I’ve been ranting and raving about SE Electronics’ mics after I picked up a few variations of their line of dynamics (V7, V7X, V-Beat, V-Kick).
I shot the V7X out on snare against a 57 and the 57 still blew the V7X out of the water, simply because there’s something to the crunchy crack of a 57 on a snare drum.
The V7X sounded too… balanced? It didn’t help the snare cut through the mix like the 57 does. I’m still a big V7 shill, but there’s just some things that 57’s excel at.
The i5 and sE v7x are my go to for snare top. If I have both, i5 on bottom, and you cant get a better sound than both of those through a 312 and an 1776. Just, *chefs kiss*
I do live sound and do my best to never use on. The SE v7 beats it completely in sound with less harsh highs, less boomy plosives, and significantly better at not feeding back.
I think there's a lot of overreacting in this thread. You definitely *can* track vocals with monitors, while it is not ideal, i've actually seen it done in a pro studio. People are getting too hung up on perfection, when in fact you should do whatever is going to get the best performance out of the vocalist.
I would suggest using a hypercardioid mic like a Beta58 or a SE v7 (or use a 441 if you have one) and making sure there's no monitors directly behind the microphone. Use common sense, don't monitor too loud, etc. It should be fine
Anything dynamic, directional, and with good treble (that disqualifies the SM58 in my book).
I’ll tell you something that might surprise you: I have access to a studio with an SSL console, Neve preamps, Prism converters, and all the mics you want – U4/6/7s, Coles, Chandlers, etc.
I was recording some guide vocals in an office with a spare 2i2 and an sE v7 (not as sturdy than a 58 but better-sounding) and I left the recording for a week or so. Coming back to it, I started mixing it and had half forgot that it was a V7 – it sounded absolutely fine. No person would know in a mix it was a cheap mic.
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Indestructible live workhorse; but muffled for studio vocals.
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