What's in YOUR Mic Closet?
Malachi
you use them for. Here's mine:
Neumann TLM-103 - male vocals, acoustic guitar (ambient).
CAD E-100 - vocals, acoustic guitar (rhythm), wind instruments, and is
usually the mic I grab for when I'm just doing a scratch track to my
minidisc for future reference. Believe it or not, I've also miked bass
cabinets effectively with this puppy.
AKG C1000S - acoustic guitar, miking straight down over bridge or for
reinforcement for above, small rhythm instruments (shakers, claves, etc.)
Sure SM-57 - miked elec. guitar amp. especially if using distortion.
By no means a complete list of the possible uses for these, but what _I_
generally use 'em for.
Your turn...
Malachi
hipstar
>snipage
>Your turn...
>Malachi
A Computer, I turned my double wide closet into one of my workstations
a bunch of various mics above on a shelf with other stuff.
and a system of cables hung on the bar thingy, I cut and bent coat
hangers into a S then turned the top of the S sideways and use that to
hang all my cables above my station,
A tangle free box of no more, :-)
Trippy
Mark Plancke
>Your turn...
>
>Malachi
AKG
2 - D112 Kick drum, floor tom, bass gtr
3 - C414EB/CK12 Vox, toms, o/h's
2 - C61/CK28 Tube o/h's, percussion, a gtr
1 - SOLIDTUBE (CUSTOM) front of kick
1 - C451E/CK1 o/h's percussion, a gtr
1 - C451EB/CK1
NEUMANN
1 - U87 gtr, vox
1 - U87 STEPHEN PAUL vox
2 - TLM 103 o/h's, vox, gtr
1 - KM 84i hats, o/h's, a gtr, acoustic inst
1 - KM 85i same as above
ELECTROVOICE
1 - RE-15 fun mic!
LAWSON
1 - L47MP Tube vox, room, a gtr, gtr
SENNHEISSER
3 - MD-421 the usual
1 - MD-541 snare, vox
SHURE
4 - SM57 the usual
4 - SM58 the unusual
1 - SM7 vox, gtr, kick
SONY
1 - C535P hats, a inst, a gtr
A bunch of old, fun ev mics for wacky stuff.
Mark Plancke
SOUNDTECH RECORDING STUDIOS
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
http://SoundTechRecording.com
"Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year, it's just
not widely reported" - DAVID ST. HUBBINS
Ted Spencer
>ELECTROVOICE
>1 - RE-15 fun mic!
>
Try it under the snare sometime. I use it with a 57 above. Mixes together
nicely.
Ted Spencer, NYC
"The R.A.F would never allow chickens at the controls of complex aircraft!"
From "Chicken Run"
Steven Sena
akg C12a - important things...
akg C61 - almost important things...
at 4047 - less important things...
beyer M500 - some things...
beyer M88 - some more things...
shure SM 57 - most easy things...
akg D112 - one or two things...
radio shack PZM - holding things open...
--
Steven Sena
XS Sound
http://home.att.net/~xssound/
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Stephen Sank
(2) BK-11
(2) 77-DX
(2) BK-5B
(1) 44-BX
(1) BK-10A boom uni
(1) KB-2A
(1) BK-6B
(4) BK-12
(1) SPX-2 laboratory reference ribbon, only calibrated one known to exist
(1) MI-12016-H "aerodynamic" squawker!
Geloso:
(1) 416 really cool '60's side-by-side double ribbon narrow-pattern bipolar
TOA:
(1) K-Y(unfortunate choice of model #) really nice 3/4 condenser
Teac:
(1) ME-120 (Nakamichi CM-300) electret
+ various & sundry other curiosities.
Couldn't resist the chance to brag.<g>
--
Stephen Sank, Owner & RCA Ribbon Mic Restorer
Champlain Valley Speaker Company
http://rjknet.net/bus/cvspeakerco/default.htm
1624 Eubank Boulevard N.E.
Albuquerque, New Mexico p.z.[ 87112 ]
505-332-0336 phone / Back-up email: steph...@yahoo.com
mc/visa accepted via Paypal.com:
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Authorised McIntosh/Nakamichi Servicer
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Mark Plancke
>Mark Plancke wrote:
>
>>ELECTROVOICE
>>1 - RE-15 fun mic!
>>
>
>Try it under the snare sometime. I use it with a 57 above. Mixes together
>nicely.
Cool, I'll have to give it a try this weekend.
Mark
tonewoods
Ribbons:
RCA BK-11 (2)--my fav all-purpose ribbon...
RCA 44BX
RCA 77 DX
RCA 74B
Sank mod'ed M500
Sank Mod'ed B&O--great on stand-up bass
B&O (2)
Beyer M500 (4)--female vox favorite
Beyer M260 (2)
Coles 4038 (2)--drum overheads
Shure 300, 310, 330
Reslo (2)
Condensers:
Neumann U87
Neumann KM84 (2)
Microtech Gefell UM70 (2)--I love these things for everything a U87 is
supposed to be good for...
AKG 451 (2)
AKG Blueline (2)
Shure KSM32
Josephson C600--I've been using this a lot lately, and looking for
another to make a pair. Anyone ever use these, or have one for sale?
The Binaural Skull (23)--good room mic, and they're for sale!
Tube condensers:
Altec M10 Coke Bottles (2)--great room mics
RTT MKH-101 bottle mic
Telefunken U47a
Dynamics:
American D22
AKG D19C
Altec 689C--great snare mic
AKG D-12E
EV RE 20
EV RE 18
EV RE 15 (2)--great on amps
EV RE 16 (4)--male vox mic, believe it or not...
EV RE 55
EV 666
Shure SM 57's, 58's (lots)
Fentone DM660 and DM880 (62 of 'em)...fucked up drum sounds--they'
re for sale too...
PZM:
Crown SASS stereo mic
2 Radio Shack PZMs plate-mounted
--
"The amount of money one needs is terrifying..."
- Ludwig van Beethoven
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Lyle Caldwell
Neumann TLM103s (2)- Sounds good on about everything, great on some
things
Royer R-121- Sounds great on some things, awful on some things.
Oktava MC012s (2)- Sounds fairly accurate on almost everything, not always
appropriate.
Sennheiser MD421s (2)- Sounds like... a 421
Shure Beta 98- Sounds like a smaller 103 on instruments, but is easy to
position and I don't worry so much about it getting hit.
Shure SM57s (5)- Duh
Shure Beta 52- Good on kick, bass and guitar cabs, maybe other things,
but between the Royer and the 103s, this is used only when the others are
already pressed into service.
Dat's it.
--
Lyle Caldwell
Psionic Media, Inc
Mike Clayton
> RCA:
> (2) BK-11
> (2) 77-DX
> (2) BK-5B
> (1) 44-BX
> (1) BK-10A boom uni
> (1) KB-2A
> (1) BK-6B
> (4) BK-12
> (1) SPX-2 laboratory reference ribbon, only calibrated one known to exist
> (1) MI-12016-H "aerodynamic" squawker!
>
> Geloso:
> (1) 416 really cool '60's side-by-side double ribbon narrow-pattern bipolar
>
> TOA:
> (1) K-Y(unfortunate choice of model #) really nice 3/4 condenser
>
> Teac:
> (1) ME-120 (Nakamichi CM-300) electret
>
> + various & sundry other curiosities.
> Couldn't resist the chance to brag.<g>
And I suppose you had Stephen Sank do them all up :)
--
Mike Clayton
Benjamin Maas
classical and jazz work... Most of the condensers are for the classical and
the dynamics are often used as woodwind or brass mics...
1 AKG 426 Stereo Microphone
4 B&K 4006 Omnis
2 Neumann TLM 103's
2 Neumann KM 184's
3 Beyer 160 ribbons
1 AKG C535EB
2 Shure SM-81s
2 Beyer M88's
2 Sennheiser 441's
1 EV N/D 408
1 AKG D-112
1 CAD P.O.S. Dynamic (for the Talk Back)
In the extended collection (a sampling of what else I use when I work with
some of my colleagues)
2 Neumann SM 69 Tubes
1 SM 23 (with both nickel and gold capsule sets)
4 Neumann 582 omnis
2 Neumann 264's with omni and cardiod capsules
1 Neumann 254
6 Schoeps 221Bs
2 AKG C60's
an assortment of U87's (originals in great condition), 414 EB's w/ CK-12
capsules, KM 84s, 85's and 86's, C34s, U47 FET, RCA 77s, B&O ribbons (don't
know model #), Speiden stereo ribbons, and a bunch more similar stuff...
