I need a good mic...help me find one

[dpopiz]

first of all, do any of you know of some good audio related boards that would be good for asking about mics? I found a few on google, but it would be nice of some of you have to good places you depend on.

now, I'm looking for a vocal mic that gives a nice crisp, trebly sound. I'm gonna use it to sing in kinda a high whiny tone, so big round bass response is less important.

I know SM58's are generally the all-around good, cheap vocal mic. but my budget is max $40 on ebay, and SM58's are more than that. so I'm hoping that there's a cheaper mic that'll work well for the kind of sound I described

 

[thomsbrain]

Actually, if you have a trebly voice, you probably want a mic that doesn't accentuate that, because it's just going to fry people's ears. But anyway, Shure makes some lower cost mics, I think they are called the PG series. There is a PG58, and I think that's what I would recommend if you can't spring the $80 for an SM58. Personally I use the Beta 58 for live work, which is around $150, and sounds *almost* good enough for studio work.

 

[dpopiz]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
Actually, if you have a trebly voice, you probably want a mic that doesn't accentuate that, because it's just going to fry people's ears.

well, I don't have a really harsh voice, I'm just going singing in a higher sorta nasal tone. I'm just looking for something that will make my voice stand out over the music, not get drowned inside it

 

[dpopiz]

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[SSibalNom]

all i wanted was a .97cent Big Lots mic, it outlasted my MS one, but theyre out of em, anyone know where to get a cheap mic?

 

[AlienCraft]

Try a Sennheiser 835.
I see they're about $65.00 on ebay.
I like them instead of an SM-58 on some voices. That "bass effect" you're talking about is "proximity effect" it is a rise in the low end response due to material effects on the diaphragm. This is typical of DYNAMIC microphones. Condensors and Ribbon microphones do not exhibit this characteristic.
One other thing...... cupping the mic , like all the cool guys on the TV do, creates problems in the freq.response. The change in the area behind the ball, changes the pickup pattern from that of CARDIOD to OMNI, increasing the likelyhood of feedback. MOST of the time where you see on TV, rappers cupping the mic, they are on tracks, IE the mic is not live, but their voice is on the DAT or CD track.
If you need more voice in the floor wedge, put the mic in a stand and don't walk around and definitely DO NOT cup the mic.
For more info go to http://www.prosoundweb.com/ The Live Audio Board is inhabited by a bunch of curmudgeons. so read the FAQ's before posting... The LIVE LOUNGE is a more informal forum, that is a good place to start.