Thanks for reinforcing, in my mind, that the Pyle PDMIC58 is a good mic. It simply has a different frequency response than the SM58. The Pyle, from a 4 to 6 inch distance from it, has a clarity that the SM58 doesn't have. The SM58 sounds fuller, and sometimes, when you're trying to get a mic'ed voice to cut through a mix, more treble is better (and thus the PDMIC58 might be a better choice than the SM58.)By the way, I use the PDMIC58 on live gigs. It works just fine. It's a perfectly reasonalbe substitute for an SM58, in lots of circumstances. I play solo gigs (guitar and voice) where the tonal characteristics of a mic are on full display (no large band noise covering it up.) The PDMIC works perfectly fine in this environment. I would suspect that the Pyle is less sturdy than the Shure, but for fraction of the price, that is to be expected. Just treat the mic with respect, and it should be just fine. Behringer also makes some very good 58 like mics that work well too (See the Behringer XM8500, and the BA85a. The XM8500 has a bit thicker sound than the 85a, but the 85a actually has a bass bump on the low end that the XM8500 doesn't have.) If you're going out on gigs where somone's drunken son or daughter, who has been eating cake, wants to borrow the mic, one of these 58 like mics, might be a wise choice to have. Thank you for making the video,. You did a great job of keeping it to the point (no unboxing and all of that stuff) with clear AB testing going on. Well done. (PS: Your voice sounds good on either one. One is just brighter sounding.) I actually like the sound of your voice through the Pyle, better. The Shure makes your voice sound muffled.
I listen to a lot of AM, FM, and Shortwave talk radio. I don't like the emphasis in bass. I would go with the $15.00 one and just adjust the equalization. The listener can adjust the emphasis.
I just bought Pyle PDMIC58 and the behringer audio interface ($40 entry one that is generally recommended). How are you getting it to come so clear? :o Mine is worst than standard microphone. It refuses to come out crisp or bright. Haaalp :p
What the other replier said about XLR cable is true.. if I use the type of cable it came with it's pretty bad. It's an XLR mic and has to stay XLR into the interface to keep the quality
I think they both sound good. The Pyle may make you work to be a little more creative to get the classic Shure SM58. Just me, but flat sounding is blah, if there were a way to EQ the bass and bleed the treble out or the Pyle, both are going to work fine for basic speaking. I think the Pyle is more of a karaoke upgrade microphone for a lower end karaoke system. Is the Pyle a truer representation of a person's true vocals ? I mean I've been researching acoustic amps for acoustic electric guitars. A PA system is closer to what an acoustic guitar amp is. Many have solid state tone stacks & power sections, no tubes. Electric guitars are also solid state as well as tube amps, but they seem to color the tone even with solid state analog or digital circuitry. When you look at the more expensive, higher end acoustic guitar amps, the drivers are generally a little smaller and also have tweeters to capture the highs that an electric guitar amp lacks. Even the stereo electric guitar amps are woofers without tweeters. Some of the main differences when others have opened the product, the Shure SM58 has a microphone transformer, where the more affordable brand/unbranded clone lacks that. Also the heavier gauge wiring in the Shure affects tone. I don't doubt the Shure has something designed into the actual mic itself. As for the spikes, outside of the really obvious ones, both mics generally trend the same for the entire range. Have you ever wondered, listening to some vocalists, how they ever made it as singers anyway, even with a SM58 or whatever they used to sing live or record with ? I watched a video earlier SM57 vs a clone. The effort to make the affordable mic sound like a SM57 can be done, but now you're chasing parts, soldering heavier gauge wire in it and gluing things back together to get very close. Might as well just get a Shure SM57/SM58. And as the SM58 is an industry standard, it's 1960's & 70's technology, there are better products out there for about the same money as a Shure SM58(S). And in those demo/reviews it was a matter of how close to 1/2 MSRP price point of what the $ 99-109 Shure sells an SM58 for before they found something they could endorse as a viable alternative. I think the Pyle is 90+% close to the Shure. The bass is there, the mids are closely scooped, & more treble is going to make the mic clearer & cleaner, not flatter & muddier. Just like any amp, after realizing the EQ is flat, the knobs get turned from the 12 o'clock position to shape the tone. Anytime you look at a mixer device, all the knobs & EQ sliding controls, I tend to doubt even a sound guy really knows what he's doing with all those controls. How much of it is blind luck rather than controlled tone ? Too many of these reviews, amp or pedal, the reviewer/demo, the person admits they did their best to make 2 different products sound alike. Tone is elusive and another's preference.