--Ben
--
Benjamin Maas
Fifth Circle Audio
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.fifthcircle.com
Captain Analogue
"Malachi" <thund...@thunderfoot642.com> wrote:
> OK, here's the idea. List out your mic collection and briefly
describe what
> you use them for. Here's mine:
>
>
>
> Malachi
>
>
All right, I'll embarrass myself:
Condensers:
AKG C3000: acoustic guitar, cello, stand-up bass
AT 3525: boomy acoustic guitar
AKG 535eb: acoustic guitar, vocal, mono overhead
2 EV PL76: mostly for guitar cabinets
EV PL77: don't use much (battery powered, noisy)
2 AT 813: female vocals, remote piano recordings ORTF (battery powered)
Shure SM81: acoustic guitar, fiddle, overhead, with.......
Shure SM94: overhead with above (hey, they're not that different)
Shure SM98: snare drum, occassionally as an audience mic (when I need
to hide it)
Dynamics:
2 MD421: kick drum, bass cabinets, the right vocal, horns, announcers
2 EV308: rack toms, fiddle (believe it or not)
2 SM57: c'mon, you know
2 SM58: vocalists who don't know any better
EV RE16: vocalists who do (much smoother)
AKG D3700: vocal, the right snare drum
EV 635: room/audience
OK, so it's no great collection, but the kind of live demos I make keep
these poor bands happy.
--
MUSIC happens in the analogue domain.
hollywo...@my-deja.com
two Shure SM57's - guitar amps, snare (I rarely mic snare, but when I
do...)
two Sennheiser MD421's - bass amp, guitar amp, kick drum, acoustic
instruments, vocals - the 421 gets my vote as the MVP of my mic locker,
if I could only take two mic into any situation, they would be 421's.
one AKG D112 - kick drum, bass amp
two Neumann KM184's - acoustic instruments, drum overheads, background
vocals, piano, "room" mics
one Royer R121 - vocals, horns, guitar amps
With only 8 mics I have been able to record live 4 and 5 piece rock
bands "live to stereo." It always varies somewhat, but the basic setup
usually starts with:
drums - D112 on kick and two KM184's as overheads
bass - MD421 on bass amp
guitars - 57's on both amps
ld vocals - Royer 121
bk vocals - Md421
Eight mics for a full rock band - no problem.
My home studio has been operating for just about one year now without
any large D condensors! I made the mistake of checking out a Brauner
VM1 and have now decided to wait until I can afford one of these. I
could scrounge up enough cash for a TLM103 or one of the lesser
Soundelux mics right away, but I'd rather use that money towards the
VM1. It's gonna be a while, but its the one I want. After the VM1, I
want an RE20, an MD441, an old RCA ribbon or two and one of the BLUE
mics, Kiwi perhaps?
steve
s...@soca.com
Jay Kahrs
Try it on toms and electric guitar sometime. I have one and it's my favorite
mic for bright electric guitars. Usually sounds good mixed with a 57 too. I've
gotten decent mileage from it on single rack toms. But then again, I usually
put it on toms when I know the drummer won't hit it and those drummers usually
have kits that sound good to begin with.
---
-Jay Kahrs
Mad Moose Recording Inc.
(formerly BrownSound Studios)
Livingston, NJ
http://members.tripod.com/~BrownSoundStudios
soon to be: www.madmooserecording.com
Luke Kaven
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EnsnareYou
have to bow out to Mike Clark and Phil Hadaway who can piss all over me. Those
"good ole boys" make my studio partner and I look like we're just starting out
a mic collection. And Mike if you're reading this... stop buying all those
mics so we can own a few more! What's it take to get a hold of a pair of M50's
and ELAM when you're around? OK here goes the ole mic cabinet list:
(2) AKG C12's for rooms mics, drum overheads, occasional vox, and horns
(1) AKG C12VR for overhead, room mic, toms, occasional vox
(2) AKG "The Tubes" for drums, vocals, nylon string guitar, room mics
(1) AKG C12a for background vocals with lots-o-air
(2) AKG C414 EB's with CK12's that sit in the cabinet most of the time due to
the C12a
(2) Audio Technica ATM25's for kick, bass and guitar cabinets
(4) AT4051a's for acoustic guitar, drum overheads, percussion, toms
(4) AT4053's for acoustic guitar, percussion, and toms
(2) AT4049's for acoustic guitar, drum overheads, percussion, choral miking,
room miking
(2) AT4047SV's for electric guitars, horns, toms, snare, percussion, vox
(3) AT4060 tubes for vox, acoustic guitars, mando, fiddle, harmonica, horns,
kick, snare, percussion, drum overheads, and room mics.
(1) BLUE Bottle Mic with multi capsules for just about everything but mainly
vox and acoustic guitar
(2) Coles 4038 for guitar cabinets and drums
(1) Manley Reference Gold Microphone for acoustic guitar, vox
(1) Neumann U47 tube for vox, acoustic guitar, B3, etc.
(2) Neumann/Telefunken U47 tubes for vox, kick, bass, occasional acoustic
guitar, harmonica, B3, and room miking
(1) M49 for the occasional vocal track, acoustic guitar on very rare occasion
(2) KM54's for drum overheads, percussion, acoustic guitar, mando, fiddle, and
horns
(1) KM56 for drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, mando, fiddle, and horns
(2) KM84's for drum overheads, percussion, acoustic guitar, mando, fiddle, and
horns
(2) U87's that don't make it to tape because the other mics beat the pants off
of them.
(2) RCA 77DX for room mics and drum overheads. Nice show piece
(1) RCA 44BX have to have it because its cool to look at
(2) Shure SM57's for snare when the drummer has bad aim and occasional guitar
cabinets when the client just has to have it. Great studio hammer!
(2) Sennheiser MD421's for toms, occasional kick, horns
Various other mics by MB, Radio Shack, EV, and others I can't remember because
they're tucked away, way back in the cabinet.
Mics I want to get:
Telefunken ELAM 250/251... Now if only I could bring myself to part with soooo
much money on one mic. A definite must have in the future.
Brauner VM1... IMO this has to be the best hand built mic around. The build
quality is akin to a fine Swiss time piece and the mic sounds great.
Brauner VM1 Klaus Version... Just have to see if it smokes my U47's and C12's
but damned afraid it might and then I'll be in debt to Brad Lunde for many
years to come.
Mics we've had but parted with:
AKG D112... Had to try it, didn't care for it, like the ATM25, 4060, and U47
more for kick and bass
AKG D12... Better than the D112 but still didn't make the cut
AKG 451's... never cared for them on much of anything
AKG C451 EB's... the comment above suits these as well
AKG C60 tube... not a bad mic but never really used it much
AKG C1000... my all around favorite studio mic. NOT! I'd sooner pound nails
into my skull.
AKG C1000S... the new improved version. Yeah right!
AKG C3000... Did nothing for me but makes a great stage mic for my buddy
AKG C3000B... had to try it to see what improvements if any there were. There
weren't any I could hear! Maybe the color change was supposed to make it sound
better?
AKG C414 BULS... no words could express my distaste for this mic. Not to be
confused with an early C414 which is a usable mic.
AKG C414 TLII... Actually a usable mic but it didn't get used as often as
others I own.
AKG C414 TL... Predecessor to the TLII, better than 414 ULS.
AKG Solid Tube.. I liked this one a much as I loved the 414 BULS
Audio Technica AT4041's... tried them but the AT4051a's smoked them so bye bye
they went.
Audio Technica AT4050CM5... Not a bad mic but I prefer the AT4047 so I sold
the 4050's
CAD... All models before tube versions. Why? Not sure what these mics were
made for except maybe to generate hiss.
Earthworks QTC1's... Very expensive, not at all what I expected. If these
were the best Earthworks has to offer I saw no reason to audition the other
models.
Groove tubes... all models before the newer Alesis/GT line. Once again not
sure what purpose these mics serve?
Lawson L47MP.. a very nice sounding mic but with all the U47's around I had no
need to keep it. Might get the L251 if it makes the grade.
Neumann TLM193... didn't do anything I needed it to but it sure was cute.
Neumann U87's, U87AI's, had about 15-20 or so, 2 of which sounded great
compared to all other U87's I've heard but still never thrilled me.
Neumann TLM170's which I liked a lot on kick and bass but my friend liked them
more and bought them from me
Neumann TLM103... tried it, saw no need for it with the other mics I have.
Neumann KM84's... lots of em which I also liked a lot but I ended up using the
KM140's more
Neumann UM57... not sure what its forte was and not sure I'll ever find out
Neumann CMV.... another mic I never was fond of. Great show piece though
Neumann M582... OK mic but with KM54's and 56's around, didn't need them
Neumann U67... supposedly a newer improved version of a U47 but it didn't beat
out my 47's.
Neumann U64's... too similar to other Neumman mics in collection to keep em.
Various other Neumanns I can't even remember the models numbers of.
Rode NT2... not a bad mic for the price when it first came out but the QC was
awful. Bright, rather thin, used occasionally.
Rode NT1... Very bright, very thin, made my ears bleed.
