Behringer mics

[Ricklh]

I'm someone who's been playing guitar a number of years and am finally starting to really sink my teeth into home recording. I have a Fostex MR-8 and a Behringer X2000S mic (I think that's the model #), it was around 30 or 40 bucks new. Just wondering how Behringer compares to Shure SM57. Has anyone here compared the two. Is there a big difference between them? Right now, I'm primarily recording a Takamine acoustic with the Behringer, and some occasional vocals but just for my own purposes of learning the process and getting better. Would it be worth it for me to upgrade to a Shure just for my learning projects? I think the Behringer does a pretty good job but then I haven't tried a Shure.

 

[BlindCowboy]

I've got both the Shure 57, 58 and I just recently got a Behringer X2000 off of E-bay.

Take the ball off of the end of the X2000 and put a small Shure57 windscreen on it. (piece of foam basically) and whalla. A new microphone.

Actually, i'm very impressed with the X2000. Your not going to get much benefit by buying a 57. If your looking for another mic, I would highly suggest a LDC for what your doing. And you will hear a world of difference. You can pick one up for under $100. Several brands to choose from.

 

[Ricklh]

BlindCowboy, LDC, excuse my ignorance here but does that stand for (something) Dynamic Cardiod? or is that a name brand? Wait, "large diaphragm condenser"?

 

[cominginsecond]

You got it.

 

[multitrak_ent]

I just got a couple of these behringer ultravoice mics and they are bloody amazing for there price.
i did some tests compared to the sm 58.
on a snare drum , you would have to go the 58 the behringer is to smooth going up to the high mids so it makes it sound wolly which will not work with the genral snare sound people want, snappy, so to mic a snare i would say dont use the behringer. but on toms it actually ripped the 58 to bits, because of its smooth ramp up to the high mids and its wooly sound it has it is perfect for toms cuts some of the ring out of your toms , where a 58 makes the ring louder, and just has this overall smooth sound to it that is what your looking for in a tom sound.
foir vocals , the first big thing i noticed was the out put this mic had , its gain is alot better than the 58, the 58 sounded like whispers compared to the behringer, and pushed out more low frequanceys , when i got the mics sounding around the same level you then noticed how the 58 was a bit harsher not as smooth but had more high mids than the behringer, but the gain levels on the pre amp were very different, with the behringer less than halfway and the 58 over halfway for them to sound at an equal volume. the behringer didnt sound to bad on the voice smooth sounding but missing those high mids a bit, but eq can sort of save you there.
overall i say these mics are worth more than what there priced and recomend anyone to get atleast one its cheap as hell and could come in very handy.