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Frankly I would use 3 different microphones for these 3 distinctly different jobs.
Micing up amp at gigs- Sennheiser E906, E609, Shure SM57
Home recording vocal mic- world is your lobster- under £1000 it is hard to beat the Avantone CV12- they are around £500 though.
Auditioning vocal mics is the way to do this- what suits your voice might not suit someone else's.
I have half a dozen LDC's that suit a variety of vocals- it isn't always the case that the most expensive mic works best in a given situation.
Also check out Rode microphones- they are very good for the money- the NT1 is very good for male vocals, I use that over the NT2 quite often.
Singing at gigs: Shure Beta 58, or SM58.
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For live vocals I'd agree with a beta58 (or beta 57 but an sm58 does the job and will last forever.
For voice recording it depends what you're trying to achieve and budget - you might want to think about using some kind of isolation like the se reflection filter as well.
Honestly, I'm not looking to spend a fortune...
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For live vocals Sennheiser EE series seem to have better headroom re:feedback (to me anyway). For recording ... the Betas or somethong more exotic from Rode or the like (with a pop shield etc)
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If you really are on a budget then get an SM57.
You can record vocals with it, you can mic up and amp and you can use it live for vocals.
You can pick up a used SM57 for £50 or so.
It is quite a compromise though.
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1- buy one beta 58 for all three jobs
2- Audix i-5 for cab and SM58 for vocals
If I had to use one mic for everything that would be the one
How much of a compromise are the mics mentioned? It's not like I'm doing a world tour lol.
Some album vox will be done using this, by the way...
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It depends on you and what you are willing to accept.
If this helps at all, Bono does all of his vocals with a handheld Beta 58- or at least he did.
But despite what you might think about him he does have an exceptional voice and he sounds brilliant despite the 58, not because of it.
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