In microphones, what's the difference betweem SM57 and SM57LC?!
Question:
In microphones, what's the difference betweem SM57 and SM57LC?
Which is better for home-studio instrumental recording?
Answers:
Looking at the specs, there doesn't seem to be any difference at all- both use the same capsule (same as the legendary SM58), so I would think the differences sre just cosmetic.
As a vocalist, I've not used an SM57, but SM58s are a great all-purpose mic, and the sm57 is basically an SM58 with a different grille, so it can be used for 'close mic-ing' instruments. Should be absolutely fine for the purpose