This has me curious…new mic…for all the vocalists

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I just got an email about this mic, coming soon from Universal Audio. It looks very suspiciously “SM7b-ish”…but $100 less…I may have to save some coin up, and do a shootout…


www.uaudio.com

SD-1 Dynamic Microphone with Hemisphere Modeling

Capture studio-quality vocals with UA’s flagship dynamic modeling microphone Harness the authentic sound of the most popular microphones ever made with Hemisphere mic modeling technology Get pristine recordings of vocals or instruments in any environment, from pro rooms to home studios Craft...
www.uaudio.com www.uaudio.com

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eSGEe said:
you just hold on a cotton pickin damn minute here Mr Mansy ........ they do not mention a 12ax7 or 6l6 anywhere in the specs!

this thing is pure SS crap!
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Hahahahaha! A microphone is a ”pickup” essentially….no tubes in the pickups:rolf:preamp may have tube(s).
eSGEe said:
o.k. for the record I dont even know WTF is in a microphone .... pixie farts and loch ness monster gizz ?--

It does look like a nice foam cover there -- very well built ........ (I dont understand any of the tech stuff ) But I am a fan of 100.00 OFF! ;)
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Loch Ness monster jizz is the color…apparently.:pound-hand::pound-hand:
 
eSGEe said:
o.k. for the record I dont even know WTF is in a microphone .... pixie farts and loch ness monster gizz ?--

It does look like a nice foam cover there -- very well built ........ (I dont understand any of the tech stuff ) But I am a fan of 100.00 OFF! ;)
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Would you be surprised to know that a dynamic microphone is essentially a speaker in reverse? I mean, there is a little more to it, but the primary operational components are like a tiny speaker and voice coil. Most mics also have a transformer to balance the signal. Now, condenser mics are a different story.

I’ll tell ya a funny story. Way back in the ‘80s when I first started messing around with guitar, I would amplify my cheapo acoustic by placing a set of headphones around the waist of the guitar and plugging the headphone plug into the microphone jack of my mother’s stereo. It works! It doesn’t sound very good and there are no highs to speak of, but it does work.
 
smitty_p said:
Would you be surprised to know that a dynamic microphone is essentially a speaker in reverse? I mean, there is a little more to it, but the primary operational components are like a tiny speaker and voice coil. Most mics also have a transformer to balance the signal. Now, condenser mics are a different story.

I’ll tell ya a funny story. Way back in the ‘80s when I first started messing around with guitar, I would amplify my cheapo acoustic by placing a set of headphones around the waist of the guitar and plugging the headphone plug into the microphone jack of my mother’s stereo. It works! It doesn’t sound very good and there are no highs to speak of, but it does work.
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Years earlier I dropped a radio earplug inside the old mandolin and hooked it up to the aux input of the radiogram...
 
The listing says that's a podcast mic...

This is all you need:

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Iron1 said:
The listing says that's a podcast mic...

This is all you need:

shure-sm58-vocal-microphone-with-cable-cable-ties-package-a4b.jpg
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The SM7b is currently one of the most popular “podcast” mic’s…see Joe Rogan and so many more…it’s a marketing classification, these days, that is responsible for moving thousands of units. The SM7b has been my favorite vocal mic for a while now…I wish I had invested in one sooner…I have at least one SM58 that’s over 30 now, and a couple that are twenty-something. That said, mic’s are very subjective…unfortunately there’s no “one size fits all”…but the SM58 is pretty damn close.
 
Would you be surprised to know that a dynamic microphone is essentially a speaker in reverse? I mean, there is a little more to it, but the primary operational components are like a tiny speaker and voice coil. Most mics also have a transformer to balance the signal. Now, condenser mics are a different story.
smitty_p said:
I’ll tell ya a funny story. Way back in the ‘80s when I first started messing around with guitar, I would amplify my cheapo acoustic by placing a set of headphones around the waist of the guitar and plugging the headphone plug into the microphone jack of my mother’s stereo. It works! It doesn’t sound very good and there are no highs to speak of, but it does work.
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that was surprising
 
SG John said:
If I was going to get a high end mic, I’d rather have one of these. They’re more versatile, and sound better. Ribbon mics uber alles.


https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/R10--royer-r-10-ribbon-microphone
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I have a couple of ribbon mic’s...no Royer though…a FatHead and an Aphex…nothing fancy, but well tuned. Great for guitars, room mic’s for drums etc…love them on instruments overall…especially in a mid/side rig. I don’t like them on my voice much(though I haven’t given the FatHead a fair shake yet).
I just figured a made in Cali mic from Universal Audio might be an interesting alternative to the old SM7b/RE20 and such…I do enjoy their preamps/channel strips.
 
Thatbastarddon said:
The SM7b is currently one of the most popular “podcast” mic’s…see Joe Rogan and so many more…it’s a marketing classification, these days, that is responsible for moving thousands of units. The SM7b has been my favorite vocal mic for a while now…I wish I had invested in one sooner…I have at least one SM58 that’s over 30 now, and a couple that are twenty-something. That said, mic’s are very subjective…unfortunately there’s no “one size fits all”…but the SM58 is pretty damn close.
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The marketing aspect makes total sense. I wondered about that, but didn't know if something in the mic's chassis/diaphragm/pickup pattern was suited more to conversational input rather than singing.

My SM58 is a 1988 vintage, still works exactly as it did the day I bought it, despite years of abuse (spiked it into the stage once, it got dumped in a bus pan full of spilt beer and mixed drinks after one gig and sat there for about an hour before my brother saw it and pulled it out, etc...). The thing is indestructible. I also have a Beta57 I inherited from my brother that he bought in 1994. Just like the SM58, it still works like new.

If I was to get another mic, it would probably be a Shure 55. Not out of need, but just always loved the nostalgic look of them...

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