Schoeps 221's, various models, nice sounding, good on acoustic guitar, but
just wasn't using them much.
Sennheiser 441.... decent enough but didn't cut it against the others in the
cabinet
Sony C57 tube mics.... were nice room mics but they found a much nicer home
since I didn't use them very often
Sony C37 tube mics.... not sure what the big ordeal with this mic is? Not
crap but not stellar either.
Shure SM81's... tried em, didn't care for em.
Shure KSM32... Didn't care for it enough to keep it.
Soundelux... tried all versions except U99. Saw no need to keep them. Will
try the newer ELUX251 when its available but not sure if I'd spend so much on
the mic since its resale value will suck.
The funny thing about having all these mics is that the SM57 beats out just
about every one of them 95% of the time in mic shootouts. Now if you believe
that I have some ocean front property in Montana I'll trade you for an ELAM
251.
Harvey Gerst
>> OK, here's the idea. List out your mic collection and briefly
>> describe what you use them for. Here's mine:
>>
>> Your turn...
>>
>> Malachi
Geez, I didn't realize what a gear slut I've become until this thread came up.
Anyway, this is what I currently have (not counting loaners and/or evalution
stuff):
(2) Akai CM-15 Tube "Small Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensors
AKG D-12E Cardioid Dynamic
AKG D-112 Cardioid Dynamic
AudioTechnica ATM-25 HyperCardioid Dynamic
AudioTechnica Pro-25 HyperCardioid Dynamic
Audio Technica ATM-831b 1/4" Cardioid Condensor
(2) Audix/MBHO TR-40/MB550 Omni Calibration Condensors
Beyer M-300 Cardioid Dynamic
Beyer Soundstar MKII Cardioid Dynamic
Beyer M-201 HyperCardioid Dynamic
Beyer M-260DX Ribbon (w/Stephen Sank's RCA 77DX mod)
Coles 4038 Bi-directional ("Figure 8") Ribbon
(2) EV CS-15P "Small Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensors
(2) Fairchild F-22 "Large Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensors (w/Stephen Paul/Dan
Kennedy mods)
Foster M-411 Omni/Cardioid Dynamic
Lomo M3 "Very Large Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensor
(2) Oktava MC-012 "Small Diaphragm" Condensors w/Cardioid, Omni, and
Hypercardioid capsules
Marshall MXL V67 "Large Cap" Cardioid Condensor
(2) Marshall MXL 603 "Small Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensors
Marshall MXL 1000 "Small Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensor
(6) Marshall MXL "Fox" Cardiod Dynamics
Neumann TLM-103 "Large Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensor
RCA 44BX Bi-directional ("Figure 8") Ribbon
RCA 77DX Multi-pattern Ribbon
Realistic 33-2029A Power Horn Megaphone (the classic grey unit)
(3) Sennheiser MD 421 Cardioid Dynamics
(5) Sennheiser MD 504-D Drum Mount Cardioids
Shure SM-7 Cardioid Dynamic (formerly owned by Bruce Sweiden)
(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
Sony C-38B "Large Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensor
Sony ECM-377P "Large Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensor (w/Dan Kennedy mods)
(2) Sony ECM-270 "Small Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensors
Sony ECM-22 "Small Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensor
T.H.E. KR-33 "Very Large Diaphragm" Cardioid Condensor
and somewhere in the bowels of Stephen Paul Audio, my Altec M21 "Lipstick" mic
sits, waiting patiently.
I also have a Primo/Nakamichi 300 mic, some older Radio Shack/Sony condensor
mics (that I've modified), and a few misc. dogs not worth mentioning.
Stuff on loan (or for evaluation):
(2)Audio Technica 4041s (from Bob Smith)
CAD E-200 (from David Martin)
Nady SCM-1000 (from David Butler)
T.H.E. microphone line (from Taylor Johnson)
Marshall MXL microphone line (from Brent Casey), going to Ty Ford.
"Hello, my name is Harvey Gerst, and I'm a gear-a-holic."
Harvey Gerst
Indian Trail Recording Studio
http://www.ITRstudio.com/
Dean
Neumann M269c..Vocals, acoustic guitar, Hiwatt cabinet behind the Sm57,
bass cab, drums.. Sweet and mellow, but has an in your face tone thats
just so enjoyable.
Telefunken KM254..Occasional female vocal, great acoustic guitar mic,
percussion, cymbals.. Great 9k presence without much eq ever needed..
wish I had another to make a stereo pair.
Wright omni TR-1..Acoustic guitars that are too boomy, nylon string
guitars, and certain 12 strings.
Shure SM57s..fill in the blank..
Realistic Highball..Dont use it, but the memories from the early 80's
are still there. Couldnt count how demos I used it on..100's,
The portastudio buddy!
Mics I miss that I wish I still had..How do u think I got the above!
Coles AEA 4038.. Sold to tonebarge, someday will get another.
AKG C33 Stereo.. Loved it for overheads..like the 254 better though.
Soundlux U195.. Great all around mic..just so useful.
Sennheiser 416.. You'd be surprised what this thing can do..cool tone.
Mics I'm curious about..
AKG C12a.. Anyone in Ftlauderdale with one???
Schoeps 221b.. " " " "
There you have it...!
Dean
In article <mwFe6.2864$IV....@nntp0.chicago.il.ameritech.net>,
"Malachi" <thund...@thunderfoot642.com> wrote:
Tom Jancauskas
2 Shure KSM 32
2 AKG 414BULS
2 Shure SM57
2 Shure SM81
4 Sennheiser 421
3 EV 308
1 Neumann U87 with Fred Cameron Tube mod
A small but useful collection..... more to come!
--
Tom Jancauskas
Imedia
http://www.elnet.com/~imedia
jsp...@smumn.edu
Sony C-48 - Acoustic guitar, vox
Neumann TLM-103 - Vox, acoustic gtr
(2)Audio Technica AT4050/CM5 - Room mic's, Drum overhead, elect gtr,vox
Rode NT-2 - Acoustic, elect.gtr, vox, harmonica
(2) Neumann KM-184 - Drum overhead, acoustic gtr, Room mic's
Shure SM-81 - " "
Sennheiser MD-421U - Just picked up and have not used much.
Beyer Dynamic M-500 L.E. - Some vox. Not sure about this one yet.
(3) Beyer Dynamic M-88 L.E. - Horn's, kick, vox.
Shure SM-7 - Vox, harmonica, electric gtr
(5)Shure SM-57 - Everything - toms, guitars...
Shure 520SL - harmonica
(2)Altec 660B - effect mics
ElectroVoice RE-20 - Kick, bass amp, vox
AKG D-112 - kick, bass amp
Shure SM-33 - Some vox.
Radio Shack PZM Plate Mic - Room applications.
I am currently building the project studio recording space in the basement. All
of my extra money is gone due to this project. I have been trying to save my
loose change for the AT 4047, Lawson 47, and Royer 121. I have been thinking
about trying to trade the Sony C-48 in on a new Royer. I like the sony but find
that I don't use it as much as I thought that I would. I am not sure what the
value is for the Sony in today's market. Any thoughts?
For mic pre's I have been using the Peavey VMP-2, Sytek MPX-4A, Mackie 1402 VLZ,
and a Joe Meek VC6Q (on loan from a friend). I figure, once my wife goes back
to work, I can afford a Great River and then a Neve. Life should be pretty
sweet. That is the goal at this point.
While I have your attention, I have a Revox B77 and an Otari MX-5050 (both 1/4"
2 tracks). I have been wondering if it would be worth trading them in on a 1/2"
two track (15/30 ips)? I primarily record to my DAW (at this point) and like to
use the reel-to-reel for mix down masters. Then dump them back to the DAW to
burn on a CD for the clients. I am using the first generation Layla sound card
(converters) as my I/O. I have not had the chance to do an A/B comparison
between the 1/4" and 1/2" machines. I have read that the bass response is
better on the 1/2" tape. Would this be worth the switch?
Thanks,
Jason Spartz
Multimedia & IT Support
Saint Mary's University of MN
MudStone Music - Project Studio
jsp...@smumn.edu
YBStudios
1 Soundelux U95S - I luv it
2 AKG C3000's - for clients who like AKG
1 Neumann TLM103 - vox, drums
2 AT4050's - swiss army mic
1 Marshall MXL U67
2 ATM33a's - all around
2 AT4041's - overheads, acoustic
2 Marshall MXL 603s - overheads, acoustic
2 AT3528's - toms, overheads
Ribbons:
1 Beyer M160 - still learning
2 Beyer M500 - very useful vox
Dynamics:
2 Shure SM57's - swiss army mic
1 Sennheiser 421 - drums, cabs, vox
1 EV 757 - drums, vox
1 ATM25 - drums, bass amp
1 Audix D1 - drums
2 Audix D2's - drums, cabs
With the exception of the ribbons, I'll use any mic on anything as long as it
sounds like what we're looking for!
