Ahhhhhhh....ok...thanks for feedback! The Sm137 is a high SPL mic normally used for instrument micing so I am surprised you were using it for speech. The background noise levels are usually elevated a little and the low end unboosted so I was surprised to hear the quality voice tone you achieved without noise pumping. The DBX is likely doing some level processing giving an almost ribbon mic sound to the condenser. That is a slick combination, I have never heard it before.
Ya, so the 137 has a much higher output with lower noise floor than many in its class. You are also correct in that its not typically used this way, especially not as close up. I actually stumbled upon this setup one day doing some tracking of acoustic. I liked the smaller mic as its not as in the way but with the DBX it can be tweaked to have a nice big sound.
So this is the mic I'm using amzn.to/2hvHCAa However, it sounds the way it does because of the pre-amp I'm using with it. amzn.to/2hpj88N I'm doing no post production editing of any kind on the audio.
Ahhhhhhh....ok...thanks for feedback! The Sm137 is a high SPL mic normally used for instrument micing so I am surprised you were using it for speech. The background noise levels are usually elevated a little and the low end unboosted so I was surprised to hear the quality voice tone you achieved without noise pumping. The DBX is likely doing some level processing giving an almost ribbon mic sound to the condenser. That is a slick combination, I have never heard it before.
Ya, so the 137 has a much higher output with lower noise floor than many in its class. You are also correct in that its not typically used this way, especially not as close up. I actually stumbled upon this setup one day doing some tracking of acoustic. I liked the smaller mic as its not as in the way but with the DBX it can be tweaked to have a nice big sound.
I like the sound of the mic on your boom you have now. It sounds like a dynamic and the shock mount looks very small. What is that mic?
So this is the mic I'm using amzn.to/2hvHCAa However, it sounds the way it does because of the pre-amp I'm using with it. amzn.to/2hpj88N I'm doing no post production editing of any kind on the audio.