Hi, Pick-up From The List 3 Of Your 'pencil' Condesers

[avraham]

hi, here is a list of 'pencil' like condensers (small diaphragm), I gathered for recording vocal/speech,indoor & outdoor, from a distance of about 10"-20" away from the speaker. i know it's not the perfect solution for this kind of job, but considering my needs (mobility, small sized mic, ect..) i figured i'm going this way.
here's my list, some are high pro, and some aren't. what ever does the job is o.k for me. pick THREE of you favourite:

AKG C451B
AKG C391B
AKG C480B+CK61 ULS
AKG CK31+GN
AT3031
AT4051
AE5100
NEUMAN KM140
NEUMAN KM184
BEYER MC 930
BEYER MC 93
BEYER MC 94
RODE NT3
RODE NT4
RODE NT5
JOSEPHSON SERIES 4 - C42
MXL 603S
DPA 4011
SENN E664
SENN K6+ME64
SENN MKH 40
MK40 - SCHOEPS COLLETE CMC SERIE, MK4/MK4V/MK5 MK/CCM 4S/A MK/CCM 40
ADK SC-T
AUDIX SCX-C
AUDIX VX10
AUDIX UEM-81c
AUDIX M1244/1245
AUDIX 1290
earthworks SR77/SR69 SERIE + FLEX SERIE
T.H.E audio KR2C+KA0
T.H.E KR-33A
MBHO MBNM 440 / KA400N+MBP648
Microtech Gefell M300
Microtech Gefell M200
OKTAVA MK012

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

 

[sile2001]

You left out the Shure SM81, and as that's the only one I have extended experience with, it gets my vote.

 

[scrubs]

Why not a shotgun mic? That would seem to be a better fit, especially for outdoor recording of speech.

 

[partsofmarc]

I have experience with the Rode NT-5 which are kind of on the darker side and the AT 3031 which are kind of on the brighter side. Although I don't have any experience with shotgun mics, I would think that it would be your best bet for what you need to do as per what I have read about them.

 

[Richard Monroe]

You've got a lot of mics on there that I've never used. but I like the Oktavas and Studio Projects C-4. For spoken word, I often use Shure SM82, which is a weird mic, nothing like SM81.-Richie