One of these days maybe
1 Blue U47 <sm>
1 Sennhieser 421
1 Soundelux U195
1 Focusrite 110 ISA
Wayne@Yellow Booth Studios
Montgomery, AL
Joe Egan
(2) AKG C-414 Buls- GTR amps, some vox, snare, OH
(2) Neumann TLM 103-everything
(2) Earthworks TC 30K-Room, percussion
(2)AT ATM33R percussion sometimes
(2) Sennheiser MD 504-Toms
(2) Beyer M600- 58ier than a 58
(2) AT ATM 63- 57ier than a 57
(2)Shure sm57- loud ornery stuff
(3) Marshall MXL 2001- Toms, some vox,
Sennheiser MD441- Snare!, vox, horns
Beyer M130 ribbon- GTR Amps!, horns, some vox
RCA BK5-B ribbon- Horns!, GTR amps
(2) Royer R121 ribbon GTR Amps, live to two trk, horns, drum OH
Beyer M380- Kick, reedy saxes!- very cool "reto" sound, bass
AT ATM25- Kick, bass
AT ATM813-nothing ever
AT ATM41a-the first mic I ever bought. I don't use it, but I can't ever sell a
mic.
Joe Egan
EMP
Colchester, VT
www.eganmedia.com
tonewoods
"Luke Kaven" <ka...@rci.rutgers.edu> wrote:
> Jeez, you'd almost think his dad invented the damn things!
>
> Stephen Sank <stephe...@rjknet.net> wrote in message
> news:95ftq4$1gcm$1...@reader.nmix.net...
> > RCA:
> > (2) BK-11
> > (2) 77-DX
> > (2) BK-5B
> > (1) 44-BX
> > (1) BK-10A boom uni
> > (1) KB-2A
> > (1) BK-6B
> > (4) BK-12
> > (1) SPX-2 laboratory reference ribbon, only calibrated one known to
exist
> > (1) MI-12016-H "aerodynamic" squawker!
Like the shoemaker's kids, and the mechanic's cars, they're probably
all broken...
--
"The amount of money one needs is terrifying..."
- Ludwig van Beethoven
Ted Spencer
-Neumann U87 (Stephen Paul 3 micron mod): vocals, piano, percussion, strings,
horns, electric guitars, woodwinds, harmonica
-Neumann U87 (stock): same as above but not usually as well
-Neumann KM 84: drum overheads, acoustic guitar, harp
-Neumann KM 85: same as above, mind the built-in HP filter
-Lawson L47MP: vocals, acoustic guitar, outside kick, cello, harmonica
-AKG 414 EB: vocal, piano, acoustic guitar, french horn, vibes, under snare for
brushes, room mic for electric guitars
-AKG 414 B/ULS same as above but not usually quite as well
-A/T 4050: vocals...but not very often, and not a whole lot else yet...
-(2) Rode Nt-1: acoustic guitars, almost used it on vocals
-Shure SM81: acoustic guitar and things like it
-Sony ECM F33P: ditto
-(2) Sennheiser MD421: toms, electric guitars, snare top for brushes, vibes,
the oddball vocal
-(2) Shure SM57: snare top for sticks, electric guitars, congas, upright bass,
cello (better for sections)
-(2) EV RE-10: snare bottom for sticks, electric guitar, toms, as a stand-in
for almost anything
-AKG D112: kick
-AKG D24: not sure yet - ought to work on kick - a friend gave me this mic
after he found it in a trash heap - works fine
-EV condenser PA mic: emergencies
Jules
the UK, tun out to be not so good on overheads AT ALL!!! - In my tiny drum
booth , I use em on Toms!!! In a large room I use em as distant room mic's.
Great on vocals, nice & quiet even after EXTREME compression on to my
hiss-less DAW - the other reason for buying them - low noise)
1 x Royer 121 ribbon - Gtrs and Kick drum (AWESOME / Huge - PROPS FLETCHER! -
put it 1-2 ft back with popper stopper, still need 2nd mic inside)
1 x Royer SF12 Stereo ribbon - god given overheads, require massive / maximum
10k or 12k HF EQ boost, once done, every one is smiling!
1 x C451E (need to get the pad capsule) - ride - acc gtr - tamb - shaker
1 x Manley Langevan - new addition, GTR - HiHat
2 x SM57 - gtr - snares-
1 x SM 58 - G vocals in control room while tracking
2 x Senheiser 421 - toms if the Neumans don't work on em (often don't on
'junior/unskilled drummers') - inside kick
1 x AT25 Pro - my assistants! Sounds cooler on BD than the D112 egg, often....
want to pick up a Shure KSM32 soon (an Earthworks omni would be cool too.)
Jules
Luke Kaven
news:mwFe6.2864$IV....@nntp0.chicago.il.ameritech.net...
what
> you use them for. Here's mine:
AT4033
light duty, mostly unobjectionable
Beyer MC740 (2)
nice mics, better than Beijing by a lot, could be improved with Jim Williams
mods
BPM CR95
nice enough, fairly smooth top, even, not spectacular
BPM TB95 (2)
distinguished tube mic, smooth top; best on alto sax, drum front-of-kit; a
bit more textured than the M149, but euphonic
CAD E100 (2)
better than one might think
Neumann M149
a really great mic, sounds like heaven on a stand-up bass
Neumann TLM103 (2)
decent mics, but not usually great; can sound great with a right preamp, and
surprisingly, sounded rich on trombone through Toft's preamps; sounds a
little harsh on other preamps
MBHO MBNM 608 (2)
distinguished ld-condenser, bright but not in the bad way, very clear,
detailed, good air; very interesting capsule, used by Soundelux in ELUX251;
exceptional on snare/hi-hat
Oktava MC012 (4)
you know; omni capsule is nice, cardioid is servicable
R0DE NT2
feh
Royer R121 (2)
lovely on horns, makes a great Blumlein pair
Schoeps CMC5/MK41 (2)
The microphone from heaven; positively god's gift to the piano;
fantastically musical in quality; brilliant engineering; documentation
well-translated :-)
Stephen Sank
"Luke Kaven" <ka...@rci.rutgers.edu> wrote in message
news:95gdpi$fh6$1...@newsmonger.rutgers.edu...
Bob Smith
high school, community college performances and very specialized ENG for
the day job:
1 AKG 414BULS C multi
2 AT AT4041 C
1 AT AT4047 C
1 AT MT230 C omni
1 AT AT831B C
1 AT AT815B C shotgun
1 AT AT835B C shotgun
2 AT Pro37r C
1 Audix D2 D
1 Audix D3 D
1 Beyer M260 R
2 Beyer M500 R
1 Crown CM311 HWC
3 Crown CM700 C
2 Earthworks QTC-1 C omni
1 EV EV635A D omni
1 EV ND757A D
1 Marshall MXLV67G C NEW
2 Marshall MXL603s C NEW
1 Neumann KM54 T-C
1 Neumann TLM103 C
2 Rode NT1 C 1 good, 1 POS
2 Sanken COS-11 C omni
1 Shure KSM32 E
1 Shure SM7 D
1 Shure SM10 HWD
1 Shure Beta 56 D
2 Shure SM57 D
1 Core Sound CSB C
The mics that get used the most are:
AT4041, CM700, pro37r - stereo pairs
TLM103, AT4047, SM57, SM7, KSM32, M260 - instrument/vocal spot, solo
etc.
The Marshalls are too new, for me, to be ranked yet.
--
bobs
we organize chaos
Bob Smith - BS Studios
http://www.bsstudios.com/
rsm...@bsstudios.com
JWR
wee. Anyway here it is:
B.L.U.E. Mouse Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
B.L.U.E Dragonfly Vocals, Electric Guitar
Neumann TLM 103 On order
Marshall MXL2001 Scratch Vocals, occasional room mic for drums (my studio
has an odd shape to it, and this really works well for me for big band sound
drums, probably due to the strange studio layout)
Marshall V67 Too new to know
Octava MC012 (2) Overheads, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, and whenever I'm
clueless
Octava 319 Vocals
Sennheiser e604 (3) Toms, Snare, Guitar Cabs
Sennheiser e602 (2) Bass drum, Bass
Sennheiser MD421 Everything
Shure SM57 (3) Anything
Shure SM58 Nothing
Scott Dorsey's am radio speaker mic from Recording mag a few months back,
inside the bass drum mounted to a 1x4.
And a bunch of my old stage mics that I keep around "just in case" that
never get used.
The thing is that I just went from portastudio to real gear 2 years ago and
I still just use these as guidelines. This is more or less for the paying
crowd. For the bands I do on spec I'll usually put all the different mics
up until I find something that really works for me. Someday I hope that I
have the confidence to just grab the first thought mic and go, but then if I
did that I would have never lucked into using the Mouse on acoustic guitar,
just didn't seem obvious.
The things I'm really longing for are a U47, a ribbon, a PZM and something
with multiple patterns, I really feel the desire to have a figure 8 around.
I would guess that this year will probably bring a B.L.U.E. Kiwi to me and a
couple of Shures (32 and 44).
John
Prentice Tyndall, Jr.
AudioTechnica AT4033 vocals, drums, multi-purpose
AudioTechnica AT4041 acoustics, snare, hihat
Shure BETA52 kick drum, bass amp, tom
Shure SM-57 snare, vocal, tom
Shure SM-58 utility
Shure SM-81 room mics
Shure BG4.1 room mics, multi purpose
AKG C3000 vocal, hihat, tom, acoustic guitar, fiddle,
harmonica, etc.
Peavey 535 (?) utility
misc. cheapees for cheap stuff!!!
Prentice
Quarter Note Recording Studio
quarternote.50megs.com
pren...@icomnet.com
Malachi wrote:
> OK, here's the idea. List out your mic collection and briefly describe what
> you use them for. Here's mine:
>
Jim Maxon
AT 4050--------1
AKG C3000----1
AKG 1000S----1
Rode NT 1-----1
CAD E 100----1
Avlex C 135---2
Avlex CM-8HA---1
MXL V67G----1
MXL 603-------2
EV 757---------2
SM 57----------2
SM 58----------2
Jim Maxon
Malachi wrote:
> OK, here's the idea. List out your mic collection and briefly describe what
> you use them for. Here's mine:
>
> Neumann TLM-103 - male vocals, acoustic guitar (ambient).
> CAD E-100 - vocals, acoustic guitar (rhythm), wind instruments, and is
> usually the mic I grab for when I'm just doing a scratch track to my
> minidisc for future reference. Believe it or not, I've also miked bass
> cabinets effectively with this puppy.
> AKG C1000S - acoustic guitar, miking straight down over bridge or for
> reinforcement for above, small rhythm instruments (shakers, claves, etc.)
> Sure SM-57 - miked elec. guitar amp. especially if using distortion.
>
> By no means a complete list of the possible uses for these, but what _I_
> generally use 'em for.
>
> Your turn...
>
> Malachi
--
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Trevor de Clercq
-----------------------------
(1) Manley Reference Cardioid -- whatever it sounds good on
(1) Neumann U87Ai -- anything that works
(2) Neumann KM184s -- something that they sound good with
(2) Earthworks TC30Ks -- an appropriate source
(1) Coles 4038 -- sometimes the right thing
(1) Sennheiser 441 -- a suitable sound
(1) Sennheiser 421 -- sure, if it's happening
(1) Shure SM7 -- yes, when needed
(2) Shure SM57s -- everything that would benefit from one
(1) Shure SM58 -- an instrument that it sounds good for
(1) Shure 548SD -- whichever instrument it would help record well
(1) Shure 520DX -- whenever it's wanted
(1) Electro-Voice RE20 -- however it sounds cool
(1) Electro-Voice 635A -- wherever i think it's right
Cheers,
Trevor de Clercq
Eleven...@yahoo.com
won in contest and coming soon: Lawson L251 -- when I get this, I'll of
course use it on vocals; it'll probably be used on the bass cabinet,
allowing me to use the AT4060 on the kick possibly (on the outside).
Audio Technica AT4060 -- vocals, bass, guitar cabs -- if I had two of
these, I'd use one for the outside of the kick drum
Rode NT2 -- vocals, acoustic guitars, ambient room mic
Audio Technica 4051/4049 (2) -- drum overheads; I usually grab for these
first for acoustic guitars; guitar cabinets
Sennheiser 421 (3) -- snare, toms, kick, congas
AKG D112 -- inside of kick (I'm using this less and less, substituting
this with 57s and 421s instead)
Audio Technica AT33R (2) -- I almost never use these anymore, but these
used to be used for overheads. If I am not really liking the way a tom
is sounding, I will sometimes substitute these. They have gotten a
surprisingly good tone on a floor tom, capturing the characteristic and
tone much better than a 421 -- but this was on one particular drum set.
I still usually start off with a 421 because the AT33rs are so damn
bright that they sometimes pick up way too much of the ride cymbal.
Shure SM-57 (4) -- toms; driving in nails; kicks
Shure PE515 -- talk-back mic
AT
but from memory, this was my list, more or less.
1 77dx
1 44bx
1 bk11( i have kicked myself so many times for seling this one)
4 u87
4 u47fet
4 414eb (i think)
2 421
2 441
4 ecm53p (nice on violins)
2 ecm22p
2 sm7
8 sm57
2 452
1 sm53
2 d119
@
David Newton
NEUMANN U87 (Korby Audio mod - haven't got a clue what they did there,
they replaced the capsule & "worked some magic" (whatever that means!)
but it sounds great to me - seems to sound better than any regular U87 I
have heard! Plus the Korby's are funny & real nice, which helps!!.
Sounds lovely (to me) on lead vocal (especially female) & acoustic
guitar, though I am already missing the Inner Tube Audio mod Stayne
loaned me - that REALLY was awesome!!!
AKG C414EB: It's the silver one, & it sounds great on almost anything,
although it takes second place to the U87 - possibly not even due to
it's sound, it sounds great, but, you know, these people, they want thee
Neumann!!!!! I think it may have that brass capsule!!
RCA BK5A: - been using it on guitars as long as I've had it - it is an
amazing mic & can still be found relatively cheap!!
AKG 451's - I think these are absolutely amazing drum overhead mics! I
just got a pair of Neumann KM184's & I'm having a hard time trying to
convince myself they are better - I dunno - the Neumann's are fine, but
I'm missing something!! Anyone agree??
Also the NEUMANN KM184's appear to have way more output & are barely
driving my pre-amps (usually a pair of Audix 35102's when I record drum
overheads) - please tell me this isn't a problem - there are no pads on
the KM 184's!!
AKG 452EB: Underneath the snare!
SENNHEISER 421's: Toms: Mine are the older grey ones - I'm convinced
they are due for a service - they sound pretty thin & the cases are
cracking, but I use them anyway (cos I bought em from Don Messick who
was the voice of Scooby Doo etc - sad??).
Kick drum fight out: I was a committed EV RE20 user which has served me
well until, after reading several recommendations in the great Tape Op
(from some of my fave engineers), I bit the bullett & (unthinkably!)
bought an AUDIO TECHNICA ATM 25, & it ABSOLUTELY ROCKS!!!! It really
works great for kick, & doesn't have that horrible 80's presence peak /
mid cut that the AKG D112 has, though it does sound, umm for want of a
better word, "Punchy-ness"!! I will never diss a "modern" sound=a-like
mic again!!
Other faves here include:
again the EV RE 15 - lately here it has been demoted down the league
table to scratch vocal tracking mic, but many a scratch vocal has been
used - great mic!
Beyer 160: God, I forget I have this mic!!! It's great - last use was
underneath a snare drum, but on the same session it did a great lead
vocal (memo to self - use this mic more!). Bowie used it as his lead
vocal mic on the Berlin "Low" & "Heroes" sessions apparently -
whatever!!
EV RE55: Great Dick Clark - looking omni mic - really hi=fi sounding for
some reason - I once used one as a mono drum kit overhead & it sounded
awesome - also good for recording flat, natural sounding sources! -
grand piano?!!
EV 666: When I first got into recording I had a 666 & it was the mic for
me for kick or bass amp! However I don't use it as much nowerdays, but a
lot of folks do (Phil Ramone I think!) - but it's still nice to have
around!
EV635A: Keeping with the EV mic's (sorry to sound like a salesman - I'm
fairly drunk as I type - hopefully I'm making sense!)- this is another
mic that is really cheap, & even though it is generally used for hand
held broadcast purposes etc, it is a great studio mic! It sounds great
as an electric guitar amp mic - try it!!
And finally (boy should I be in bed by now!), I was loaned a pair of
Royer 121 (yep - no?) ribbon mic's for the session I recorded today (JR
Williams & the Roadhouse Riders - a gritty blues trio) - used the one
as a room mic on the drum kit which sounded fine (my room isn't huge!),
then used one on the bass amp about 2 feet away which sounded awesome, &
then used the pair on a stereo guitar (two Fender Twins - silverface &
blackface) & it sounded bloody HUGE!!!!
Anyway - it's late & I'm beat!!
Dave N
KyleSong
1 Neumann U87ai
2 AKG 414-BULS (great for windchimes, or if I need a stereo pair of large
diaprhagm condensers)
1 Royer R121 Ribbon mic
2 Neumann km184
4 Sennheiser 421
10 Shure SM57
1 EV RE-20
1 Shure Green Bullet Harmonica Mic
2 Crown PZM
I like to use the 87 and the R121 as an MS pair.
I use the 87, the 184s and the 421s 95% of the time.
