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a little quiet for voice
I use it mainly for shaker and tambourine. The tambourine. Needed a dynamic mic as the device I use it with cannot supply phantom power. Pointed towards the shaker from about 1-1.5m it needs about 7dB gain. The same would be too loud for the tambourine but it picks up just enough to stay in the background from a 60% angle.
For video calls it needs lots of gain (around 15dB) when talking into it from 5cm, and it will pick up a bit of noise. I wish the signal was a bit louder. It may be more suited to drums and cabs. Otherwise all good.
For video calls it needs lots of gain (around 15dB) when talking into it from 5cm, and it will pick up a bit of noise. I wish the signal was a bit louder. It may be more suited to drums and cabs. Otherwise all good.
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Input levels very low
Plugging in a Focusrite I have to crank the input gain close to the max to have reasonable levels for both speech and acoustic guitar. Sound quality is nice, but at this gain level noise starts to creep in. Probably works well if you are singing or micing amps.
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Not the best for acoustic recordings
It might be a great tool for a rock band recording or a versatile mic for many things but to record acoustic guitar this is not it. Had to push the gain at the maximum to barely hear anything in this mic, it's made to take a lot in the membrane so it's quite normal but it's pretty useless if you wanna record a quieter source. Great mic but not for what I need
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Chinese, not Mexican.
Made in China.
Assembly and paint quality is a bit lower from Mexican ones that I always had.
It looks like best things are reserved for US these days.
Still, this thing works, can recommend.
Assembly and paint quality is a bit lower from Mexican ones that I always had.
It looks like best things are reserved for US these days.
Still, this thing works, can recommend.
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Shure SM57 LC vs Rode NT1-A
I got both the Shure SM57 LC and the Rode NT1-A to compare them to each other. My goal is to record music at home.
Both have their charms. The Shure SM57 LC is very sturdy and has the benefit that it doesn't need phantom power. It's also a lot lighter and smaller. Both do well in the lower sound ranges. Although I would say that the Rode NT1-A does slightly better in that aspect. But in high sound ranges the Rode NT1-A is a clear winner. It has a crisper sound than this microphone. This is by all means a very good and though microphone for a good price. But if you have to pick one I would suggest the Rode NT1-A, which is only slightly more expensive.
Both have their charms. The Shure SM57 LC is very sturdy and has the benefit that it doesn't need phantom power. It's also a lot lighter and smaller. Both do well in the lower sound ranges. Although I would say that the Rode NT1-A does slightly better in that aspect. But in high sound ranges the Rode NT1-A is a clear winner. It has a crisper sound than this microphone. This is by all means a very good and though microphone for a good price. But if you have to pick one I would suggest the Rode NT1-A, which is only slightly more expensive.
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Very good all around microphone
Suitable for voice and guitar recording. It's not perfect but does it's job well! Quite reliable.
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Well, it's a 57.
The standard studio workhorse dynamic - not much more to say.
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Truly a classic, BUT...
Great microphone, well done and super quality components. I own it since 2018 and I am happy about it. The only negative side is that its sound is more projected on the mid high frequencies so I had to buy another microphone which projects on the middle bass frequencies to pair it with the SM57.
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Most used for a reason
What else to say than that this is the microphone most people use to record their guitar with. The sound is good for the price and this will always remain a standard in any recording environment.
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A studio must have.
There's a reason for virtually every studio everywhere to have a bunch of this hanging arround for the past fifty years . They're cheep, versatile, resistent and well built.
You can use one of this in studio conditions on snares and drums all arround (there's people that even use them on bass drums), guitar cabinets from funk to metal.
Even in live conditions this are great for vocals.
if you what to record a snare drum just throw one SM57 and you wont be desapointed by the result
You can use one of this in studio conditions on snares and drums all arround (there's people that even use them on bass drums), guitar cabinets from funk to metal.
Even in live conditions this are great for vocals.
if you what to record a snare drum just throw one SM57 and you wont be desapointed by the result
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