1. The Shure SM57- The SM57 is a great dynamic microphone use for vocals as well as other instruments. One of the best things its known for is its durability. This microphone can be used for your own personal studio and its good for stage performances. One of the 57's best features is its natural presence booster which brings out the charity in vocals. This microphone has a reasonable price of $80-$100.
2. AKG D 5-Is a dynamic microphone and its polar pattern is supercardioid. This microphone is silimar to the SM57, its design helps present feedback. Its great for lead and back backing vocals, this mic is has a crisp sound that cuts through every mix. It has a intergrated wind and pop screen for suppressing pops and breath feed. This microphone will can cost from $130-$150.
3. Rode M3- Is a condenser microphone with a cardioid polar pattern that runs off of phantom power. It can also be powered by an internal 9V battery, it has a low self noise and high fidelity performance. Its equipped with a frequency range of 40Hz-20kHz and cost $150-$ 180. Its comes with a low cut filter to decrease on unwanted frequencies and another natural feature that it has is a pad of -10dB to -20dB to manipulate how much of the sound source is received when recording. This microphone is good for studio and stage perfermances.
Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteGood suggestions for people on a tight budget, i.e. me. Never thought about an SM57 for recording vocals as I've always gone with it's little brother the 58 whenever I think of vox on a budget. Good post.