[Harp-L] RE: SM57 Collar Noise

[conruth@xxxxxxxxx]

Corky Siegel uses a SM57 and he puts a half dozen rubber bands around his
SM57 right where the black plastic collar meets the
body of the mic.  The rubber bands eliminate the clicking sound and make
the mic easier to hold.

Madcat

>I've been playing around with an SM57 and I like the sound I'm getting
>from it more than the SM58. But there is a lot of residual noise sent
>through the amp, clicking and so forth, from the black plastic collar
>that surrounds the end of the mic when I'm handling it. Do folks remove
>that, or silence it somehow by packing something around it, or just not
>hand-hold the mic? It breaks up pretty nicely when I have everything set
>up, and I can cup it without feeding back as well, this is the only
>problem I'm trying to overcome with this mic.
>
>"Bill Hines" <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>