[Scott Dorsey]

In article , Trevor wrote:
On 2/04/2017 7:06 AM, geoff wrote:
Today I am doing a function where they have specified a SM57 for violin
- yuk ! Or "Ouch'.

Most specs I see usually state : Instruments SM57 *or better*, Vox SM58
*or better*. Obviously you can do better. :-)

Oh, I get plenty of folks who absolutely have to have an SM58 on their vocal,
and can't abide anything else. I have one SM58 with an AKG element inside,
another with a B&K element inside, and usually one of those two will do it.

That said, in a small room with something like a dance band, the fiddle usually
is mostly heard acoustically anyway, and only needs a little punching up in
the PA to bring it out. An SM-57 with about 6dB pulled out centered around
3 or 4 kc can do the job in a pinch if that's all you have.
--scott
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