Prague Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 The Shure SM58 has been a good all-aorund mic for vocalists. Is it just as applicable to female singers, though? What would be a good, or even better, mic for most any female vocalist? Let's figure around $100 to $200. Dynamic would be great but condenser is fine, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherri Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I'm very happy with my SM58. Another factor is getting the best mic cord to go with it. When I plug my SM58 into any other mic cord, I can hear the difference right away. www.metalblues.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 My sweetie uses a Sennheiser 431 or an SM-58 for live work and an AKG 414 for recording. I think the Shure beta series works better for male voices and the standard 58 is better for female. -David http://www.garageband.com/artist/MichaelangelosMuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 The female singer in my band, Nectarphonic, uses a Shure Beta 57 for live vocals and is very happy with it. Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Are you talking for live stage or recording? If for live vocals (and I don't mean Ashlee Simpson style ), I'd highly recommend the Beyer M88. It's a little more expensive ($300) but most female vocalists love 'em and they sound great. As a bonus, they also make great recording mics, especially on toms and some guitar amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebonn Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Try an EV N/D767a. It'll give a female uh testosterone Great for studio and stage. www.blairsdevillestudios.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where02190 Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Live: Dynamic-Shure Beta57A Condenser-Shure Beta87 or Sennheiser E865. Studio- AKG C414B-ULS or AT 4033A. Hope this is helpful. NP Recording Studios Analog approach to digital recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prague Posted October 29, 2004 Author Share Posted October 29, 2004 Excellent feedback (pun intended ). This will be geared for live, but in intimate venues, so I do want the precision of studio. I'm going to get one of most all of these and do some tryouts with our singer. She is using an old discontinued Shure (PE48?) for sentimentality's sake only (a former BF, gawd). It's lifeless. She sings some Yes, Gentle Giant, Kansas, Kate Bush, and originals. Yea, yea, we're a Prog band. For the Ashlee tunes, I'll use a condenser with the Phantom power set to 3 volts. Anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle ggurl Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I used a Sennheiser 835 (I believe that's the correct model), a few times and liked it better than SM58 for my own live vox (backing vocals) ... another possibility. Original Latin Jazz CD Baby "I am not certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur." Patti Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where02190 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 IF you're looking to approach studio quality live, go with either the Beta87 or the Senn 865. Both are condensers. Hope this is helpful. NP Recording Studios Analog approach to digital recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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