Which Microphone is better?

ubw newbie Joined: Jul 09, 2007 Posts: 1

Hello,

I have a choice between two microphones to purchase. Please tell me which one is better for my purposes.

Shure SM58 v.s Audix OM2

I will be using the microphone for Rock Band purposes for Vocals/Singing. They are the same price, and we will be using them for gigs. We already have one SM58 and we are purchasing another microphone for second vocals.

Please tell me which to get and why whichever is better. We have both of them but we have the option of returning the Audix we just bought for a 58. How could we compare them also?

Thanks,
Isaac

Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:42 pm

We use a Shure SM58 for live shows and it works great, it's heavy duty and it has been dropped so many times you wouldn't believe, it has even been thrown a few times and it still manages to work very well. If I were you I would choose the Shure as they are known for making high quality mics for the price of almost nothing.

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:06 am

I don't know the Audix mic but they're known for good stuff. The Shure 58 is a standard and like said in above post is known for being able to take abuse.

To compare I'd set up a recording setting with the mics side by side. Match the levels and see which one sounds better on your vocalist. Some mics will match a particular vocalist better than others. In the test make sure to match levels of the mics - otherwise the "louder" mic will just sound better.

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