Sorry, I missed the Slate mic(and the rest that was between the pics). Having owned that mic, I know it should do a solid job. The C-12 and 251 models are quite decent. I also see the benefit of the SM57. Use the Slate preamp and the VMR with the Slate Neve preamp model. Follow that with a good EQ and compressor plugin and a Pultec plugin for some top end "air"
