macrae11 wrote:I guess starting with buying, if it's a mic I've never tried before I will always audition before purchase, unless it's quite cheap, say $300 or so. Exceptions of course if I have excellent reports from people I trust, and know their sense of aesthetic. There are very few of those people. So it's a demo, hopefully for at least a week if not a bit more to see if it will fill a hole in the arsenal.
clinton wrote:Also, why all the hate for SM57's? They're a great utillity microphone that have been used by everyone for years and years. I don't know much about sound but I have always thought of them as a timeless 'workhorse' classic.
clinton wrote:so to sum it up then, you got no beef with a 57 but Andrew does. Got it!
clinton wrote:
Also, why all the hate for SM57's? They're a great utillity microphone that have been used by everyone for years and years. I don't know much about sound but I have always thought of them as a timeless 'workhorse' classic.
Electrical Audio wrote:Shure SM-57
Type: dynamic
Quantity: 2
Piece of shit dynamic mic some people are inexplicably crazy about, so we bought one. Sounds equivalently good on everything from snare drum to electric guitar. Unfortunately, not a very high standard of "Good." If you need to record something and there's no microphone available, this will do, I guess.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:
As far as it being "old" technology, so is a C12 but I bet you wouldn't turn that down if you had one handed to you.
macrae11 wrote:Malcolm Boyce wrote:
As far as it being "old" technology, so is a C12 but I bet you wouldn't turn that down if you had one handed to you.
Correct but I also wouldn't say that there are a significant number of newer mics available now that blow the C12 out of the water as is the case with the 57.
As for guitar cabs, the 201 and the 441 are my main two "go-to"s there, but there's also a handful of ribbons that I've tried, as well as the Senn MD906, 421, U87, 414, and even the m88 that I prefer over the 57. Again not that the 57 doesn't still get used on a semi regular basis, it's just that there are better mics available IMO.
I was pointing out that discounting the worth of a 57 based only on it being old technology would be incorrect. Because you prefer newer options is certainly more accurate.macrae11 wrote:Malcolm Boyce wrote:
As far as it being "old" technology, so is a C12 but I bet you wouldn't turn that down if you had one handed to you.
Correct but I also wouldn't say that there are a significant number of newer mics available now that blow the C12 out of the water as is the case with the 57.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:I was pointing out that discounting the worth of a 57 based only on it being old technology would be incorrect. Because you prefer newer options is certainly more accurate.
macrae11 wrote:The thing with the 57 is that its a 40 year old design and there are better mics available now and many of them are in a similar price range.
My only point is the age of the mic has nothing to do with it's place in the choice progress. It's ultimately only because of preference why you pick what you use. Even mentioning "40 year old design" is not pertinent. 'I prefer other mics' is truth. Generalizing about age in any way I would argue with.Mathieu Benoit wrote:Malcolm Boyce wrote:I was pointing out that discounting the worth of a 57 based only on it being old technology would be incorrect. Because you prefer newer options is certainly more accurate.
Which is pretty much exactly what he said in the very same sentence.macrae11 wrote:The thing with the 57 is that its a 40 year old design and there are better mics available now and many of them are in a similar price range.
I'm with you there.macrae11 wrote:Word of mouth and brand familiarity....
Availability is another one.
Other than that, I will try literally anything I can get my hands on.
Malcolm Boyce wrote: I understand Andrew saying he will always demo a mic before laying out cash for it, but most times what gets you to that point initially? Advertising? Brand favour? Word of mouth? What matters at that point?
Malcolm Boyce wrote:And it's official... I've come across as some sort of raging SM57 lune.
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