The Essential Microphones - The Shure SM57 & the Neumann U87

If you don't have a drum set in your home recordinginstruments with the U87 as well as your vocals. You
studio and you generally only record yourself then youmay get slightly better results using a small diapraghm
can likely get away with having just one condensercondenser rather than the large diapraghm (like the
microphone and one dynamic microphone in yourU87) when it comes to recording acoustic guitars but I
studio. If you really want to get great results then you'llthink you'll be satisfied with your results.
want to choose the Shure SM57 as your dynamicYou will need to use the Shure SM57 dynamic
microphone and the Neumann U87 as your condensermicrophone to record your electric guitar's amp. Why
microphone. These are the two absolute standards innot just go direct into your audio interface? Because it
their respective areas.sounds much, much, better when you record your amp
First you need to understand which microphone youwith the SM57. If you are currently going direct in and
use for what.you don't understand why you aren't getting the sound
For example for recording vocals you will want to useyou want, I think you'll be amazed at the difference.
the Neumann U87 condenser microphone, in fact it'sNow for some good news and some not so good
probably the best known vocal microphone in thenews. The good news is that the Shure SM57 is very
world. Major music studios all over the place haveaffordable. It can be found for about $100. The not so
Neumann U87s ready to go to record crystal cleargood news is that the Neumann U87 retails for over
vocals. And yes there's a huge difference between$4000. But you may be able to find it online for a
recording with a cheap mic and a high quality (but notcheaper price (especially if you get one used and
so cheap) microphone like the U87.since these are such high quality durable mics you will
You will be able to record all of your acousticlikely be very pleased with the used mic you buy.