Mic for recording cab

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Rex Rocker said:
I hate it. I got one thinking "ah, it's gonna be like a SM57, but better". It's not. It's has tons of output, but it has like no low-end compared to the SM.

Oh, wait, do you mean the original Beta 57? I have the Beta 57A.
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Yes I was meaning the Beta 57a.
 
Rex Rocker said:
I hate it. I got one thinking "ah, it's gonna be like a SM57, but better". It's not. It's has tons of output, but it has like no low-end compared to the SM.
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I haven't tried one but when I was shopping stage-vocal mics it was stated in reviews that it is a brighter, more cutting mic than something smoother like a Beta 58 which I been using for about a dozen years now.
 
VonBonfire said:
I haven't tried one but when I was shopping stage-vocal mics it was stated in reviews that it is a brighter, more cutting mic than something smoother like a Beta 58 which I been using for about a dozen years now.
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I wouldn't say brighter than SM57 either. Mine isn't. It's more mid-focused than the SM57 even, IME.

I suppose it's a good live mic. But I didn't find any use for it, personally.
 
I did this a while back, hopefully it helps. We ended up blending the 609 & the SM7b for our album tone.



I do like the Fredman technique as well. IMO it's the way to go with 57s.

 
Bringing this one back from the dead.. I have a bunch of 57's already which I use between my drum kit and my guitar cab. I've recently set up a cab closet and I want to mic diff speakers with a bunch of mics. What ELSE besides a 57 is killer on a cab? Maybe the Heil stuff? (PR 40) These are my additional mics at the moment:

SM7B ( would probably need a cloudlifter)
Cascade Fat Head II ( usually pair with 57, poor man's ribbon)
Senheiser E906
An old 421

What would round things out nicely? I like the M 160 in a lot of the IR blends I play with, but 1200$ for that thing? Yikes. Maybe I stick to the IR version :D.
 
A Cardioid might give you Comb Filtering in a tight space especially if the source is really loud..
 
Kapo_Polenton said:
Bringing this one back from the dead.. I have a bunch of 57's already which I use between my drum kit and my guitar cab. I've recently set up a cab closet and I want to mic diff speakers with a bunch of mics. What ELSE besides a 57 is killer on a cab? Maybe the Heil stuff? (PR 40) These are my additional mics at the moment:

SM7B ( would probably need a cloudlifter)
Cascade Fat Head II ( usually pair with 57, poor man's ribbon)
Senheiser E906
An old 421

What would round things out nicely? I like the M 160 in a lot of the IR blends I play with, but 1200$ for that thing? Yikes. Maybe I stick to the IR version :D.
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I still say the sE Electronics VR1 ribbon mic.
 
Kapo_Polenton said:
Bringing this one back from the dead.. I have a bunch of 57's already which I use between my drum kit and my guitar cab. I've recently set up a cab closet and I want to mic diff speakers with a bunch of mics. What ELSE besides a 57 is killer on a cab? Maybe the Heil stuff? (PR 40) These are my additional mics at the moment:

SM7B ( would probably need a cloudlifter)
Cascade Fat Head II ( usually pair with 57, poor man's ribbon)
Senheiser E906
An old 421

What would round things out nicely? I like the M 160 in a lot of the IR blends I play with, but 1200$ for that thing? Yikes. Maybe I stick to the IR version :D.
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I loved the 7b for cabs, but i played really loud. If you dont, you could need a pre, or if you are doing vocals or something.
 
Smash said:
I loved the 7b for cabs, but i played really loud. If you dont, you could need a pre, or if you are doing vocals or something.
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It's a closet inside my studio room which is already built for sound so I'm cranking the amps. MV on 6 for my JCM800. I guess it will be fine then.
 
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