Mic Pres: Art Dual Tube MP (great for the price, stereo capable, and a neat DI box for bass), and the 8 pres on an Alesis Studio24 mixer.
Mics (in order of acquisition)
2 SM57's
2 AKG c1000s (bought before the cheap mic boom- still like them for their battery power- great for remote recording w/ the laptop. Also great to lend out to friends since I don't use them much in the studio anymore. Also another different mic for layered backing vocals.)
1 Groove Tubes 5sm (bought on clearance when GT sold to Alesis- a neat multipattern mic for the time I bought it. A good rock vocal mic for me- or to use when layering many vocals and I don't want to use the same mic over and over.)
2 Nady SCM900's (el cheapos- but good enough to beat the other mics I had at the time for stereo micing acoustic guitar. I was pleasantly surprised- and possibly quite lucky. I still prefer them over the C1's for an energeticly performed track. Not good for my vocals, but OK for other folks I've tried them with.)
2 Studio Projects C1's (bought when Alan offered them here for a discount. Great for vocals and a different stereo sound for the ol' acoustic. Way sensative to placement and room noise. WAY more low end capture than the Nady's so I use low cut EQ when mixing. Also the mic of choice for voice over work.)
2 MXL 603s's (Couldn't resist- cheap and offering yet another color to my palette of stereo guitar micing options. A good counterpoint to the AKG's- which tend to gather more dust these days. These are my stand-by's for a bright acoustic sound and lead tracks.)
2 ECM9000's (Boy do these gather dust! Glad I have them, though- I'll dig them out when I have to record another live drummer or need a mono guitar track for background or accents. My room just doesn't sound good in the omni's.)
I really enjoy having somewhat of a selection to choose from. Its fun planning a song with different mic textures and techniques and seeing them come together in a mix- even though none of them are particularly classy mics.
Take care,
Chris
