Whats Everyone Got For Mics ?

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4 SM57(I need a SM58 or two)
3 Sennheiser e604
2 Crown CM700 matched pair
1 AKG C414

I find that more then wanting a new mic i want more time to play/record. but i cant find enough money to buy that.
 
My Turn...

Dynamic:
-Audio-Technica ATM-25
-Beyer M88
-Electro-Voice 635a X 4 (2 For Sale)
-Shure SM57 X 4

Ribbon:
-Beyer M260 w/ Stephen Sank DX Mod

PZM:
-HOPPROD HPM 5797 (pair set)

Large Diaphram Condenser:
-Neumann TLM 103 X 2 (Factory Consecutive Matched Pair)
-RTT VM100
-797 Audio CR998
-797 Audio CR998 w/ Stephen Paul Audio Mod (Pending)

Small Diaphram Condenser:
-AKG C 414 B-ULS w/o Capsule (For Sale)
-AKG C451 w/ CK 1 Cardioid Capsule X 2 (Both Working But Not Up To Specs.; Still Trying To Decide If I Should Sell Them Or Have Them Modded By Audio Upgrades)
-Altec 195a w/ 29 Cardioid Capsule (21 Omni Capsule Pending) (Needs Altec 539 Power Supply Unit)
-DaviSound DS-1950 (Shop Consecutive Matched Pair) (Pending)
-Shure Beta 87
-Sony ECM-22P (For Sale)
-TOA KY True Condenser w/ Cardioid Capsule
-TOA RD-15C (Pending)


For Sure In Near Future:
-Sennheiser MD 441

Possiblities In Near Future:
-Electro-Voice RE27 N/D
-Royer R-121
-Studio Projects C1
-Oktava MC-012 (Matched Pair From The Sound Room)
-MXL 603 X 2
-Who Knows What Else

More Than Likely Eventually:
-AKG C414 EB
-Some Josephson Engineering Model
-Some Milab Model
-Neumann KM84 or KM 184
-Old Neumann U87 w/ Some Sort Of Mod (Even If Simply To Improve S/N)
-Some Pearl Model
-A few Sennheiser MD 421 (Not 421 II)
-Who Knows What Else

Yeah Right List:
-Stephen Paul Audio 3 Micron or less Neumann U87
-Anything Outrageously Expensive
-Anything Anyone Wants To Give Me
 
Re: My Turn...

Recording Engineer said:
Small Diaphragm Condenser:
-AKG C 414 B-ULS w/o Capsule (For Sale)
You sure you wanna put the 414 in the "small diaphragm" column?
 
Aaaa...

Of course not! Um... The AKG C 414 B-ULS belongs in the large diaphram condenser area; then again, since it's without a capsule... Diaphrams don't get any smaller than that! Hehe!

Thanx Harvey!
 
Harvey,

What about your mic locker???

Is there enough band width here to list em? :D

Did you arrange for transportation for your board yet??

Taylor
 
Yeah Harvey, I'm curious to hear this too......the floor is all yours. :)

-tkr
 
RE, why is the "plain" Sennheiser 421 preferred by you over the
newer 421 II?

P.S. Harvey, I hope you're feeling better!
 
I just read though this thread.

You dudes better be counting your blessings.

-hixmix
 
I suppose if you are curious harveys list is on the Indian trails studio website.
 
MrZekeMan said:
Harvey,

What about your mic locker???

Is there enough band width here to list em? :D

Did you arrange for transportation for your board yet??

Taylor]
Here's the list:

Neumann TLM-103 "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor w/ES-103 Shock Mount
RCA 44BX Bi-directional ("Figure 8") Ribbon
RCA 77DX Multi-pattern Ribbon
Coles 4038 Bi-directional ("Figure 8") Ribbon
Altec M-20 "Lipstick" Tube "Small Cap" Cardioid Condensor (w/Stephen Paul mods)
4 Sennheiser MD 421 Cardioid Dynamics
5 Sennheiser MD 504-D Drum Mount Cardioids
2 EV CS-15P "Small Cap" Cardioid Condensors
2 Akai CM-15 Tube "Small Cap" Cardioid Condensors
2 RTT MC-012 "Small Cap" Condensors w/Cardioid, Omni, and Hypercardioid capsules
RTT Lomo M1 "Very Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor
2 T.H.E. KP-6M Omni Reference Condensors
2 Audix TR-40 Omni Reference Condensors
2 Fairchild F-22 "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensors (w/Stephen Paul/Dan Kennedy mods)
Sony C-38B "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor
Sony ECM-377P "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor (w/Dan Kennedy mods)
Shure SM-7 Cardioid Dynamic
2 Shure SM-81 Cardioid Condensors
8 Shure SM-57 Cardioid Dynamics
Shure/Mays "Short Body" SM-57 Cardioid Dynamic
Shure SM-51 Cardioid Dynamic
3 Shure SM-11 Cardioid Dynamics
2 Shure WL-93 Omni Mini Condensors
Beyer M-300 Cardioid Dynamic
Beyer Soundstar MKII Cardioid Dynamic
3 Beyer M-201 HyperCardioid Dynamic
Beyer M-260DX Ribbon (w/Stephen Sank 77DX ribbon mod)
AKG D-12E Cardioid Dynamic
AKG D-112 Cardioid Dynamic
AudioTechnica ATM-25 HyperCardioid Dynamic
AudioTechnica Pro-25 HyperCardioid Dynamic
Audio Technica ATM-831b Cardioid Condensor
2 Marshall MXL V67 "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor
3 Marshall MXL 603 "Small Cap" Cardioid Condensors
2 Marshall MXL 2003 "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensors
2 Marshall MXL V77 "Large Cap" Tube Cardioid Condensors
Nady SCM-1000 Multi-pattern "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor
2 Sony ECM-270 "Small Cap" Cardioid Condensors
Sony ECM-22 "Small Cap" Cardioid Condensor
Foster M-411 Omni/Cardioid Dynamic
Realistic 33-2029A Power Horn Megaphone (classic grey unit)
 
