I have a band with 5 singers. I only have one SM58 vocal mic. I'm wondering, would it be best for me to get a condenser mic and have all the singers gather toghether and sing into it @ the same time, or would it be best to get each singer thier own SM58, (or perhaps some other good recording mic)? My motive for considering one sharred condenser is money... It would be much cheaper for me to get one condenser than to get 4 more SM58's. Also, I'm recording with a 4-track so track space is limited.
What I'd really like to do is record with as few "takes" as possible. Such as plugging the piano into one track, the singers into another, the guitar into another, and the drums into another, thus, recording the whole song in one take. However, with condenser mic's, is that possible? The sharred condenser mic of the singers & the over-head condenser of the drums would also be picking up the other sounds of the band wouldn't they? Is there anyway to use condensers without the other sounds bleeding through on each track?
What I'd really like to do is record with as few "takes" as possible. Such as plugging the piano into one track, the singers into another, the guitar into another, and the drums into another, thus, recording the whole song in one take. However, with condenser mic's, is that possible? The sharred condenser mic of the singers & the over-head condenser of the drums would also be picking up the other sounds of the band wouldn't they? Is there anyway to use condensers without the other sounds bleeding through on each track?