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Zed01 · Post by **Zed01** » Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:32 pm

Lewitt LCT 440 Pure + blankets or acoustic pannels around, or open that closed (walk -in?) and make a little space for the mic and vocalist and sing from there

kacm · Post by **kacm** » Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:05 am

sm58 is nicest decision you ever make because its stable solid and hard to break

mixyguy2 · Post by **mixyguy2** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:07 pm

Zed01 wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:32 pm Lewitt LCT 440 Pure + blankets or acoustic pannels around, or open that closed (walk -in?) and make a little space for the mic and vocalist and sing from there

This mic has a super low self-noise FWIW. It is on my radar.

kacm wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:05 am sm58 is nicest decision you ever make because its stable solid and hard to break

...for live playing. Not recording.

jjpscott01 · Post by **jjpscott01** » Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:51 am

I used both the AT2020 and the SM58 when I started out recording and they are both wonderful mics and built very well especially at that price point. I still maintain the best sub $100 vocal mic I've ever used is an MXL 990 so keep a look out for one of those next time your in the market but I've gotten some great vocal takes with the AT2020 too. Also, I second "mixguy2" that the Lewitt 440 Pure is vocal gold for its price.

mixyguy2 · Post by **mixyguy2** » Wed Aug 24, 2022 1:12 am

jjpscott01 wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:51 am I second "mixguy2" that the Lewitt 440 Pure is vocal gold for its price.

Appreciate the nod, but to be fair I have no clue how good of a mic it is, just that it has a really low self-noise spec.

I suspect it is a fine mic, but can't say.

jjpscott01 · Post by **jjpscott01** » Wed Aug 24, 2022 1:53 am

mixyguy2 wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 1:12 am
jjpscott01 wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:51 am I second "mixguy2" that the Lewitt 440 Pure is vocal gold for its price.
Appreciate the nod, but to be fair I have no clue how good of a mic it is, just that it has a really low self-noise spec. I suspect it is a fine mic, but can't say.

Oh haha... My fault I'd assumed you were speaking from experience. Either way, I can verify its a really great sounding vocal mic and for just over $200 its a steal.

mixyguy2 · Post by **mixyguy2** » Wed Aug 24, 2022 2:41 am

Thanks will keep in mind!

yinz · Post by **yinz** » Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:34 pm

Personally I would go with the 58, in fact I went with the 57 for multi-purpose which is basically the same... I bought the at2020 and returned the next day, didn't like how it handles higher frequencies.

jjpscott01 · Post by **jjpscott01** » Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:21 pm

SM57 is the workhorse of any studio so good choice. Even high end studios will have a couple of these lying around since they can do so many things and are built to take a beating.

What to choose: SM58 or AT2020