On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:35:44 +0100, "TonyL"
wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

You're a prat. You'll never see one used for vocals in a recording
studio. Live sound has different priorities - actual quality often
coming well down the list. So add that to all the other things you
don't know.


I don't get to see Mr. Allisons posts directly but I did see a fragment in
your post.

Surely, accurate fidelity might not always be desirable. There might be
circumstances where the characteristic sound of a SM 58 might be required
to get a "live" on-stage sound. I'm also thinking of the common practice of
getting feeds from mics placed in front of overdriven guitar amp speakers.
Hardly "accurate fidelity" but much better than the dry output from an
electric guitar.

In my opinion....


When you are miking a solo voice or an individual instrument, you can
regard the mic as part of the "sound" of that source. But once you are
after catching an ensemble sound, you need flat and transparent.

d