"Go to" mic

[RawDepth]

(Still learning the customary mic etiquette and slang.)

What do they mean when they say, "my go to mic"?

I assume it means the mic you go to when all the others are not working out very well. The Old Faithful? Is that it?

Thanks,
Raw

 

[chessrock]

Some mics will actually come to you if you call them. Kind of like a dog. But some mics actually require you to "go to" them in order to pull them out, plug them in and use them, etc.

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[c7sus]

Like best-all-around utility infielder.

Or clutch-hitter.

Or a one-hitter of you prefer.

 

[giraffe]

of my mics...... (don't own anything over 700$ us)
either my at4033 or a earthworks sro (tc20K)

both seem to do anything (and i mean anything) "good enough"

 

[mshilarious]

Green Bullet
AT3060

 

[VSpaceBoy]

To answer the question a little more directly, yes, you have the jist.

"The SM57 is my 'Go to' mic for a snare as it always seems to give me the sound I'm after"

 

[scrubs]

Well, for someone with only one mic, that will always be their "go-to" mic.

For people with many mics, they probably have certain mics that they tend to use on certain sources more than others.

 

[ofajen]

(Still learning the customary mic etiquette and slang.)

What do they mean when they say, "my go to mic"?

I assume it means the mic you go to when all the others are not working out very well. The Old Faithful? Is that it?

Thanks,
Raw

In my case, it works the other way around. I'm lazy and don't want to spend a lot of time trying out different mikes if I can avoid it. I try to get a good sound in the room around the mike(s) and then record it accurately, so my "default" is to first try a flat, true omni mike (or a pair of them or maybe more) and see how things are sounding. If it sounds good, then I'm done. If not, then I have a pretty good idea of the real sound and how to improve the sound or perhaps a more appropriate mike for the sound I'm after. So, my "go to" mikes are the ones I rely on for the truth and they're the ones I start with, not a last resort.

Cheers,

Otto

 

[MadAudio]

"The SM57 is my 'Go to' mic for a snare as it always seems to give me the sound I'm after"

Substitute Beyer M201 for SM57, and you have my "go-to" answer!

 

[XLR]

A "go-to" mic is the one you reach for first for a particular source - though you may end up using something else. My go-to mic's are:

nylon or steel string string gtr - Schoeps mk41
well, sometimes a Beyer M160 on nylon if it's a bright guitar

Amps - sm57

Tim

 

[slidey]

Substitute Beyer M201 for SM57, and you have my "go-to" answer!

SNAP & another go to of mine is a KMS105 or a Calrec condensor for top side it works honest

an EVPL80 is my "go to" for micing the beater & the D112 is my go to for the shell

 

[up-fiddler]

My latest goto is the Studio Projects T3 out about three feet from the source. Next month it will probably be something else though. Seriously the T3 has been good for me on everything except drums.

 

[roadwarrior]

Well, for the most part my "go to" mic for other folks voices is my Rode K2. For my voice I prefer the NT2-A. I keep the KMS-105 for my voice on live vocals.

 

[Fishmed]

Vocals: Beyerdynamic MCE 90
Guitar: Sennheiser MD421

 

[ofajen]

In my case, it works the other way around. I'm lazy and don't want to spend a lot of time trying out different mikes if I can avoid it. I try to get a good sound in the room around the mike(s) and then record it accurately, so my "default" is to first try a flat, true omni mike (or a pair of them or maybe more) and see how things are sounding. If it sounds good, then I'm done. If not, then I have a pretty good idea of the real sound and how to improve the sound or perhaps a more appropriate mike for the sound I'm after. So, my "go to" mikes are the ones I rely on for the truth and they're the ones I start with, not a last resort.

Cheers,

Otto

Oh, uh, so the mikes I use most are EV RE-55s. They are great for instruments of all kinds, including minimalist drum miking and they work well on voice when I use the Tube Traps to generate the ASC Quick Sound Field around the mike. Until I tried it, I didn't think that would sound good on my voice but it actually does. I'm so used to trying other mikes on voice that I assumed that an accurate mike on my voice wouldn't be a decent sound. Just shows that you never know till you try.

I still need to scrape up the funds for a pair of SM-81s so that I can use the bodies with the SM-80 capsules I recently located. The SM-80s should have better transient response. I'll be posting on that once I put them through their paces.

I'm also very fond of using my AKG D-19s on my voice, running through an old Altec 1567a. The figure-8 mode on my AT-4050 is also a sound I like on my voice.


Cheers,

Otto