The 414s suck (except on windchimes) but its good to have a stereo pair in case
I need them.
Of course, since I lost my live room in a divorce, I need the 414s less, except
when I record windchimes LOL.
I wish I had a Neumann M49.
Kyle
Rick Knepper
"Malachi" <thund...@thunderfoot642.com> wrote:
> OK, here's the idea. List out your mic collection and briefly
describe what
> you use them for. Here's mine:
>
> Neumann TLM-103 - male vocals, acoustic guitar (ambient).
> CAD E-100 - vocals, acoustic guitar (rhythm), wind instruments, and is
> usually the mic I grab for when I'm just doing a scratch track to my
> minidisc for future reference. Believe it or not, I've also miked
bass
> cabinets effectively with this puppy.
> AKG C1000S - acoustic guitar, miking straight down over bridge or for
> reinforcement for above, small rhythm instruments (shakers, claves,
etc.)
> Sure SM-57 - miked elec. guitar amp. especially if using distortion.
>
> By no means a complete list of the possible uses for these, but what
_I_
> generally use 'em for.
>
> Your turn...
>
> Malachi
>
>
Neumann M149 - Vocals
Neumann M147 - Vocals
Sennheiser MKH 40 - acousitc instruments
Royer 121 - Guitar amp, brass instruments
Audio Technica 4033 - not much of anything
Shure SM57 - talk back mic
___
Rick Knepper
Wasted Potential Productions
MicroComputer Support Services
Po Box 1461
Ft. Worth, TX 76101
817-239-9632 business hours
817-737-4002 after 6 PM
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Greg Heimbecker
personal
Brauner Valvet vocals and soloists (still getting to know it)
RCA 77dx bass cl, room, horn soloists
Microtech Gefell UMT70 (2) piano, some sopranos
Microtech Gefell UMT71
Neumann KM140 (3) lots of things!
Neumann TLM103 vox, aco gtr, some saxes, snr
Earthworks QTC1 (2) narrow AB, orch ambience, piano & more
AKG TL II (2) budget recitals, trpt, utility
AKG 414 ULS utility
Sennheiser 404 (3) orch soloists, spot mic
Sennheiser 10? omni, doesn't see much use
Sennheiser 421 (5) the ususal, all over 20 yrs old
Sennheiser 431
Shure SM58 (4)
Shure SM57 (3)
EV PL95 doorstop
Altec 639 paperweight, effects
UNC Studio
Neumann TLM 149 vox, upright bass, room, aco gtr & more
Neumann TLM 193 (2) toms, celli, aco bass, low tbn
Neumann KM 184 (2) aco gtr, hihat, percussion, overheads
Coles 4038 (2) gtr, cello, bass, violin, some saxes
Beyer MC 834 (3) Leslie top, alto sax, some vox
AKG C12VR Bass and baritone vox, room, horn soloists
AKG TL II (2) trpts, bones, oboe, overheads
AKG 414 ULS (2) brass, some vox,
AKG 460 (2) hi hat, snr bottom
AKG 391 (2) snr bottom, shelf weight
AKG small cap stereo coincident not much, too bright and nasty
Sennheiser 421 (2)
Røde Classic tube (2) some vox, room, overheads,
CAD E300 vox, bari sax
CAD E100 (2) Leslie bottom, Horn(french, baritone, tuba)
Shure sm 81 (12) trpts, bones, saxes location big band for 23 yrs
Shure sm 58 (6)
Shure sm 57 (4)
Shure sm 85
Shure sm 87
EV RE 20
EV 635
Greg Heimbecker
University of Northern Colorado Recording Studio
Matt Fort
1 Peavey T9000 Tube Mic
2 Oktava MC012
2 RE-20
2 Royer R-121
2 AT 4033
2 AT 4050
1 EV ND868
1 AKG D112
1 AKG D224E
1 Beyer M69
3 Sennheiser M409
5 SM 58's
1 SM 57
1 Beta 57
1 Beyer M201
2 Neumann TLM 103
Matt Fortier
Eureka! Recording Studios
245 Crawford Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
978.345.6946
Analogeezer
nothing too exotic, but here's what's hanging out at my place:
CAD E-200 (Vox, Bass Gtr Cabs, Room mic sometimes)
Oktava MC-012 (2) - (Got all three caps, just got these and so far
they have lived up to the hype)
EV RE-20 (Kick, Bass Gtr Cabs, and Guitar! - try it some time...)
EV N/D 868 (Kick)
AT ATM23HE (Snare, rack toms)
Shure Beta 87A (my live vocal mic)
Shure SM-58 (really old, got it in a **** deal back in college....)
Shure SM-57 (4) (you know, guitars, snares, hammer, etc.)
Sony ECM-23F (used it on hats and rides a long time ago, not much use
these days)
AT ATM-811 (used it on hats, rides, OH a long time ago, ditto as
for the Sony)
Smason S-11 (got it for free, it fills up a slot in my mic case,
sounds like a SM-58 with no balls, and no presence)
Mics that are on the near/long term shopping list:
Another EV RE-20
Soundelux U-195 (lot of good words about this on around here)
Another Beta 87A
AT 4050 (I've borrowed one from a friend and liked it quite a bit)
Sennheiser MD421's (seems like no mic collection should be without these
Sennheiser MD604 (?) - Same guy with the AT has this for guitar and
swears by it. He's the pickiest tone freak I've
ever known, so when he says something is good
on guitar, I tend to listen.
Hey if you keep your mics in a foot locker, does that make it a mic
locker?
Analogeezer
Jay Kahrs
>what you use them for.
After seeing other peoples lists I need to go shopping.
TLM103 - I haven't had all that long, maybe a month and a half. So far I don't
like it on vocals with a 1272 but the Meek VC6 and TL Audio preamps make it
sound much smoother. I've used it on all sorts of percussion and been pretty
happy. Since I got it I've been in overdub and mix mode and haven't had a new
tracking project.
414B/ULS - Some vocals, guitars, floor tom, percussion, some acoustic guitars
AT4047 - Vocals, bass, FOK (front of kick), some acoustic guitars
AT3525 - Single rack toms if a drummer has decent aim, room mic, electric
guitar, bass amps, almost never on vocals
MC012 (2) - You know this, overheads, percussion, acoustic guitars, etc. I
never use the hyper capsule.
451EB/CK1 - Same as above
SM57 (4) - Anything, snare, guitars, vocals, toms, room mics, percussion, some
bass amps
SM58 - Scratch vocals, sometimes a final vocal if I'm cutting in the control
room or the singer gets freaked out by an expensive mic.
421 (2) - Kick, toms, guitars, bass amps, vocals, percussion
Sennheiser MD504 (2) - Toms, sometimes snare if the drummer has a tight kit and
a 57 won't fit or I need a brighter sound, sometimes guitars.
Rat Shack PZM (2) - Room mics and group pickup for overdubs. It's great for
those times when you have three or more people playing at the same time and I
want to get in with one mic.
Beyer/Sank M260DX - Vocals, guitar amps, mono overhead or room mic, shaker
style percussion (tamb, eggs etc)
Shure Beta 52 - Kick, bass amps, sometimes floor tom or guitar amps.
AKG D112 - Floor tom, bass amps, sometimes (rarely) kick, guitar amps with
another mic like a 57 or 414 for real low sludgy guitar sounds
AKG D310 - Snare if I need a tighter pattern then a 57 or the drummer has bad
aim, guitar amps
AKG D3500 - Toms? Sometimes guitar if I run out of other things. It can be cool
inside a kick with a massive amount of EQ and/or another mic outside. I bought
it after a friend said it was great on kick. He failed to tell me it's in a
live setting with a 31 band graphic, heavy compression and gating for the
teenage punk bands he works with. I want to find something it sounds good on
because it doesn't get used much
---
-Jay Kahrs
Mad Moose Recording Inc.
(formerly BrownSound Studios)
Livingston, NJ
http://members.tripod.com/~BrownSoundStudios
soon to be: www.madmooserecording.com
Bob Ross
>
> AKG 451's - I think these are absolutely amazing drum overhead mics! I
> just got a pair of Neumann KM184's & I'm having a hard time trying to
> convince myself they are better - I dunno - the Neumann's are fine, but
> I'm missing something!! Anyone agree??
>
Perhaps you're missing the "zing"? I love KM184s for anything where I want
an unobtrusive, more-or-less natural sound...but drum overheads, especially
for jazz & tamer pop musics, often cry out for a more metallic lift in the
high end. I can reach for the EQ...or I can reach for the C451E.
/Bob
KyleSong
1 Neumann U87ai - My main vocal mic. Sounds great on my voice, which can be
too present on brighter mics. I also use it for a room mic, or distant mic on
amps, drums. Sometimes as the primary mic, on a warm AC30 sound for instance.
