Shure KSM 44

[Vikki]

Just wondering if anyone had any experience with this mic for acoustic guitar and vocals.
vikki (uk)

 

[chessrock]

Great mic -- very useful, versatile. A bargain at any price.

 

[Henri Devill]

Ditto...Also good for overheads




Don

 

[Voxy Lady]

Its a keeper !

 

[DJL]

Just wondering if anyone had any experience with this mic for acoustic guitar and vocals.
vikki (uk)

Thumbs up... it's a great mic.

 

[Big Kenny]

Incredible!!!! All in agreement.
In His Name
BK

 

[still4given]

Just wondering how you guys think the 44 compares to the KSM32. I have the 32 and it is somewhat uninspiring as a vocal mic. Works fine for choir and instruments though. Is the 44, in cardioid, a lot different sounding than the 32?

Thanks, Terry

 

[DJL]

Is the 44, in cardioid, a lot different sounding than the 32?

Thanks, Terry

Yes, and I prefer the 44... because it's warmer (for a lack of a better word) however, both mics are good.

 

[chessrock]

The KSM series mics, in general, aren't really designed to be particularly flattering or colorful. They don't have a lot of built-in EQ, for lack of a better word. The nice thing about them is they are very smooth and accurate, with a strong midrange.

Very simple and elegent. If you're looking for something sexier with more bells & whistles, then you might want to look elsewhere -- just to warn you.

 

[petimar]

KSM44 is great for acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, many stringed instruments. I haven't found it nearly as useful on the vocals I've tried (always gone with something else).

 

[noirdeuil]

Is the KSM 32 useful for anything, on vocals is very unflattering and on acoustic guitars its a bit too "stained" sounding...

 

[DJL]

Is the KSM 32 useful for anything, on vocals is very unflattering and on acoustic guitars its a bit too "stained" sounding...

Well for example, IMO the 32 is nice on some female vocals.

 

[chessrock]

Is the KSM 32 useful for anything

You should try it on a drum kit sometime. As an overhead or even kick drum. It's the balls on a guitar amplifier. Also great on female vocals, as DJL suggested.

 

[Henri Devill]

KSM44 is great for acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, many stringed instruments. I haven't found it nearly as useful on the vocals I've tried (always gone with something else).

I agree..however I've had better luck on vox with the 44 and Great River NV..They seem to go well together...You can really slam the pre with this mic...




Don

 

[still4given]

Thanks guys.

That is what I've been hearing with my KSM32. Unflattering is a good discription. I bought it for two reasons. One is that I got it for $460 out the door and the other was because when I talked into it while listening through headphones, while comparing it to other sub $500 mics, it just sounded the most like me. I guess you'd call that acurate. It is very smooth, maybe too smooth for vocals. We use three for our Choir at church and they do a very good job at that. As a matter of fact, we recorded a live CD with them and it sounds very good. You can hear that here.

Blessings, Terry

 

[Tonewoods]

Is the KSM 32 useful for anything, on vocals is very unflattering and on acoustic guitars its a bit too "stained" sounding...

It's my mic of choice for a traditional-sounding F5 mandolin sound...
Nice solid "woofy" chop on the mando--always hard to capture...

Good on banjo too...