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Selling on commission MoDog, If I were selling mics on commission I wouldn't be talking up a lot of low dollar and used solutions either. That said I have found the Sweetwater reps to be helpful and not too pushy. And they often have good prices. Fortunately I'm on the homerecording BBS...

545 with amphenol 4 pin Rust E-Z, I had one of these and no connector. They are hard to find and expensive. I stuck wires into the sockets and wired it up from there. Then I taped the hell out of it and treated it gingerly. Not really the greatest idea but it worked for me. 545 mics for...

Dog House Daddies MoDog, Your recording sounds great and it ain't all because of the microphones. Still the mics have to be good to capture that rugged vocal and squeaky clean Blues guitar. I run a Blues website and I'm sending you an email. Looks like both these mics can be had close to...

Ev Re15 Chris, Since you pointed the way I've done a bit of research on the RE15 and the 635a on hit recordings. The funny thing about the RE15 is it was the instrument mic with no pop filter. It's the RE11 and RE16 that are designed for vocal mics. Still you always hear about everyone...

I know we like to think Rust E-Z, I know we like to think that microphone purchasers all over the world pore over our words of wisdom and make their purchases accordingly. Still the traffic we get here doesn't touch ebay. However much we extol the value of vintage mics there is still a huge...

Vintage SM57s hungovermorning, I have one SM57 which was given to me. (Thanks HeyHeyMyMy) I will have to check it out more closely to see if it's a Unidyne and try to figure out it's age/origin. But with only one it's hard to compare. I do have several Unidyne Shures including an SM56, a...

The Valley KillerV, So I guess it's the CO2 mics recording the intro to "The Valley"? I don't know the deal with the two play buttons but the left one sounds better to me. I thought it was a pretty good sound. Not what I go for for solo guitar but after all this is an intro to a band track...

1080 bgavin, Pair of Realistic 1080 mics here. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=380095332380&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=025 I love the Naiant's but haven't used them for overheads. I like the Audio Technica Pro 37(r) mics for overheads. They are cardiod condensers...

Raven and Cardinal BudgetMc, Have you used the Raven or Cardinal mics? What do you think of them? Also did you notice the explanation of the cashback program? Has anyone used the cashback program. Is it a legit deal? Is it available on many ebay items? Thanks, Hairy Larry

more distance Hasse, I sometimes use dynamic omni mics an inch or two from the guitar. I really think this is too close for cardiod condensers. In the big mic thread Harvey talks about near field, medium field, and far field where medium field is defined with relation to the size of the...

Akg D120e Hi, As promised here's my review of the AKG D120E, a really nice mic I bought for just over $30 about a month ago. https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=276574 There are samples comparing it to the Beyer M400 Soundstar Mark II which is more of a $100 - $200 microphone...

Hi, I recently purchased an inexpensive AKG D120E microphone. Although this is a vintage mic from an excellent company I don't think it was an expensive mic even when it was new. When I got the mic I noticed that it was very light. The grill is metal but the shaft is a silvered plastic. It is...

lav mics Agent47, You could try some lav mics. I've been buying vintage EV lav mics for $20-$30 each. Generally speaking they go for less used than studio mics. If you really want mics out on the table maybe some hypercardiod dynamics like the AKG D690. These are instrument mics but they...

But what about all the hits DAS19, But what about all the hit records recorded using some of these mics? What about the big name vocalists who loved these mics? Motown used the EV mics on many of their big hits. Dolly Parton kept her favorite RE15 in a lock box at the studio. Elvis sang...

Agent47, I, like you, was stunned by the cost of the Edirol 4 track. It seems like someone ought to make a little flash recorder that accepts 4 inputs at a reasonable price. Even if two of the tracks were through preamps and two were through a line in it would be cool. With only two tracks you...

Sennheisers at radio shack Darrin, I know the little drum mics you're talking about. I have tried to research their origin but came up with nada. I am not surprised they are Sennheisers. Do you have more info about this? Which model did they rebadge or did Sennheiser make them for Radio...

33-3007 cjmusicman, I bought mine for $20 shipped. As mentioned above it's the same mic as the Shure Prologue 16L. Another mic Shure made for Radio Shack is the 1070b, c, and d. I have heard that many of the vintage Radio Shack ball mics were also made by Shure but I have no verification on...

modding the 990 ribbon Hi, I've been looking for an $80 ribbon mic on the theory that if I decided to I could change the transformer and still be in my top price range for a microphone. Does anyone know if the MXL 990 Ribbon might be that mic? Thanks, Hairy Larry

A less expensive option sashagolovinski, Video studios everywhere use omni dynamics. Lav mics for voice and stick mics for interviews and music. Lav mics go pretty cheap used. I got an EV 647a and an EV 649b. Each cost in the low twenties. For stick mics the EV 635a or RE50 run between $50...

Great buy on two mics that hold their value Slowjett, I've looked at the Audix mics and they seem to hold their value even better than the SM57. It's hard to find an SM57 under $70 even though they are $90 new. So I have to ask. I'm really broke and work hard to get bargains on my mics. But...