Can't go wrong with a Shure...

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For whatever reason I haven't had much luck with Shure mics.

I bought a pair of SM81's nearly 20 years ago about a month before I found some Neumann KM84's. Every time I've tried the Shures the Neumanns sound preferable to me. I have probably 4 hours max on those Shures.

I have SM57's and SM58's for gigs but they don't work for me so I use a Senn 441.

I do like the SM57 on congas though, and on a Ludwig Supraphonic snare.

Sometimes I use the SM57 on something like shaker because it puts the sound in a unique place.
 
nzausrec said:
I think it's fake. Like, unless it was cordless there would be a cord.
Also, the way the person pushes away the stand, I think you'd be rather on the florr dying than showing anger and having the time to push the stand away. I reckon maybe the mic hit him in the throat and fell off.
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There's a cord hanging out of his mouth, look again.
 
One thing for sure

Don,

One thing for sure, if you buy a Shure

and you don't like it.

You'll be able to get your money back. They hold their value. SM57s are $90-100 new and it's hard to find a used one under $70.

My personal favorite Shure microphone is the Realistic 1070 b/c/d. Made in Mexico by Shure for Radio Shack to compete with the EV RE50/635a stick mics.

Thanks,

Hairy Larry
 
I was just reading from "Behind the Glass" Eddie Kramer...he was describing 4 mics he thought was good enough to use as a single mic for a whole drum set...Neumann 67....47....and u87....and the shure KSM32...and he also claims to have had a hand in designing the KSM44 and KSM32.
 
dintymoore said:
For whatever reason I haven't had much luck with Shure mics.

I bought a pair of SM81's nearly 20 years ago about a month before I found some Neumann KM84's. Every time I've tried the Shures the Neumanns sound preferable to me. I have probably 4 hours max on those Shures.

I have SM57's and SM58's for gigs but they don't work for me so I use a Senn 441.

I do like the SM57 on congas though, and on a Ludwig Supraphonic snare.

Sometimes I use the SM57 on something like shaker because it puts the sound in a unique place.
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Yes, and I think I prefer my Ferrari to my Honda.
 
was there not a guy on here recently went wrong with a shure?


sang into the side of an sm7b IIRC? :P
 
I havent seen that...but I have seen internet video of an old lady holding and singing into the top of an KSM27
 
we all have our moments,

i once sang into the back of an mxl990

as if singing into the front wasn't bad enough :P:P
 
I come with the bad news

Actually the SM57 is not a bad mic, a workhorse and if you put it on a single source you will get at least a decent sound. But....... aim it at the snare of a bad drummer who's a hat basher and you're in big trouble, the hat bleed will sound like crap and there's nothing you can do about that after you've done the recording.

If you would have had the pleasure of owning a Beyer M201, you would have a better snare sound with less hat bleed and this bleed would have sound much better.

In case you have to record a band with an upright bass player and the only mic you have is an SM57 and you put it in the bridge wrapped in foam, you're in deep trouble because the upright sounds bad, really bad. A Beyer M88 will sound a hundred times better in this application. Oh, it's much more expensive you say? Then try a Studio Projects B1, it'll cost as much as a 57, but in this application it will sound even great and better than the M88 because it's side adressed.

I'm happy to own some 60 microphones, only three of them are Shure mics and I never use them for recording sessions.
 
I agree with Han that the Beyerdynamics are nicer, but the US vs. Europe value equation is different--the Beyers are 2x the equivalent Shures, whereas Shures in Europe are way overpriced. If I lived in Europe, I probably wouldn't own any Shures either.
 
I didn't much like my Sm81's. But they taught me that EQ wasn't a deadly sin. And other things. And I was able to resale them at only a $20 loss. Since I sold them locally(+/- 100 miles), I guess I can write that off as shipping costs, I didn't pay. I liked their sound, I just didn't like their limits. SPL too low, Directionality, Wind Noise, Handling Noise, etc too much. I'm still drooling after a KSM44 (or two) eventually. But I'm in no hurry to spend that type of cash.
 
I am a huge fan of Shure mics, and the great thing is that several of them work great on tons of stuff. Of course every once in a while even the best of mics are not the right match for a particular source (especially vox).
 
Ronan said:
I am a huge fan of Shure mics, and the great thing is that several of them work great on tons of stuff. Of course every once in a while even the best of mics are not the right match for a particular source (especially vox).
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Like the KSM32 you like...Id only put it in front of a very beautiful female voice...mine....not so much...but I am impressed by the fact that it was used on most of the instruments on Steely Dans last record.
 
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