Steve Albini/Electrical Audio

Deijavoo

"Steve doesn't know how to use any of this stuff."

http://www.electricalaudio.com/item.php?page=333&pic=pictures/333-0.jpg

Also:

http://www.electricalaudio.com/item.php?page=141&pic=pictures/141.jpg

http://www.electricalaudio.com/item.php?page=1&pic=pictures/1.jpg

Cirrus

Ha, yeah he hates SM-57s.

But then, when you have that many mics (6 4038s!) and you're aim is to capture the actual sound in the room rather than a heavily filtered/ mangled version of it, I can see why you might not have much time for the lowly '57.

octatonic

I've quoted that SM57 comment for years.

He's kinda right, but people like them.

digitalscream

I've never been a great fan of SM57s, at least not on their own. I've found they add a nice bit of detail when used with an AKG C414 (my favourite mic), but that's just about the only situation I'd use them in with guitar.

Can sound nice on a snare, though, if you can stop the drummer hitting it every few beats.

Winny_Pooh

I love Steve

Steve Albini on "Fake Italian":

Fwiw Audix I-5's are great mics that should rightfully replace 57's for the most part.

Cirrus

Man, I hate I5s. They're like the SM57's tinny brother
:P

Danny1969

Hi hat leaking into the snare mic was always a problem with some drummers, and that mid hump of the 57 made the spill sound awful. So If I'm recording a drummer and he's not got enough level and attack on the snare I'll use something like a 945 as a snare mic. The spill will still be there but at least it will sound nicer

Always found the 57 fine on guitar although if I'm tracking a whole band at once I will use Senn 906's, not cause they sound better than a 57 for guitar but because they pick up less spill from other instruments