Shure SM57 for keyboards ... how is it?
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Topic: Shure SM57 for keyboards ... how is it?
Posted By: Zitro
Subject: Shure SM57 for keyboards ... how is it?
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 10:01
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I record music every now and then as a casual hobby, but now that I'm progressive and I got in a band, I would have to buy a decent mic. Is the highly acclaimed and well-known Shure SM57 good for keyboards? |
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 10:05
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Why not simply use the line outputs of the keyboard?
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Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 11:52
| how does that work? the only input/output feature I have on my keyboard is 'Midi' . That word makes me nauseous. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 12:01
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What keyboard do you have? All of my keyboards have line in/out (2 sets in some cases) and midi in/out/thru. ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 12:19
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DGX-500 Yamaha The only in-out I have is "midi" ... and I read through the manual. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 12:25
I think that you may have to go through the phones/line in socket -------------
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Zitro wrote:Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: April 30 2007 at 16:51
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Oh yeah, it says also "output" ... and I have to buy a mixer or software. When I went to guitar center, it was stuff above $200+ USD, but I hope something economic as this would do the trick: http://www.guitarcenter.com/shop/product/Behringer-Xenyx-502-Mixer?full_sku=103846200 Ever heard of that one? Thanks for the help, I appreciate it. As a reminder, I just wanted you to let you know I'm not a serious musicians and while I'm now in a band, I'll still record in another house, meaning I would only use this stuff to add layers on a recorded song and casual solo songs. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: May 02 2007 at 03:20
Get a Line 6 Toneport UX2 
http://line6.com/toneport/ - http://line6.com/toneport/
Should come in around or under the $200 mark:
I use it for recording keyboards (and guitars and vocals...), and it's perfect for what I need it to do - you can even pile on additional effects and model the environment to virtualise where the mic is in relation to the cab.
You don't need a mixer unless you really need to record more than one instrument at a time, and it comes with qudio sequencing software - the very capable http://www.ableton.com/ - Ableton Live .
While you can't really go wrong with an SM-57, direct is always better, if you want to avoid ambient noise (sometimes you don't!).
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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: May 02 2007 at 09:31
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Well, if you're not using line out, then the recording has less to do with what mic you use, and more to do with your amp. Does this keyboard have built in speakers or do you drive it through an amp? In any case, the Shure SM57 is a pretty good workhorse mic. It's ideal for micing instrument amps like guitar and keyboard cabs on a budget, but if you're only playing through built-in speakers, it probably won't sound that great anyway. ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |