SM57 Audix i5 Comparison

[JD01]

Alright Dudes,

Most of you know that I really like the Audix i5 and its been my favourite mic since it was recommended to me by Greg. I reckon it not only sounds better than an SM57 in these clips but also sounds most like what I'm hearing in the room
[BBvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_2uXREf0Vk[/BBvideo]

[Greg_L]

Why even choose? Use both on the same speaker.

Nice video. Are you video guy now?

[JD01]

Why even choose? Use both on the same speaker.

Nice video. Are you video guy now?

Don’t think so, I think I’ll get bored of it pretty quickly and I don’t have any other useful ideas.

When I first got the new amp I was double miking with it but I realised pretty quickly that I preferred the i5 on its own. I didn’t expect them to be that different actually, so obvious when they’re back to back like that.

[vomitHatSteve]

Do you just have the mic hanging from the top of the cab instead of on a stand?

Edit: Ah. It's your backpack.

[JD01]

Haha

[Bubba]

It's difficult to believe that these mics are capturing the same sound source. I couldn't use the Audix i5 on guitar based on this comparison, but I reckon it would make a very good tom mic for the sound I like.

[JD01]

It's difficult to believe that these mics are capturing the same sound source. I couldn't use the Audix i5 on guitar based on this comparison, but I reckon it would make a very good tom mic for the sound I like.

Yeah - I didn't touch anything on the amp and placed the mics in as close to exactly the same space as I could manage!

[WhiskeyJack]

It was a pretty good video really and i really apprciated the effort you put on it.

The 57 is hear the nuance thing that i hear in my tracks with the orange that my ear doesn't like. It isn't there with the i5. And the orange is so thick in the mids that i think i could really benefit from an i5.

If i buy one and my wife has a cow it is all JD's fault.

[JD01]

You work your bollocks off mate. 70 quid on a mic will probably go unnoticed

[WhiskeyJack]

You work your bollocks off mate. 70 quid on a mic will probably go unnoticed

my house cost me a small lottery winning this year. it would get noticed. But yea, i still might get it.

[einstein magoo]

Nice video! Very well done .
It's all personal preference but for me, i prefer the 57. The i5 sound is a little fizzy to me. The 57 thicker and more body.
Rock on JD01 !!

[Minerman]

The i5 is my main guitar mic, the '57 is good too, but the i5 seems to just work better for my use...YMMV...

I also have a Sennheiser e609, & while it's good too, I think it sounds best blended with another mic because my e609 doesn't seem to have as much low end, which most likely is user error...