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Rick Ruskin
Slowrider said:...do people think you have to spend megabucks for a damn microphone? You spend most of your life on stage and you will see people making amazing music, and they do NOT spend most of their pay on microphones. They're only a TOOL and no amount of money or bragging rights will ever make them a better singer. I've had singers sound like they were using a $ 20,000 mic, using a Shure SM 58. Money spent on brand names do NOT make you a better singer....OR musician.
Speaking for myself as a performer, studio musician, and audio engineer: On stage I will use whatever is provided by a venue's sound personnel. It's their system/room and they should know what works most consistantly, if not best.
As a session player in someone else's studio, I keep my mouth shut and play into whatever is put in front of me for the same reasons stated above.
In my studio having a variety of high quality mics and other associated gear makes everything from tracking through mixing so much easier than when a handful of "meatball" units were available to me. Given enough experience, you would come to the same conclusion.