General Music Chat

I like Shure's Beta58 better than the SM58 for stage work. Less feedback. Good response. Road-worthy as the SM. Excellent mic. I prefer the SM58 to the SM57, though the 57 is actually better for micing your amp or for instruments, cuz it doesn't have as wide a range.

I've used the Senheisers & they are very good too.

See if you can find a Telefunken U47...it looks like a sex toy, but it's a great mic.

Overall, though, if you don't like your voice, you won't like it any better even with a good mic. I have that problem. Every time I've ever recorded, I've had to stop myself at some point (somewhere around the 100th take) from saying, "I KNOW I could do that better!" Sometimes you just can't be objective with yourself, & chances are, unless you really suck, what you're doing is perfectly alright, as long as it's in pitch & on time. Your tone is your tone. You can tweak it a bit with some practice, but don't expect to ever sound like Peter Gabriel if you have the tonal quality of Mick Jagger to start with. Use what you have, & choose or write material that suits you.

Mick Jagger would probably be an improvement. On a bad day, I think Edith Bunker from All In the Family could sound better. I may just try changing the inflections and get creative with it instead of singing it normally. It has been well over a decade since I've sang on any regular basis. So, I kinda feel like I'm starting over. But, at least I get to revamp my style now.

Try shaping your mouth differently, then the muscles in your throat. Open & close your nasal cavities as you sing, to ssee what works best for you. Experiment in different registers, & try to keep in the most pleasing areas of range, for your best tone.