Would use on Upright Bass, Cello, Viola, Woodwinds, Tenor Sax, French Horns,
and similar.
2 AKG 414-BULS - Often too bright, I use these for more open sounds like
some Female singers or Alto Sax. They are great for windchimes, and percussion,
but I rarely use or like them on much else unless I happen to need a stereo
pair of Large Diaphragm condensers. Usually when I need something like that i
will make an MS pair with the 87 and...
1 Royer R121 Ribbon - great rich sound. While the top end is rolled off, the
result is very "open", without the off axis phasiness I associate with many
cardiod condenser applications (the R121 is naturally bidirectional). Rich and
warm, I use this mike on guitar amps mostly. Position is critical, but when you
get it right (often further away than you would put other mics) the sound is
natural, and beautiful. The other application I use this mic for is as the
bidirectional mic in an MS pair with the U87. What a sound! Detailed, and rich,
it is the perfect pair for stereo room ambience on drums, distance miking a
choir, or any application where the combination of detail, lack of off axis
coloring, and a warm rather than bright sound is desired. I would also use the
R121 on Brass instruments and other bright sources looking for warmth and
accuracy (its a riddle).
2 Neumann km184 - I LOVE these mics. Great for Acoustic Guitar, and other
stringed instruments. The bright detail in these mics makes me really enjoy
recording. I always look forward to recording the acoustic guitar tracks
because of this mic. I also use em for Overheads on Drums, on Piano
(sometimes), Violin, Mandolin.
4 Sennheiser 421 - Kick, Toms, Guitar Amps, anything that needs punch gets
a 421. You can use em for vocals (I used one for foley dog breaths because of
the snouty sound of the 421) or old school tamborine (more chunk than top). I
would use a 421 for some Horns if they were to be "hard" sounding (vs.
"airy"?). Think of them as a 57 with a different attitude, more honky than
grainy bright.
10 Shure SM57 - Same applications as the 421, but when I want grain and
marbles with a cutting top. If the 421 is the Neve, then the 57 is the API.
Great on Snare drums, spanky Fender amps, Toms etc, they have a bright
scratchiness that can even out a guitar amp nicely. Pedal Steel. ALSO, this mic
sounds SO much better with a good preamp, i don't know if it is extraordinarily
sensitive to impedance mismatches or what, but this is one mic that really
opened my eyes after YEARS of using them when I started collecting better mic
preamps. A Mackie and a 57 isn't much to get excited over, but with a 1073, the
sound is amazing, like an entirely new mic that is MUCH more sensitive and
detailed.
1 EV RE-20 - Good for thumpy Kick drum, Stevie Wonder type vocals, Horns,
Bass Cabinets and lots of surprising sources, the RE-20 is a large diaphragm
dynamic mic that has the attitude of a dynamic (slight compression, "flatness",
punchy, good with loud sources) with the low end that you normally don't think
of with smaller dynamics. Its a great V.O. mic, and I bet its good for rapping,
hard rock and agressive singers too.
1 Shure Green Bullet Harmonica Mic - If you're gonna record blues harp, you
need one of these. Once a year I use it, and its wrth the $80 I spent on it.
You can use it for special effects like creepy distorted talking too.
2 Crown PZM - Uh huh. Why do I have these? I never use them.
For what its wroth, I end up using the 87, the 184s and the 421s 90% of the
time.
Ben Bradley
>Teac:
>(1) ME-120 (Nakamichi CM-300) electret
I've got two of that Teac model, and now thanks to your post I know
that it's the same as the Nakamichi, and I just found where to get
batteries:
<http://www.enteract.com/~wagner/dat/portable_power/nak.html>
Furthurmore, I just found this post about getting batteries for the
Nakamichi - I remember reading this, but had no clue at the time that
it was the same model as the Teac:
<http://x64.deja.com/[ST_rn=ps]/getdoc.xp?AN=616525636>
So, Tonewoods, how long did it take to get the batteries, or are
you still waiting on them?
Alternatively, does anyone have an example schematic for rewiring a
mic like this for phantom power?
While I'm at it, how useful is it (I have both in the cases with
the cardioid and omni elements)? What have you used this for, and what
do you think of its sound? How does it compare to the much-flogged AKG
C1000?
To answer the original thread question, I also have in my
almost-studio-at-home some junk I picked up here and there (please
don't laugh...):
(2) SM-57
(1) SM-58
(1) AKG C-3000
A couple more SDC electrets:
Technics RP-3550E (runs on 1.5v AA),
EV BK-1 (don't know if it works, it needs a 4.5V battery).
A couple of dynamic mics with permanently attached cables ending with
1/4" phone plugs (I actually used to use these with a Teac 2340).
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1x AKG C4000B (I like this one - careful with proximity effect
though...)
2 x C3000 (hey - they're not THAT bad)
2 x C1000S (gp mic, not for anything 'special' though)
1 x large Tannoy ribbon (looks cool, a bit lacking in highs - great for
things
that need to sound 'smooth')
2 x small Tannoy ribbons (same as above, but less so !?!)
*** You can own these 2 Tannoys too - they are on Antares Mic Modeler !
2 x MD-421 (for all the usual things)
2 x SM57 (ditto)
3 x SM58 (for PA use, or if someone demands them)
1 x EV PL-80 (worse than a SM58)
2 x Realistic PZM (with 9v mod - Rick Chinn where are you with those preamp
kits ?)
Geoff Wood
www.paf.co.nz
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Rode NT1: Female vocals, chorus
MXL V-67: Vocals, acoustic guitars
CAD E-100: Kick drum, bass
SM57: guitar cabinets, vibes
Only1Milty
AKG D25
(3) AKG C-414eb's (silver/ck12)
(2) Neumann U67's
Neumann KM64
Neumann SM-2
(2) Church U-47's
(2) RCA 77DX's
RCA 44BX
Coles 4038
(5) Sony C-55p's
(5) Sennheiser MD409's
(3) EV RE-20's
(2) EV RE-15's
(2) Shure SM-81's
(3) Shure SM-7's
Plus other mics such as Russian ribbons and condensors...
Owned Neumann U-47, AKG C-451's, AKG C-61's, AKG C12b and a matched pair of AKG
C-12's...
Would like to try the Royer ribbons out.
Good luck,
Milt
This is the new wave Abandon ship
have ever touched. I will be shocked the day I find something this doesnt sound
great on.
1 Royer 121 - I have only used this on guitars and as an overhead mic once and
as an overhead it was very interesting. I cant tell if I like it since it was
such a fucked up track I used it on
1 Nuemann 149 Very Hot for vocals
1 Seinheiser 421 Good on a vocalist with too much silibance and after I have
tracked a guitar with a 57 I do my 421 next and then my B&K so that they fit
better in the mix.
1 57
1 58
I have an overdub studio so this does me well.
Jesse Cannon
REmove "pton" from my adreess for mail.
Fletcher
--
Fletcher
Mercenary Audio
TEL: 508-543-0069
FAX: 508-543-9670
http://www.mercenary.com
"this is not a problem"
Dave Magnuson
Home:
(2) Shure SM-57
(2) Shure BG 4.1
(1) Shure Beta 52
Work:
(1) U87
(1) TLM 103
(2) Rode NT-2
(2) MD421
(2) SM-57
(2) SM-58
(2) SM-81
I have no definite "uses" for each mic... I'll try throwing any of them up on
most sources depending on my mood. The TLM-103 and U87 do most of the vocal
duties, and I tend to lean towards the 421s for snare and electric guitars
Dave Magnuson
DCMag...@aol.com
Rec.Audio.Pro compilation info: http://www.hoohahrecords.com/rap
Alt.Music.4-Track compilation info: http://www.hoohahrecords.com/am4t
Analogeezer
Dr. Frankencopter
---space...way too much empty space!!
Dr. Frankencopter
Kevin F Rose
(4)shure 57, this is for everything...
(1)Soundelux U95, when a male doth sing
(1)U87, for guitars voices and stuff that goes ping
a single d12 and d25 for that big ole thump
Royer 121 for squealers, guits, bass and kick whump
the royal M269 with female voices gives me a lump
421's in places the fearless won't go
184's on acoustic when it's fat and flabby
The Sm2 hangs overhead pianos, drums, acoustics and makes the room
sound less shabby
Then there's the modded Pzm's glued to the wall, whose batteries are
always dead so I don't use them at all, and if the c3000 could use that
excuse it wouldn't have to play, squashed between the ride and floor
'cause that's where it fits...
Oh and there's the drive in movie speaker which really kicks when
you've got something that needs to sound like nasty shits.
Oh God what have I done---------------------------------)eeeecccxzzl(
--
Kevin F. Rose
"No the metronome is not slowing down"
j. taylor
Blue Dragonfly-Boy, did I get a nice classical guitar sound with this! 4
feet from sitting player,
about head level- the Millennia helped, but my God! A different nice
tone from every different finger attack, warm, quiet, Yow! Steel
strings sounded kinda one-dimensional after that. .
