which mic will give me the most use?

[In Flames 19]

i am just starting out with this recording stuff... right now i have a drum set, acoustic guitar, and an electric that i am planning to record... unfortunately i cant buy all my mics at the same time so i was wondering.. what mic will get the most use? a pair of sm57's or a pair of 603's.. maybe 012's? i will eventually get more mic but i need to know what mic is best overall for recording acoutic guitar and guitar amps...

i hope you understand my question... i cant afford all the mics i want at the same time and need to know which ones to get first...

 

[acorec]

i am just starting out with this recording stuff... right now i have a drum set, acoustic guitar, and an electric that i am planning to record... unfortunately i cant buy all my mics at the same time so i was wondering.. what mic will get the most use? a pair of sm57's or a pair of 603's.. maybe 012's? i will eventually get more mic but i need to know what mic is best overall for recording acoutic guitar and guitar amps...

i hope you understand my question... i cant afford all the mics i want at the same time and need to know which ones to get first...

Get the SM57s. They will get you much further than any of the others. For ANY mic, you will need a good pre-amp.

 

[cominginsecond]

Get a pair of Studio Projects B1s. It beats the SM57 on all the sources you mentioned except guitar amp.

 

[chessrock]

Generally speaking . . .

Large-diaphragms for color and size, small-diaphragms for accuracy and transient response, and medium-diaphragms for versatility.

And it sounds like you're looking for versatility, so you might try starting with a good mid-diaphragm . . . and since you're looking to do some accoustic guitar, you might also start with a condenser.

My initial thought would be to hop on ebay and see if you can locate an Audio Technica 4033 (from someone with good feedback). Can't think of much out there that is quite as versatile, and well-suited to the apps that are most important to you (guitars -- both electric and accoustic).

 

[In Flames 19]

i was thinking of the sm57's... i could get them now and use it for recording my guitar amp and acoustic.. then when i gte the rest of the mics for my drum set i could use it for the snare and still have one left over the the guitar amp/acoustic guitar...

 

[In Flames 19]

actually maybe i will get a par of mxl603's... ive been looking around and people use them a lot for acoustic guitar recording... then i will still be able to use them as drum overheads..

 

[cominginsecond]

actually maybe i will get a par of mxl603's... ive been looking around and people use them a lot for acoustic guitar recording... then i will still be able to use them as drum overheads..

If those are the two sources you're most concerned with, the 603 is the best choice.

 

[In Flames 19]

i decided im going to order a pair of 603's for drum overheads and acoustic guitar and an sm 57 for my amp.. i can afford that..

 

[DJL]

i decided im going to order a pair of 603's for drum overheads and acoustic guitar and an sm 57 for my amp.. i can afford that..

Those are good mic's........ good choice.

 

[mrface2112]

i agree

good choices. given your budget (or your level of recording experience), the 603s will do a great job with the acoustic (as well as overheads) and the sm57 will give satisfactory "usable" results on just about anything.

like cominginsecond said, you might want to give a look at the Studio Projects B1. I use mine as a 3rd mic when recording acoustics (two 603's about 6-8 inches away with the B1 about 4ft away). It's also very good on vocals--it's a more "transparent" mic than say the C1 which has a bit of a color to it.

the B1 is also a sleeper on amps. i've used it on a fender tweed blues junior (my harp player's amp) and a fender ultimate chorus both with very pleasing results.

between the 603s, sm57, and B1, you'll have a pretty solid base to start with.

just b/c no one's asked, what are you using for mic preamps?


wade

 

[Gidge]

sm57 and a MXLv67G

electric - 57
vocals - v67
drums - 57 on kick,v67 overhead
acoustic - v67

 

[DJL]

In Flames 19,
After you get your nice new Shure SM-57 and Marshall MXL603SPR mic's....... later on down the road instead of getting a B1 like others here keep pushing..... you may want to start thinking about getting a nice kick drum type mic first.

 

[cominginsecond]

In Flames 19,
After you get your nice new Shure SM-57 and Marshall MXL603SPR mic's....... later on down the road instead of getting a B1 like others here keep pushing..... you may want to start thinking about getting a nice kick drum type mic first.

What's he going to sing into?

Get a decent LDC after the 57 and the 603.

 

[coplinger]

I prefer the b-3 to the 57 on my guitar amp & theres a good chance you'll like it better than the 57 or the 603 on vocals.

 

[DJL]

What's he going to sing into?

Get a decent LDC after the 57 and the 603.

Well, he could use the Shure SM-57.... and where in this thread did he say he wanted a mic for singing anyway? Plus IMO, the B1 is just a cheap Chinese made general purpose type mic that doesn't really shine on anything in particular.

 

[cominginsecond]

Well, he could use the Shure SM-57.... and where in this thread did he say he wanted a mic for singing anyway? Plus IMO, the B1 is just a cheap Chinese made general purpose type mic that doesn't really shine on anything in particular.

And the SM57 is a cheap Mexican made mic that shines only on amp and snare. The B1 does a really good job on almost anything, and I definitely think most people are more interested in getting a decent vocal sound than they are in getting a killer kick drum sound. That's just me, though.

 

[DJL]

And the SM57 is a cheap Mexican made mic that shines only on amp and snare. The B1 does a really good job on almost anything, and I definitely think most people are more interested in getting a decent vocal sound than they are in getting a killer kick drum sound. That's just me, though.

You never answerd my question....... where in this thread did "In Flames 19" say anything about wanting a vocal mic?

Also, did you ever buy a B1 yet... and if so, are you now saying the B1 is an awesome vocal mic?

 

[chessrock]

So, an AT4033 will kick ass over either of them on electric guitar, drum overhead, accoustic guitar, mandolin, most vocals . . .


I was at a hockey game the other day, and a microphone discussion broke out.

 

[DJL]

So, an AT4033 will kick ass over either of them on electric guitar, drum overhead, accoustic guitar, mandolin, most vocals . . .


I was at a hockey game the other day, and a microphone discussion broke out.

The AT4033 is awesome... and IMO, it's a "must have" mic.

 

[cominginsecond]

You never answerd my question....... where in this thread did "In Flames 19" say anything about wanting a vocal mic?

Also, did you ever buy a B1 yet... and if so, are you now saying the B1 is an awesome vocal mic?

I told you before, I have a B3, which is a B1 with extra patterns, and I never said that it was an awesome vocal mic, only that it's better than the SM57. Quit misrepresenting people.

Hey In Flames 19! Do you want a vocal mic? I guess I just insanely jumped to that conclusion that if you wanted to record acoustic guitar and drums that you'd also want to record vocals. I guess I discounted the possibility of drums/acoustic guitar instrumental music.

If so, get a B1 before you get a kick drum mic.