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What Mic should I buy? The most commonly used mic is the Shure SM58 (around £80). Everybody has seen them, everybody has used them and for a good reason. They produce a sound suitable for the majority of band situations: they can take high levels without distorting, they have fairly good feedback rejection and they look like an ice cream. On the more technical side, the frequency response has something referred to as a "presence peak" between 1kHz and 4kHz. Since this frequency range covers much of the sound which makes speech/singing clear this therefore helps in producing a sound which is clear over the top of your screaming guitars. However SM58's can be a little bass heavy (take a look at any EQ setting for a vocal SM58) and lack a certain "sparkle" (around 12K). Therefore some vocalists, especially female singers may want to try the Shure Beta 58A (around £110). They are a little more expensive, but produce a brighter sound and have better output level compared to the SM58. They also have a different directional response which means the feedback rejection is better (if your engineer knows where to put the monitors!). Many people never look further
than these two mics. However if you can try others here
are some options. Shure: Beta 87A (around £160) higher quality all round than the Beta 58 - you get what you pay for! Sennheiser: Evolution series (E835 = £70; E845 = £85): produce a warmer sound than the Shures at the expense of a some clarity - useful for "quieter" music Beyer Dynamic: Opus series: a range of mics from the Opus 39 (under £50) to the Opus 81 (£170+). Good feedback rejection (so I'm told, never seen it personally) and a flatter frequency response - a good choice if you trust your engineer! AKG D3700/3800: (3700 = £80. 3800 = £140): similar to the SM58's though the 3800 leaves Shure behind in terms of overall frequency response.
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