Gasalcoholics anonymous? whoever said this was a help group?

[crayola64]

Those days when USPS decides to take a full day to get a package to move a few miles and you have to wait longer for pedlolz..

[sonidero]

I Shurely think you can get some good recordings now... Which one, a 57???

I got a SM58 because that's all I've ever used and because I can always use it as a hammer if this recording thing doesn't work out

SM58's are Vocal Mics (the #1 live vocal/rap mic, it's what LL COOL J has tatted on his arm), a SM57 is a more all around general use Mic... If you are getting weirdness with the 58 you should get a 57...

[bongoben]

I Shurely think you can get some good recordings now... Which one, a 57???

I got a SM58 because that's all I've ever used and because I can always use it as a hammer if this recording thing doesn't work out

SM58's are Vocal Mics (the #1 live vocal/rap mic, it's what LL COOL J has tatted on his arm), a SM57 is a more all around general use Mic... If you are getting weirdness with the 58 you should get a 57...

Yeah, the 58 is basically the industry standard live vocal mic. You can throw that thing across the room and it will still work. The 57 is generally used more for instruments. Works great on drums (snare & toms) and guitar cabs. But, that isn't to say that a 58 won't be fine for what you want. Both are really great all-around mics and with a little EQing you can make either sound great in any situation.

[mathias]

I Shurely think you can get some good recordings now... Which one, a 57???

I got a SM58 because that's all I've ever used and because I can always use it as a hammer if this recording thing doesn't work out

SM58's are Vocal Mics (the #1 live vocal/rap mic, it's what LL COOL J has tatted on his arm), a SM57 is a more all around general use Mic... If you are getting weirdness with the 58 you should get a 57...

Yeah, the 58 is basically the industry standard live vocal mic. You can throw that thing across the room and it will still work. The 57 is generally used more for instruments. Works great on drums (snare & toms) and guitar cabs. But, that isn't to say that a 58 won't be fine for what you want. Both are really great all-around mics and with a little EQing you can make either sound great in any situation.

I'm not gonna be recording at very loud volumes, and I want to record vocals, too, so the SM58 seemed like a good choice. I know theres a *lot* that goes into mics and stuff, but I went simple for my first purchase (at least, in awhile, but I've been mic-less for years)

[sonidero]

I'm not gonna be recording at very loud volumes, and I want to record vocals, too, so the SM58 seemed like a good choice. I know theres a *lot* that goes into mics and stuff, but I went simple for my first purchase (at least, in awhile, but I've been mic-less for years)

If it aint working I can trade a newish SM57 with ILF sticker for the 58...

[Achtane]

Aren't the 57 and 58 pretty similar though, aside from the caps?

[sonidero]

Aren't the 57 and 58 pretty similar though, aside from the caps?

SM57: Type - Dynamic
Frequency Response
40 to 15.000 Hz


SM58: Type - Dynamic (moving coil)
Frequency Response
50 to 15.000 Hz

It's not just the head...

[Chankgeez]

It's not just the head...

TWSS

[sonidero]

TWSS

TGKO...

[Chankgeez]

TWSS

TGKO...

IHNFCWYTA ...

[kbit]

ICMUAT

[backwardsvoyager]

Emailed HEXE about ordering a Revolver II
Not exactly sure on the price but I should probably start selling things

[behndy]

fiiiiiiive hundy.

[univalve]

Aren't the 57 and 58 pretty similar though, aside from the caps?

SM57: Type - Dynamic
Frequency Response
40 to 15.000 Hz


SM58: Type - Dynamic (moving coil)
Frequency Response
50 to 15.000 Hz

It's not just the head...

i always tell you guys get a (vintage) Shure 545 for micing guitar cabs. Is super cheap and sounds great. (Squier Mascis -> Ghost Dizzy -> Distortion+ -> London City Super Amp -> 4x12 w/ V30)
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[rustywire]

The SM57 and SM58 both have a very distinct color. The SM58 is "the rap sound" in a nutshell. The SM57 is middy, even muddy at times...but doubles as a hammer or black-jack in a pinch...and will probably outlast you.

If you're ready to step up the mic game...


"Hypercardioid dynamic mic, can handle very high SPL. Useful for snare drum, freak high-SPL situations where you still need good midrange clarity. If the SM57 were a microphone, it would sound like this." -Steve Albini, on the Beyerdynamic m201


Might have one in transit soon enough...