micing a little off center, running through the mackie head and through the monitor out, into my soundcard. on the eq im basically cutting the bass just slightly currently. any volume recommendations, such as turn master volume up on main channel, and leave monitor volume on mic at uniden (12 o'clock. if you've seen a mackie head you'll be familar with uniden). or leave master volume low and turn mic volume up. etc etc etc.
any help is greatly appreciated
eddie