Need help in searching for a good mic

[haz_flow]

I've been trying to record my songs with *so far* 3 microphones..

1) Mic in webcam
2) Mic in laptop
3) Individual mic i bought at Sim Lim Square..Forgot the limit of its
frequency..

But dammit..all 3 cant suck in my distorted guitar sound..The sound will go haywire after 10seconds of long-playing..

Anyways..I'm using Metal Muff with Top Boost pedal..haha..muz be too distorted for them to suck..but i'm really wondering..is there a mic dat can solve this problem..dat can suck in no-matter-how-distorted the guitar sound is..and not forgetting,the mic is affordable..If any of u guys know of any mic..do tell me..and name the price's range..Thank u..

 

[THOA]

What do you mean by "affordable"?

Shure SM 57 is the industry standard for recording guitar played through the amps. You might wanna look into those.

 

[6969]

yup, Shure SM57 is the industry standard for dynamic mics..for condensers, do look out for AKG c3000 or 1000s.

 

[haz_flow]

Sorry for not being clear..'affordable' as in not higher than 70 bucks or so..Thanks for the comments..hope i get somemore tips..

Looking at 'home-recording' mics..sound standard at least 7/10 near to the mics in recording studio..OR BETTER!!..lolz..how i wish there's better..

 

[OhamtaroO]

why don't you just plug your guitar into your computer's 'mic-in'? Just head to davis and get a analog converter and you're done with distortion from recordings =)

 

[fiqthefallen]

u mean a DI unit? (how do i define it? a device that connects your amp to a recording device?)

the thing is, if you connect your guitar amp directly to computer with the DI, you'll lose the tone of your guitar. plus, cheaper ones can actually cause more hum to your overall sound.

mics are better, in my opinion, even if it picks up background sound, however, since you use such a pedal, i guess a high quality DI will do the job.

lol.. i'm not even a pro myself... learned it from a music advisor in my school...

 

[THOA]

There are a few other options...

USB interfaces:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHUCG102

Audio interfaces:
http://www.line6.com/toneport/

Amp emulators:
http://www.line6.com/products/pod

These are just examples, of course.

Everyone has a say about these units: about losing the guitar tone and it sounding digital and this and that. But truth is it's already hard enough to mic an amp unless you know what you are doing. When you are using the mic technique, you also have to consider room acoustics, mic placement, the mic itself, the amp, the cables along with other things.

Sometimes, the most important thing that we REALLY have to consider is our own ear. We like the sound of the guitar from our amp because our brain has its own set of filter that tells us that that is suppose to sound good. When you introduce technology in, we get skeptical. Our brain starts to remove all its filters and we start trying to look for faults instead of listening objectively to the sound. Hence the tone can NEVER be right, at least to us.

Best way to judge a good guitar recording is to let non-guitarists listen to the recording and see if whether it sounds good enough for them They are as much a music appreciator as anyone of us musicians. They buy albums and download songs too. If it sounds good to them, it basically sounds good

 

[zax]

electro harmonix condenser mics?