Nov
2007
My Shure Died.
Yes, the old Shure SM 58, from 1992, died yesterday. RIP. I felt sad for a moment, but luckily, because it is a commodity, I was able to replace it with a better more reliable microphone. A Shure Beta 58 A.
Microphones are important for singers. I actually do not know much about them. I was talked into buying a FET microphone last year, a Groove Tube 55, which was a terrible mistake. I am not technically adept to know why this Fet microphone was so wrong for me, other than in the higher registers, this mic made my voice sound thin & weedy, and rank, and was not able to pick up lower registers, or nuances in vibrato. When Randy, our turtle, arranged her rocks in her tank- that you could hear perfectly!
This time, I made the skanky dude at the Music shop take all the mics out of the case so I could try them. I loved how this Shure sounded, organic, gooey and crisp, all at once!
I did a little remix/new composition today, featuring my new dulcet tones, culling a piano sample from Klaus Neumaier courtesy of ccmixter, and a crackly ambient loop from Drop The Dyle, courtesy of the freesound project.
Winter Comes
Comments
hey sheb!
I’m diggin the new tunes.
I can’t believe your shure died. I had always heard that those mics could withstand most nuclear attacks, at least that is what the online testimonials would have me believe. [Makes you wonder what kind of lives these other musicians lead, mowing down microphones with trucks?]
Good choice with the beta - that’s my mic of choice for rehearsing with really loud bands, as it has really high output and doesn’t feed back at as low a level as the regular 58.
Cheers!
DJ
Hey DJ:
Here’s one is desperate need of a pro mix, though, wouldn’t you agree?
Sheb
Sure as the sun will rise, your new microphone will be better than the last.
I just love that little diddy, I was able to mutli-task even more.
xoxo,
Kim
always a pleasure to discover what other musicians are doing with my freesound files ;o)
DTD:
I love your stuff. I am in awe you commented here. Thank you!
KIm-
is it possible to multi-task more than you do?