"i told you the cabinet was sexy" - the 18watt build thread

Novawind wrote:

How would you compare the SM57 with say an MXL 990 condenser mic (or similar)? I know next to nothing about recording, but I would like to start doing my own home recordings. I'm guessing I need a decent mic into a mixer, and depending on the mixer I can recording it there or send it to my computer. No clue about what brands/types are good though. I'd like to spend ideally as little as possible, but still with a little quality in the recordings. Thanks!

Hey, it's a cheaply built MIC (but the frequesncy range & SPL levels are fine).
How much are you really expecting from a MIC in that price range. Since you're
on a budget you may want to steer away from Condenser MIC's and try some
Dynamic Mic's instead (until you can afford a real good quality condenser).
Plus you may find that the Dynamic Mic better suits your needs (and hey, I'm
not gonna argue with a good sound engineer, if he wants an SM57 he gets one).
I've also seen a lot of these on guitar cabs Sennheiser MD421
- Ian