Hello;

I’ve been recording my trumpet using a Shure 58 into an UA-1G into PowerTracks. I am new to this. I’ve read that 57's and 58's are great for gigs but not great as recording mics.

As a result, I don’t know if I should be buying another mic (your recommendations would be appreciated) to improve the sound quality of my recordings. I don’t know if I would need to replace the UA-1G as well.

I understand that there are a lot of things that can be done during the mixing stage that can improve the sound of a performance but I’m not there yet.

I am wondering if you would be willing to listen to a sound bite and let me know if I am on the right track with the sound that I am getting. Trumpet is live. The rest is real tracks.

I would appreciate any advice.

http://www.twobucksdanceband.com/thats_all_snippet.mp3

Thanks