Vocal Mic Shootout - Matching Mics & Voices

How do you go about finding the best microphone for a vocalist? The SOS team visited Westminster University in London with four vocalists to test 14 microphones. Dynamic, valve and ribbon microphones were tested, with vocal styles spanning genres from classical and jazz to hip-hop.

How does a Shure Beta 58 stack up against the likes of a Neumann U47, or a Coles 4038 BBC-designed ribbon mic? And is one type of microphone better for a certain type of vocal delivery?

The answer to these questions and many more can be found in the full article on the Sound On Sound website: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul1...

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
00:33 - Dynamic Microphones
01:05 - Valve Microphones
02:07 - Ribbon Microphones
02:32 - Meet The Vocalists
05:03 - Testing The Microphones
07:54 - Feedback From The Singers

READ the full article: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul1...



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