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CJ

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« on: January 02, 2007, 03:57:38 AM »
i'd like to get a nice microphone so i can get my recording started. well, actually i don't really want a nice one, but the best i can get for cheap. real cheap. i'm looking at behringers, but i don't know what kind of mic you're supposed to use for recording an amp.
thanks. and sorry for being so cheap.

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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2007, 04:57:35 AM »
:D Try this one. Its been discused on the boards before.

http://www.dv247.com/invt/2859

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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2007, 05:21:51 AM »
hmm.... you don't get the level of cheapness i'm at here. i'm looking for something under 40 euros. not anything new, just something that i can snag off ebay for real cheap. i don't need anything great. i'm only recording straight into my laptop without any recorders or whatever. i just want something that is good enough to be able to distinguish my tone. the mic i'm using now cost like 3 dollars and you can basically just hear the pitch of what i'm playing.
it appears i can get a behringer XM8500 on ebay for about 30 bucks, whatever that is in euros. but is that the right type of mic? i think that's dynamic... do i want a condenser? or are there any other mics in that range that i should consider over behringer?

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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2007, 06:21:52 AM »
the popular choice for cab micing seems to be the shure SM57.
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« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2007, 08:29:55 AM »
If you can't even stretch to an SM57 (which you can pick up for as low as £60/€90) then don't expect miracles - to a certain extent you get what you pay for.

Having said that, Thomann do some dirt cheap instrument mics e.g. the T-Bone MB45 or MB75 (which looks suspiciously like an SM57 copy :))
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« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2007, 01:43:00 PM »
A really cheap mic will sound ... cheap!

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY A SHURE SM57 at the very least!!!!

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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2007, 01:48:53 PM »
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
A really cheap mic will sound ... cheap!

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY A SHURE SM57 at the very least!!!!


what the man said.

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« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2007, 03:48:31 PM »
sorry, its just that i heard the behringers weren't much worse than a shure. maybe i'll keep my eye out and see if i can't snag a good deal for a shure on ebay.

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« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2007, 05:07:51 PM »
The Shure "PG" series of mics are pretty good, I have a PG58 for vocals, and I'm looking into getting some PG57's (if I can find them at the right price!) for mic-ing cabs. Most places are selling them at around £35.
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« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2007, 02:10:20 AM »
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sorry, its just that i heard the behringers weren't much worse than a shure. maybe i'll keep my eye out and see if i can't snag a good deal for a shure on ebay.


Shure 57 has been a studio workhorse for decades. Behringers aren't in the ballpark
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« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2007, 05:01:22 AM »
OK, my man, I'm understanding the key phrases are "cheap" and "get recording started":
  You mention Behringer mics: yes, cheap; when they work, they'll work fine..but when they stop, they'll do so without warning and for good. Chances are, like the rest of us, you're a "want it now" sort of cove, and will get brassed off very quickly at having both a high noise floor and with all the tones in your head remaining there without having to spend a load more cash.
 If it's mic-ing you want, then you definitely would be wise to follow the advice above and scr@pe the readies for an SM57, as you'll be able to use it for pretty much any application.
 However, I'd throw something else into the "mix", given your parameters: a Behringer V-Amp2. This is cheap, will get your recording started and will get many a very workable  sound out of your bonce onto disc or wherever; you can immediately D.I. yourself and will need no pre-amp or mic; you will be neighbour-friendly and able to wig out on triple-recto stack at the turn of a switch. You can go straight into the soundcard of your pc or into a mixer and will have at your fingertips a whole rack of FX presets that'll work without having to learn too much tweaking. When I started off, I recorded(and sold a few thereof) a CD through one of these into a SandblasterLive(sic) onto Guitar Tracks Pro; fluffy but nice. The Behringer will cost you less(hopefully) than an SM57.

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« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2007, 05:23:06 AM »
samson CO1U it is really good quality and goes straight into your usb which saves you money because they you dont need to buy a mixer.

for example of its quality check "the lost art of empathy" on www.myspace.com/thefobialeeds

its my mates band he used to samson to record guitars and bass vocals are a shure pg58 and well the drums are sequenced because drum mics cost a lot lol