Aside from vocals, the Sennheiser e815S could also be used to mic-in guitar or bass amp cabinets and percussions and blowing instruments. Like soldiers who need extra or back-up guns, musicians and studios need back-up mics. At one point or another, by wear and tear, the mics you are using will break down. It's not a question of if but when.
I personally happen to have the Sennheiser e815S pack of 3. I use it to record client demos in my studio back home. At one time I recorded a choir of 10 people using just 2 of the mics and applying the XY mic'ing technique. With the proper gate, compression and EQ settings, I was able to record the choir with quality results. The client wanted it to sound like it was sung inside a church, so bit of cathedral reverb was aslo added to the mix. I then recorded them again for double track and what we got was like a huge choir section inside a big cathedral.
For my preference, the Sennheiser e815S had bit too much presence on the mid-highs so just a little tweak on these frequencies did the job. The S meant it had an ON/OFF switch which some singers would favor and some would not. Having a switch on a microphone is good in conditions wherein you don't have a permanent sound-guy on the board watching out for feedbacks, so if something happens, one could easily turn the mic off if its the culprit. However, on some occasions vocalists tend to switch off the mic by accident in the middle of a song. I personally used it for several weeks before going back to my ever trusted SM58, but I think it performed quite well specially in songs which needed lots of highs and airy-type of singing or falsettos. It's unfair to fully compare the Sennheiser e815S to microphones way above its price range, but for the price it's being offered, it's worth having it around.
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