Date:         Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:14:59 -0400
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Subject:      Microphones--was: Not using headphones
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From: "Marcos Sueiro Bal" <[log in to unmask]>
> True, as a blanket statement it is a bit useless. But  in a live
situation,
> I would almost always deal with a singer that is too loud than one that is
> too soft, and I have encountered the latter far more frequently. Few
singers
> can overload an SM-58, although it does happen. But if you have a drum kit
> and rock guitars behind a whispering singer... that's when the trouble
> starts. I see that much more with younger perfromers, the ones that have
> grown up overdubbing their vocals, or in a separate vocal booth.
>
The thing I like about SM-58's is the fact that they are essentially
indestructible! I have often had my mike stand knocked over by someone
in the crowd, and my "58" still works as well as it ever did (though
the wind screen has rather an odd shape!).

...stevenc
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