To Deferr: Buy a Large Condenser Mic and see my many Posts on recording Vocals and
Acoustic guitar. Just keyword KJ09 in the search window and they should all come up.
Use a Pop Filter (or Filter Screen) on your Mic when recording Vocals. Don't eat the
Condenser Mic on vocals, just stay about 1-2 feet off the Mic and go for it. Make sure
to set your VU meters at 100%-102% because Condenser Mics distort fairly easy due to
their sensitivity. You can use an SM-57 for Acoustic, Vocals, and Harmnica but a large
Condenser set right will give you a more professional studio sound usng a reel-to-reel.
Just make sure you also have a line matching Transformer going into your recorder
(they cost $15) because they inputs of the recorder are high impedance inputs. The
SM-57 is wired for Low Impedance from the factory (it says Lo-Z on the side of it in
white letters on the black plastic).
If you use an SM-57 on Vocals you will have to stand back from the Mic about 2 feet
in order to dminish Proximity Effect (increasing Bass frequencies as you get closer to the
mic) which is WHY I'd buy a large Condenser Mic to record Vocals with. You will get more
of a studio sound if you use a Condenser Mic on vocals per my instructions. See my other
Posts re: Condenser Mics by key wording KJ09.
The SM-57 is an excellent instrument Mic but a large Condenser will really shine on
Vocals without adding any Proximity Effect giving you a clear crisp vocal in your Mix.
