Which mic would you choose if....

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....there was no such thing as a condenser mic, and you could choose only one dynamic mic for all your recording, which mic would it be? (you can have as many of your choice as you want) I ask this because I seem to have sort of an obsession with the Sennheiser MD 421. I work in radio so I use this mic quite often, I just don't own one. I think i would be happy if I could have about 5 or 6 of them. I love their sound and the 5 pos. roll off switch. Anyway, what mic would you choose?
 
SM57. It just sounds right, and you could do a fantastic drum miking job if they were all you used.
 
SM57 and MD421..... they both sound sooooooo good I cann't choose......DAMNIT!
 
IMHO I'd go with the MD421 if I had to choose between it and the SM-57...any time, any day. However, I always find myself using the 421 in combination with another microphone, most often a AKG C 4000B LD or another dynamic type microphone.:)
 
We used a MD421 + U87 on a Marshall Slash Signature Head + 2x14 Cab recording a dist sound..... That was a sweet sound.

Keijo
 
I see the md 421 has a little support here...which is good. I guess technically i could "borrow" a few from my various radio jobs. I've already "inherrited" two ev re-16's, which are very good mics.
 
Been there, done that.

¡¡¡¡¡SM57!!!!!

I done a whole recording (meaning 13 songs) with just a SM57 (However, I did use several other cheaper and crappier mics for drums, tough). If you want to hear some of it, tell me and I'll post a link.
 
Yea, I suppose the notion of recording an entire album with nothing but 57's is a pretty novel and romantic notion.

And I fully believe it can be done well, as long as you don't have to record any cymbals. You can't record hi-hats or crash cymbals and expect them to sound anything but ringy, splashy, and downright annoying.

Now an entire album recorded with nothing but sm 57s and maybe and 81 thrown in there . . . now you're talking.
 
That's why they invented drum machines chessrock!

My vote is also for the Sennheiser 421.
Since I haven't used mine for a long time it's at a local studio
for evaluation and will probably be sold (sigh).......
I'm just one of "those" singers who sound as good or better
on a sm57-if I had a project studio though that baby wouldn't
get sold-ever!

P.S. The 421 works well for group vocals ala duos/trios BTW.
 
Lemme make sure I got the question right. I can only choose one dynamic mic, but I can have as many of them as I want?

Easy, the RCA 77DX.

It's multi-pattern, and it sounds killer for just about anything you put one on. I have a choice of cardioid, omni, and figure 8 and the damn things last just about forever if you treat them right. Great bottom end, silky highs, and smooth mids.
 
Well, my experience with esoteric dynamics is quite scarce. But one not so esoteric that I'm thoroughly impressed with is the M88. You just cant believe it's a dynamic! And it costs, like, $250!
 
Hey, Harvey!

I think we should check it out!

What's the approx. cost of it?
 
I've seen the RCA 77DX go for as low as $1,000, and as high as $3,500. It's still one of the most popular mics ever made. I paid $1,200 for mine and I think it was a bargain.

Having said all that, a few sessions ago, I was recording a female blues/jazz singer and I put up the RCA 77DX, but I wound up using the Marshall V77 tube condenser mic instead. Go figure.
 
No fair-nobody said anything about RIBBONS!

Seriously Harvey, how do the current crop of Royer/Cole/Beyer
compare to the mighty RCA?
Fletcher sent me the Royer 121 listening CD and that mike sounded
so sweet!

P.S. I suppose for a lot of these ribbons you need a pretty quiet mic pre
due to their low output....
 

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