Mics used by artists?

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I'm looking for a list of vocal mics alternative band singers used in the studio.
 
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In the studio, condenser mics are often used with really expensive preamps. It pays to think of this as all part of the same chain, ie.

artist->mic->preamp->recorder

For live use, vocal mics used might include Shure SM58, Shure Beta 58, Neumann TLM103, Beyer M88.
 
lumbago said:
In the studio, condenser mics are often used with really expensive preamps. It pays to think of this as all part of the same chain, ie. artist->mic->preamp->recorder.
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Not to be rude, but you're telling me stuff I already know ;-).


lumbago said:
For live use, vocal mics used might include Shure SM58, Shure Beta 58, Neumann TLM103, Beyer M88.
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"Might"? I'm looking for a list of vocal mics actually used. Do you know of a list?
 
FWIW - Although he's not an "alternative band", I noticed that Prince appeared to be using a Shure Beta 58 on 'Saturday Night Live' last night.
 
I think STP, Live, etc. all use those Sampson condenser mics. That and/or the Behringer B-1. Velvet Revolver apparently love that one.

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chessrock said:
I think STP, Live, etc. all use those Sampson condenser mics. That and/or the Behringer B-1. Velvet Revolver apparently love that one.

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JoeBannon said:
Not to be rude, but you're telling me stuff I already know
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Not to be rude, but I found out the hard way that when people see that you have less than 100 posts on here, they tend to assume that you are a total newbie and know very little about recording. Sometimes the assumption is correct, but not always.......
 
soundchaser59 said:
Not to be rude, but I found out the hard way that when people see that you have less than 100 posts on here, they tend to assume that you are a total newbie and know very little about recording. Sometimes the assumption is correct, but not always.......
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I told him the easy way ;-).
 
Scott Weiland from STP quote:

"We used the SM57 for guitar, drums, bass, everything...."


Hmmm....

Although an interview with an engineer that recorded a STP album mentioned "throwing up a Neumann U47"...
 
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Velvet revolver also have an endorsement with Shure for the Beta58 for lead vocals and the ol' wireless guitar packs...

Soooooo He musta used a shure somewhere :p
 
Theros said:
Scott Weiland from STP quote:

"We used the SM57 for guitar, drums, bass, everything...."

Hmmm....
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Great mics. I have a few I use.
 
Theros said:
Velvet revolver also have an endorsement with Shure for the Beta58 for lead vocals and the ol' wireless guitar packs...

Soooooo He musta used a shure somewhere :p
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But for the studio?
 
...Mix magazine's article on (more Hard-Rock than Alternative) Nickelback's sessions:

Vocals were recorded in the upstairs vocal booth with a simple setup of a RØDE NTK tube mic running through a Neve 1084 preamp, UREI 1176 compressor and Avalon 737 SP mic processor. “If I'm screaming, we need to be able to have a diaphragm that's going to be able to handle the screaming and is not going to gut out some of the stuff,” explains frontman Chad Kroeger.

“He's got one of the loudest voices,” declares co-producer Joey Moi [a notion that Peake quickly seconds]. “He's like a weapon. He can destroy microphones quickly. We used the same one the whole time. He would turn it away on certain syllables, like ‘p’s and ‘f’s.” Kroeger evidently became very adept at his special technique.

...the complete article here:
http://mixonline.com/recording/interviews/audio_studio_nickelback/
 
Speaking of nickleback, I got another singer that has a really loud voice and Rodes pretty good for his voice.

Found this on mix online too, though I think his vocals could be better.... "The [Soundelux] 251 was also used as a room mic on Mellotron, piano and all of Grohl's vocals."
 
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Troy Van Leeuwen of QOTSA likes this SE mic for a lot of things... the SE220 or something I believe...
 
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