Favorite Live Mic

[flemtone]

OK, since we now have a Singer's Forum (yay!), what is the consensus? Is there a mic that works best for your voice in a live setting, do you treat it special, does it ride with the rest of the band's mics, etc?

I've found that my timbre sounds best thru a Shure Beta 57, while our former lead singer went thru a Beyer-Dynamic and the two guitarists sing thru Shure SM58s.

I love the '57, as it has a really clear and almost transparent quality. It doesn't color the sound like a '58 does, imho.

What about you? What's your preferred mic for stage work?

[JacieFB]

Beta 58 for me. I haven't really don't much of a side-by-side comparison with the exception of an SM58 vs a Beta 58 and a Beta 87 vs a Beta 58. I liked the Beta 58 best in those cases. Now, it's the mic I have and have had for years, so that's what I use and love. It hasn't let me down and it sounds good, so why mess with that?

[Bajazz]

DPA 4088 is the mic I've used that reproduce your natural sound best.

[SevenString]

I've used SM58s forever. I have quite a few, but my first '58 is an old battered one over 25 years old, still sounds great after all these years.

[Mark Wein]

I like my Beta 58 the most....I have SM57, Sm58 and Beta 57's but the Beta 58 gives me the best sound for my voice and I think it makes monitoring myself onstage a little easier....

[Sunsetcarcrash]

SM 55 is all i use...

[fuzzface37]

I bought a Sennheiser 835 about 2 years ago and love it. But I played a gig awhile back where the soundman provided me some sort of AKG condensor (C5?) and it was the cat's pajamas. I usually like to use my own mic, but I knew the sound guy and he persuaded me to try it out. I didn't even have any feedback problems when I went to my harmonica on the same mic. This is usually a problem for me, especially w/condensors. Of course, it was an outdoor show so that probably helped a little. So short answer, Sennheiser 835. Long answer, I'm not sure anymore.

[mark7171]

sm 58

[Telestrastic]

b58

[Bobby D]

I like the beta series, and currently use a Beta 57.

Sennheiser E835 is a GREAT mic for the $$$....but remember....shure sm58 sells for $119, and has a dealer cost of nearly $100, but the E835, which usually sells at $100, has a dealer cost of $50 :-):cop: