Tech: microphones for female folk vocals

Subject: Tech: microphones for female folk vocals
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 12 Oct 17 - 02:02 PM

Found this while googling for reviews on a specific mic...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Jg64bxXkw

Apart from being a really useful guide to tonal variations of different mics,
it's the best folk singing I've enjoyed for ages...

Subject: RE: Tech: microphones for female folk vocals
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 12 Oct 17 - 02:04 PM

clicky don't work..

Direct link:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Jg64bxXkw

Subject: RE: Tech: microphones for female folk vocals
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 12 Oct 17 - 02:24 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFwFOZw721c

Subject: RE: Tech: microphones for female folk vocals
From: wysiwyg
Date: 13 Oct 17 - 06:23 AM

Can't go wrong with a Shure SM-58 through a Crate Acoustic amp.

After a gig, someone came up to me and said, "I wish I could sing like that!"

I replied, "I wish I could sing like that, too!"

~S~

Subject: RE: Tech: microphones for female folk vocals
From: GUEST,Richard Bridge on a new iPad
Date: 13 Oct 17 - 12:34 PM

Shure Beta 87A condenser bigs up female voices best IMHO

Subject: RE: Tech: microphones for female folk vocals
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 30 Dec 17 - 02:41 AM

Bringing back to top to tie in with new thread

"Mismatched singers/microphone use/vocal training"

Blue clickies not working so posting link instead:

Using Lewitt microphones for female folk vocals - test
[Lewitt compared to various other brands]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Jg64bxXkw