If you have 25 minutes, this shows the graphing of a Shure SM57 vs an $ 8 clone. Mods it too and gets it even closer. th-cam.com/video/H0vi7p3OswQ/w-d-xo.html
The Shure is decently better but for many people, the cheaper Pyle will be just fine with equalization, but remember to keep at least 3" away for clarity
Thanks for reinforcing, in my mind, that the Pyle PDMIC58 is a good mic. It simply has a different frequency response than the SM58. The Pyle, from a 4 to 6 inch distance from it, has a clarity that the SM58 doesn't have. The SM58 sounds fuller, and sometimes, when you're trying to get a mic'ed voice to cut through a mix, more treble is better (and thus the PDMIC58 might be a better choice than the SM58.)By the way, I use the PDMIC58 on live gigs. It works just fine. It's a perfectly reasonalbe substitute for an SM58, in lots of circumstances. I play solo gigs (guitar and voice) where the tonal characteristics of a mic are on full display (no large band noise covering it up.) The PDMIC works perfectly fine in this environment. I would suspect that the Pyle is less sturdy than the Shure, but for fraction of the price, that is to be expected. Just treat the mic with respect, and it should be just fine. Behringer also makes some very good 58 like mics that work well too (See the Behringer XM8500, and the BA85a. The XM8500 has a bit thicker sound than the 85a, but the 85a actually has a bass bump on the low end that the XM8500 doesn't have.) If you're going out on gigs where somone's drunken son or daughter, who has been eating cake, wants to borrow the mic, one of these 58 like mics, might be a wise choice to have. Thank you for making the video,. You did a great job of keeping it to the point (no unboxing and all of that stuff) with clear AB testing going on. Well done. (PS: Your voice sounds good on either one. One is just brighter sounding.) I actually like the sound of your voice through the Pyle, better. The Shure makes your voice sound muffled.
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I listen to a lot of AM, FM, and Shortwave talk radio. I don't like the emphasis in bass. I would go with the $15.00 one and just adjust the equalization. The listener can adjust the emphasis.
In my recommended when it was posted 3 mins ago!
I just bought Pyle PDMIC58 and the behringer audio interface ($40 entry one that is generally recommended). How are you getting it to come so clear? :o Mine is worst than standard microphone. It refuses to come out crisp or bright. Haaalp :p
Use a xlr to xlr cable instead of the xlr to trs cable it comes with. The xlr to trs its comes with pproduces a lot of noise
What the other replier said about XLR cable is true.. if I use the type of cable it came with it's pretty bad. It's an XLR mic and has to stay XLR into the interface to keep the quality
I think they both sound good. The Pyle may make you work to be a little more creative to get the classic Shure SM58.
Just me, but flat sounding is blah, if there were a way to EQ the bass and bleed the treble out or the Pyle, both are going to work fine for basic speaking. I think the Pyle is more of a karaoke upgrade microphone for a lower end karaoke system. Is the Pyle a truer representation of a person's true vocals ? I mean I've been researching acoustic amps for acoustic electric guitars. A PA system is closer to what an acoustic guitar amp is. Many have solid state tone stacks & power sections, no tubes. Electric guitars are also solid state as well as tube amps, but they seem to color the tone even with solid state analog or digital circuitry. When you look at the more expensive, higher end acoustic guitar amps, the drivers are generally a little smaller and also have tweeters to capture the highs that an electric guitar amp lacks. Even the stereo electric guitar amps are woofers without tweeters.
Some of the main differences when others have opened the product, the Shure SM58 has a microphone transformer, where the more affordable brand/unbranded clone lacks that. Also the heavier gauge wiring in the Shure affects tone. I don't doubt the Shure has something designed into the actual mic itself. As for the spikes, outside of the really obvious ones, both mics generally trend the same for the entire range. Have you ever wondered, listening to some vocalists, how they ever made it as singers anyway, even with a SM58 or whatever they used to sing live or record with ? I watched a video earlier SM57 vs a clone. The effort to make the affordable mic sound like a SM57 can be done, but now you're chasing parts, soldering heavier gauge wire in it and gluing things back together to get very close. Might as well just get a Shure SM57/SM58. And as the SM58 is an industry standard, it's 1960's & 70's technology, there are better products out there for about the same money as a Shure SM58(S). And in those demo/reviews it was a matter of how close to 1/2 MSRP price point of what the $ 99-109 Shure sells an SM58 for before they found something they could endorse as a viable alternative. I think the Pyle is 90+% close to the Shure. The bass is there, the mids are closely scooped, & more treble is going to make the mic clearer & cleaner, not flatter & muddier. Just like any amp, after realizing the EQ is flat, the knobs get turned from the 12 o'clock position to shape the tone. Anytime you look at a mixer device, all the knobs & EQ sliding controls, I tend to doubt even a sound guy really knows what he's doing with all those controls. How much of it is blind luck rather than controlled tone ? Too many of these reviews, amp or pedal, the reviewer/demo, the person admits they did their best to make 2 different products sound alike. Tone is elusive and another's preference.
If you have 25 minutes, this shows the graphing of a Shure SM57 vs an $ 8 clone. Mods it too and gets it even closer.
th-cam.com/video/H0vi7p3OswQ/w-d-xo.html
The Shure is decently better but for many people, the cheaper Pyle will be just fine with equalization, but remember to keep at least 3" away for clarity
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The shure sounds better. The Pyle sounds bleh!!!