[clineaudio]

Like it or not, it's there. Personally, the more I work, the more i think the 58 is horrendously aggressive. Simply put, it hurts.
I know it's that way for clarity reasons...but does anyone have a quick move to tone it down a bit? Or a similarly priced mic that you'd suggest?

A second question for the working FOH engineer... Do you have a quick way to get compression levels during line checks, or soon there-after w/o screwing with the singer? Often times, I don't wanna be auditioning compression during the crunch time of sound check, and I also certainly don't wanna be setting up compression during the first note of the set. So, when do you usually audition, and set your initial comp levels?