C'mon, you know everything vintage is better. Vintage cars with their crazy dirty exhausts and horrible handling, vintage drums with their uneven bearing edge and warped shape, vintage computers... your DAW is anything over a 286 you are probably using some sort of GUI, that’s just so not vintage, you wont get the warmth of the old recordings without a 286, 512K ram 10Mb hard disk and oh, don’t forget those classy dot matrix printers for the cover!

surgeon general recommends a grain of NaCl.
 
that really didnt work unless it was the last post after chessparov.
 
Here goes:

(1) RODE NT1 (vocals)
(2) Marshall MXL 603s (acoustic guitar & drum overheads)
(2) EV N/D 468 (drums & amps)
(1) EV N/D 868 (kick drum & bass)
(1) SM 58 (stuff)
 
In all fairness, I don't use many of these mics very often, but when I need them, they're very handy. Here's what I use these mics for:

V = Vocals
D= Drums
E= Electric Guitars
A= Acoustic Guitar
P= Piano
H= Horns
S= Strings
M= Misc.

Marshall MXL V67 "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor VHPS
Neumann TLM-103 "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor VHSPM
Shure SM-7 Cardioid Dynamic VH
Beyer Soundstar MKII Cardioid Dynamic VH
RCA 44BX Bi-directional ("Figure 8") Ribbon VHEPS
RCA 77DX Multi-pattern Ribbon VHSP
Coles 4038 Bi-directional ("Figure 8") Ribbon VHSP
RTT Lomo M1 "Very Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor VHPD
Fairchild F-22 "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensors (w/Stephen Paul/Dan Kennedy mods) VHAP
Sony C-38B "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor VHEPS
Sony ECM-377P "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor (w/Dan Kennedy mods) VHSE
Sennheiser MD 421 Cardioid Dynamics VHSDEM
Sennheiser MD 504-D Drum Mount Cardioids DE
RTT MC-012 "Small Cap" Condensors w/Cardioid, Omni, and Hypercardioid capsules SDAPM
T.H.E. KP-6M Omni Reference Condensors SDAPM
Audix TR-40 Omni Reference Condensors SDAPM
Shure SM-81 Cardioid Condensors SDAPM
Shure SM-57 Cardioid Dynamics HDE
Beyer M-201 HyperCardioid Dynamic DAPM
Beyer M-260DX Ribbon (w/Stephen Sank 77DX ribbon mod) HSDAPM
AKG D-12E Cardioid Dynamic HDE
AKG D-112 Cardioid Dynamic HDE
AudioTechnica ATM-25 HyperCardioid Dynamic HDE
AudioTechnica Pro-25 HyperCardioid Dynamic HDE
Audio Technica ATM-831b Cardioid Condensor HA
Marshall MXL 603 "Small Cap" Cardioid Condensors SDAPM
Nady SCM-1000 Multi-pattern "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor V
 
I noticed You had a nady in that list. Do you like them I have 1 as well and was thinking of getting another to use as overheads.

I also noticed no c-1 But I know you have one or else you woulnt have had one to disect for the comparison thread you posted.;)
 
Audio Technica AT 4047
Audio Technica ST 90 (The mic came free with the stand...or was it the stand that came free with the mic... doesn't matter, they're both worth about the same.

CAD C400S
CAD 95

Oktava MC-012

Sure SM-57
Sure SM-58

Use the AT 4047 almost exclusively for vocals

Like to use the C400S for the far mic doubling on acoustic instruments (bridge on guitar)

MC-012 for friggin' everything!! (especially close miking in an unmatched pair)
 
Originally posted by darrin_h2000
I noticed You had a nady in that list. Do you like them I have 1 as well and was thinking of getting another to use as overheads.

The problem I have with the Nady is QC and consistancy from unit to unit.

I also noticed no c-1 But I know you have one or else you woulnt have had one to disect for the comparison thread you posted.;)

I don't own them; they're on loan from Alan Hyatt. I will probably end up buying them if they test out well.
 
Shure SM57(5) (drums, amps)
Sennheiser MD421 (floor tom, amps, kick)
Audio Technica ATM63 (snare, amps)
AKG C1000S (3) (acoustics, vocals, drums)
MXL 603s (2) (overheads, acoustics)
AKG D112 (kick)
Rode NT1 - modified... dropped.. :), still works fine, a bit noisier than it use to be though. (vocals, acoustics, sometimes as a second kick mic)
 
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