So my band played a show the other night, and afterwards the FOH came to my singer and told him he should use some mic that works well with loud singers (?)
I didn't hear this aside but my singer said all he remembered was it goes for about $180...
I call BS, but if anyone has an idea of this mic let me know!
Thanks!
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If he is using a dynamic, then I would say you need a new FOH mi
If he is using a dynamic, then I would say you need a new FOH mixer. Maybe his mic is broken and he is distorting it, you are using cheap padless pres and they are overloading, or the guy is a goober and cannot set up proper gain structure, etc. Give the guy a 58 and call it a day. If you have the bucks do an Audix 6 or 7.
A Shure SM58 cannot be overloaded. The engineer however can get
A Shure SM58 cannot be overloaded. The engineer however can get overloaded which sounds like the problem. The SM58 will set you back a whopping $100 US.
If he's really that freaking loud? You might want to attempt to use a direct box, with a sex changer XLR adapter into a line input. This only pertains to a transformer D. I. box. The DI box running backwards will provide 10 DB of amplification. This would certainly do the trick for a singer with no musical finesse.
Brings new meaning to the term "mike/line"
Ms. Remy Ann David
I don't know what the guys problem was, but from watching the vi
I don't know what the guys problem was, but from watching the videos it sounds like he had no idea how to run a compressor either, because when I record my singer i get no overload, though he is very dynamic....
I should have brought my 58, I usually do but I figured this club would be legit, but when I saw the half crushed no name microphones I realized I was wrong lol!
I'll post a video sometime so you can hear this disaster!
The singer can also use the microphone with more thought. Proxim
The singer can also use the microphone with more thought. Proximity to the mic is part of being a good singer.
I've never used the Audix mic so can't say. I can recommend the Sennheiser 609. It's a flat, rectangle shape made with guitar amps in mind so can handle very loud sources well. Stevie Ray used one for vocals for a while, Robben Ford for his Fender Twin at a recent show. I use mine for my amp. Surprisingly good vocal sound. Very smooth.
The Senn 609 costs about $110. For $180 I would spend just a bit more for the Shure Beta 87A, a true condensor. My Neumann KMS105 cost $500. but worth buying. The sound is so detailed-words only begin. Every singer should have one.
My band is acoustic but for electric bands the SM58 works fine if you're not taping your shows.
Well, sine the FOH guy was listening to your singer, he at least
Well, sine the FOH guy was listening to your singer, he at least had the kind of information needed to make a good recommendation. So I'd find out the name of the mic and see if you can try one out. Nothing comes to mind in the $180 price range. Usually, loud male vocals sound fine through an SM58, but if I was not satisfied with that I'd be looking at other dynamics like the SM7, RE-20, and MK421. Those are closer to $400.