CoolCat
Well-known member
I ran a last test in 2019, my ears said go with the Dynamic SM58 + Cloudlifter.
The Tracks all compared and it sounds as good and is so quiet, and works well with the Realtime Plugs.
I can do DIRECT INJECT..also.. it just worked the best in a poor acoustic room with close walls. imo.
SM58 over the SM7b is ok with me too. I just couldn't hear the difference, a little mix/ITB EQ and verbs covered. As for my LDC's, all are great but they have sensitivity issues in the "non treated room" also didn't really standout much either after post treatment of the track.
Then the JDI DI was for fast DIRECT INJECT Guitars for when I want no mouse... (but can also get soaped with Realtime Plug-Ins)
yeah....I spent the extra $$$ on a Jensen transformer JDI for no real reason but hype.
all else is going going gone. the rack pieces just weren't needed after numerous comparison tests all year to the plugins.
So the 2020 setup here is basically simplified down to two DI boxes; a Cloudlifter and a JDI box.
SM58+ Cloudlifter for Vocal
JDI DI for Bass, Electric, and Acoustic/electric
The Tracks all compared and it sounds as good and is so quiet, and works well with the Realtime Plugs.
I can do DIRECT INJECT..also.. it just worked the best in a poor acoustic room with close walls. imo.
SM58 over the SM7b is ok with me too. I just couldn't hear the difference, a little mix/ITB EQ and verbs covered. As for my LDC's, all are great but they have sensitivity issues in the "non treated room" also didn't really standout much either after post treatment of the track.
Then the JDI DI was for fast DIRECT INJECT Guitars for when I want no mouse... (but can also get soaped with Realtime Plug-Ins)
yeah....I spent the extra $$$ on a Jensen transformer JDI for no real reason but hype.
all else is going going gone. the rack pieces just weren't needed after numerous comparison tests all year to the plugins.
So the 2020 setup here is basically simplified down to two DI boxes; a Cloudlifter and a JDI box.
SM58+ Cloudlifter for Vocal
JDI DI for Bass, Electric, and Acoustic/electric