If you want to turn your amp up at any point, I'd say go with the SM57. It handles the high SPL better and you're not looking for airy open sound anyway.
+1. A dynamic like an SM57 or a Sennheiser MD421 will work best. If you're really going for a lot of low end, a larger diaphragm dynamic might work (AKG D112), but then you start competing for frequencies with the bassist and kick drum and things can get muddy.
Can anyone tell me what the pros and cons are between a condenser mic and a ribbon mic and what are the best affordable ribbon mics available(also about R2000).
Ribbons tend to capture a lot of detail, especially on the high end, but are rarely harsh sounding. The downside is they tend to be more delicate, more expensive and have a lower output than other types of mics. You also need to know how to mic with a "figure 8" polar pattern to use many ribbons (commonly two Figure 8 Mics are used in a Blumlein pair).
Take a look at the Royer mics - there are a few more available these days (Beyerdynamic, Shure, Groove Tubes), but I don't know them or their prices, but I'm sure you won't find anything in your price range.
I also have another little fantasy of recording clips of leaves and waves and insects, really arb stuff. How on earth would I do that
The little handheld recorders like the Roland R-09 (there are others available too - Zoom and others) - that's one of the main things they are made for. Compact, good battery life and good recording quality.
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