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pvittorio Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 23	Posted on Apr 18 2009 09:50 PM What's your favorite close mic? SM-57, Audix I-5? or somthing more exotica? I need to know. Top
Sandy Joined: May 02, 2009 Posts: 58 Colorado	Posted on May 11 2009 09:15 PM Hey Dude, I use a Shure 545 SD Unidyne III to mic the amp for recording and either a Presonus Inspire 1394 interface or an ART TUBE PAC into my Mac in GarageBand and get stellar results. Any good Shure/EV/Sennheiser dynamic mic should get you very good results as long as you don't distort the input to your recording machine or software. Sandy www.surfsonics.com — www.myspace.com/sandyandthesurfsonics www.surfsonics.com Top
LHR Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle	Posted on May 11 2009 11:19 PM Sandy I use a Shure 545 SD Unidyne III The 545 is really much like the Shure SM57. Same capsule, IIRC. Has an on/off switch and a shorter body. Harmonica players favor them, presumably because they are smaller and easier to hold. We took advantage of the switch and used one as a talkback mic when we recorded last time around. Anyhow, you really can't go wrong with an SM57, right? I have used and still own all kinds of dynamic mics, though: Shure Beta 57A, Audix i-5, Sennheiser MD-421, Sennheiser e609. They all have their quirks but all produce pretty similar results. Now that I type this I am reminded of how much I liked the e609 when I tried it. But if I had to pick one mic, it would be the SM57 because it can be used for many other applications as well. — SSIV Top
SURFmole Joined: Nov 22, 2007 Posts: 901 Portland, OR	Posted on May 12 2009 01:38 AM The SM57 is fine (better for close mic'ing cranked Marshalls though IMO). For Surf or for cleaner amp sounds there are any number of other mics I'd probably go to first. The Sennheiser 421 is probably my favorite or I'd prefer to not close mic at all and use a large condenser at a distance. The best insanely cheap mic is the Blue Ball or Kickball mics but you need phantom power for them even though they're dynamic mics. They work great for close mic'ing and have a nice proximity mild bass boost effect for a full rich sound...can't really beat 'em for around $39 on blowout if you shop around. — www.apollo4.com Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on May 12 2009 11:23 AM I like the Sure SM57, it works well...also the Sennheiser e609 is a great guitar cab microphone. I use the e609 all the time...great sound! image Top

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