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scottfisher said:Would the SM 57 or SM 58 be better? Im recording mostly vocals, but the occasional acoustic guitar.
Should I get the SM 57 and 58? Or is there a cheaper alternative. Mics at the store I'm purchasing from are pretty darn expensive. No other store I can find, and dont want to Ebay.
SM57 and 58 are almost identical. 57 is designed for recording of instruments, 58 for vocals. 58 is more resistant to "p", "b", etc. speech sounds.
Other dynamic mikes that are similar to SM57/58 are Shure Beta 58 that has a brighter sound, Beyerdynamic M69 and M400, Sennheiser MD431 and E825, Audio Technica AT ATM27HE and AT ATM41HE, Electrovoice N/D367, Audix OM5, T.Bone MB85 (Made by Thomann in Germany, maybe there are some Shure components inside), Shure PG58 (cheaper than SM57/58 but with worse sound) and Behringer XM8500 (I do not know how it is with their quality and sound).
Instead of new SM57/58 you can also buy an used one. Especially their predecessor Shure 545, 546 or 548 could be a great choice if you are not afraid of a very old mikes. Most of the people who has both new 57/58 and these old ones say that old ones are better. I bought already several used dynamic mikes and all of them work correctly up to now. In my city there is a special shop with an used equipment where I can try it before buying.