Microphones transduce your music from its naturally occurring acoustical state to an electrical representation of that state. It makes sense that something so pivotal in the recording chain would be critical to the production's final sonic quality. How much different does a $3000 mic sound compared to a $125 mic?
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A/B
Track 14
Equipment
A ..............................................Neumann U87
B..............................................Shure SM 58 with NO compensatory EQ added
Musical Style - Americana
0:00.0
A
Single lead vocal mixed with band
0:12.0
B
Single lead vocal mixed with band
0:24.0
Single lead vocal solo
0:36.0
Single lead vocal solo
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A/B
Track 15
Equipment
A ..........Shure SM 57 WITH compensatory EQ added +5db 119hz and -4db 4k hz