Recording Guitar Using A Condensor?

[10571z]

Im looking at buying a condensor.. Behringer B1 ive seen alot of postive reviews. I mainly want to record vocals drums (over head or room) and guitar. But my friend the spl of guitar amp with distorcian could break the might?

http://www.behringer.com/B-1/index.cfm?lang=ENG

It has a spl of 148db
and the shure sm57 has a spl of 97db

so it would be ok RighT?!

[lawlstorm]

admittedly im not the best source of info for this so don't hold me to it, but my band recorded guitar parts with my friends condensor mic and everything was fine.

[10571z]

how loud?!

[Moseph]

Here's the thing about Behringer spec sheets: They're only accurate assuming your parts are within their own spec.

Behringer likes to use junk parts (it's part of why things are so cheap). The spec sheets are giving you nominal design values, but their tolerances are probably quite large.

That means if you don't push the limits of the device, you're more than likely to be alright. However, if you do, there's no telling what exactly will happen.

What I can say is that 138 dBSPL is incredibly loud. Industrial vacuums hit around 96 dBSPL and your typical rock concert hits around 140 dBSPL (though they're getting louder and that number might be low).

You're probably okay to record a guitar amp with this mic. I however, have never like Behringer transducers and would rather suggest you step up to something a bit nicer anyway.

[10571z]

Oh ok? but it should be ok?! Like i wont PUMP the volume.

[Moseph]

You're probably alright.

[10571z]

probably doesnt make me confident! LOL

[pitchfork]

147 decibels?
Bollocks, in a nutshell thats 3db less than a bomb going off which is in theory half but still.

[10571z]

so it will be ok!

[pitchfork]

Nah you'd get better quality with an sm57.