Gefell M-70- Impressive rejection from the back. I'd like to try this
mic live for acoustic
steel-string some time. (it's a medium-sized
condenser, y'know....)
Not sure what else to do with it. Any help?
Neumann KM-85s-Where the hell are my damn Tuchels? Karl??? it's been a
month!
Beyer 740- Think I'll get me a Chinese V67 and see if I can sell
this.....
-Other things seem to do it better....someday I'll
try it on something important.
...at least it's black, and the big rubber clip fits
a 441 perfectly.....
...crap-guess I can't sell it then.
AKG "The Tube" It's dark, it gives my voice a little more beef than it
really has,
and I've enjoyed it as an overhead-makes cymbals go swoosh instead of
clang.
Not bad for saxophone either.
U-87-standard ya, but I hate mine these days....lost my piano, it was
good for that.
TLM170 -I like this for acoustic bass, and bass cabinets, and to put up
on the acoustic
guitar that I'm going to bury later.....the Dragonfly
has it beat for room mic
this month, but it could just be fascination with the
new......it DOES have
different patterns, but the Dragonfly swivels!
Hmmm.. Just reread this post-what an ungrateful wretch! I love you all,
my pets.
Where can I get some more? We're worse than cat ladies-but better than
junkies.
That is all.
Will Hunt
LVOSSEN
2-CAD-E100 matched pair-vocals,kick,O.H.,elec. and acoustic guitar,room mics
2-Shure sm-81-acoustic guitar O.H.,ride cymbal
6 sm 57-amp,drums
2 sm 58-scratch vocal,rehearsal
1 AT 4033-acoustic,vocals
1Alesis am 52-acoustic,vocals
1AKG c 3000-acoustic,vocals,high hat
1 ev PL76
2 Radio Shack PZM-O.H,weather
1 AKG D112-kick,bass
2-AT pro37-overhead,acoustic
1-CAD Bullet mic-harmonica,distorted vocals
1 CAD 414-kick,bass
Philip Childress
In article <3A7ED56A...@mediaone.net>, jejt...@mediaone.net
says...
> TLM170 -I like this for acoustic bass, and bass cabinets, and to put up
> on the acoustic
> guitar that I'm going to bury later.....the Dragonfly
> has it beat for room mic
> this month, but it could just be fascination with the
> new......it DOES have
> different patterns, but the Dragonfly swivels!
>
> Will Hunt
Hello Will:
I am interested in mics like the TLM70 that are large diaphragm, multi-
pattern, and reasonably uncolored in frequency response. You are the
first in this thread that I have seen that listed this mic. I would guess
this to be a very popular mic because of it's versatility, but that
doesn't seem to be the case. I'd appreciate your observations and opinion
of this mic.
I record primarily acoustic instrument and voice in performance, if this
helps.
/Philip Childress
SCruz931
Audio Technica AT4051 Acoustic Guitar, some vocals, BGV, brighter percussion
stuff, awesome OH's
AKG C535 Nice mic for BGV or a few lead vocalists I've recorded. Works on
acoustic guitars the 4051 doesn't like
Crown PZM This is great for BGV, room mic, works well as an OH mic, has sounded
nice on flute, cello, trombone, trumpet and sax on various occasions
Sennheiser 421 smoother than a 57 with a hair more beef, nice on kick, certain
snares, toms
Shure 57 for BGV's, guitar cabs, perc, toms, and a host of others
Octava MK319 Best $150 I ever spent. Nice on some saxes, vocals. The hard
part was going thru the local Guitar Center's entire inventory to find one that
sounded right.
Audio Technica ATM21 clip on sax mic. Nice if you want a screaming Clarence
Clemmons in-yo-face thing.
Beyer M69, Shure PE 56 and Audio Technica ATM 41 "Ball" mics, Radio Shack PZM.
Extra helping hands.
THIS YEAR MUST HAVES!
TLM103
L47MP
M160
AT4047
Steve Cruz
Cruzified Music
Tonebarge
TB
Fletcher wrote:
--
"Measure twice, cut once."
Mark McQuilken
>
> OK, but what do you use him on?
>
> TB
>
> Fletcher wrote:
>
> > Jimmy Hoffa.
> >
> > --
> > Fletcher
Concrete? Barrels? Footlockers?
McQ
KyleSong
>OK, but what do you use him on?
Anything you're going to bury in the mix.
Ted Spencer
I think we have the winner....
Ted Spencer, NYC
"The R.A.F would never allow chickens at the controls of complex aircraft!"
From "Chicken Run"
Geoff Wood
geoff
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Telefunken U47: Vox, gtr, yada yada
Neumann M582 (4): Depends on capsules, but cardiods great on acoustics and
drum OH's, with M71 vox, omnis great for echo chamber
Neumann M147: bass, back vox
Neumann TLM103: electric gtrs, percussion, all round
Telefunken D19c: tom's, werid piano, ringo
AKG D12: kick
AT 31a: hi hat
AT 33a: talkback, synth vocoder
Shure 57: snare, electrics
Shure 55sh: scratch vox
Radio Shack Pzm's (various models) (3): drums, room mic
and my personal favorites...
AT lav's (2): stealth
carpedonut
Ok, I'll unzip too...
AKG C12A--Just about anything
AT 4047--Guitar amps, FOK, some vocals
(2) Beyer 201--drums, amps
(2) Coles 4038--drums, amps, horns
(2) Earthworks SRO--Room
Neumann:
TLM 103--vox, acoustic instruments
KM86i--actually on Ebay at the moment
(2) KM84--overheads, acoustic instruments
KM140--same as above
(2) Royer R-121--drums, amps, bass amp, strings, horns
Sennheiser E602--ummm, kick?
(2) Shure KSM44--just about everything until someone from Shure comes to my
house and pries them out of my hands (demo units)
Others I've owned over the last 5 years: AKG 414TLII, 414EB, C3000, C460, C535,
D12, D19, D112, D3600, D3800, AT 4033, 4031, 4050, ATM63HE, Audix D1, D2, D3,
Beyer M500, Earthworks SR69, EV ND868, RE20, Neumann SM-2, Oktava MC012,
Sennheiser MD504, Shure Beta 57, Beta 56, KSM32, and a bunch of other mics I
can't think of at the moment...
--
Sean D. Carberry
Assistant Professor
Berklee College of Music
http://www.carpedonut.com
Lawrence Wayte
one at GC. I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to microphones. How exactly
do you know when you have a good one? What tests did you use? What are the
common problems in a "bad" MK319? I have good ears, but I'm not exactly sure
what I should be listening for and how to do the test. Is it a personal
thing, or are there specific qualities (or lack thereof) that I should
listen for in the MK319. Thanks for any advice.
--Larry
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Franky B
On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 07:44:50 -0500, Fletcher <Flet...@mercenary.com>
wrote:
>Jimmy Hoffa.
sbuc...@my-deja.com
1 Neumann TLM103-lead vocals, acoustic guitar (lead, distance mic for
rhythm), fiddle, mandolin, upright bass, banjo, tin whistle, concertina
2 Neumann KM184's-acoustic guitar (lead and close/stereo miced rhythm),
fiddle (great for this!), mandolin (this too!), banjo.
1 RODE NT1-lead and backing vocals, occasional acoustic guitar (leads
or distant mic), fiddle (occasionally), mandolin (pretty good on this),
banjo
2 AKG C535EB's-backing vocals, acoustic guitar (very nice for rhythm),
mandolin (occasionally), banjo
Assorted multiple Shure 58/57's-for my live rig, plus 57 for electric
guitar amp tracking along with distant large condensor
Steve B
In article <mwFe6.2864$IV....@nntp0.chicago.il.ameritech.net>,
"Malachi" <thund...@thunderfoot642.com> wrote:
> OK, here's the idea. List out your mic collection and briefly
describe what
> you use them for. Here's mine:
>
> Neumann TLM-103 - male vocals, acoustic guitar (ambient).
> CAD E-100 - vocals, acoustic guitar (rhythm), wind instruments, and is
> usually the mic I grab for when I'm just doing a scratch track to my
> minidisc for future reference. Believe it or not, I've also miked
bass
> cabinets effectively with this puppy.
> AKG C1000S - acoustic guitar, miking straight down over bridge or for
> reinforcement for above, small rhythm instruments (shakers, claves,
etc.)
> Sure SM-57 - miked elec. guitar amp. especially if using distortion.
>
> By no means a complete list of the possible uses for these, but what
_I_
> generally use 'em for.
>
> Your turn...
>
> Malachi
Lorin David Schultz
>
> AKG 451's - I think these are absolutely amazing drum overhead mics! I
> just got a pair of Neumann KM184's & I'm having a hard time trying to
> convince myself they are better - I dunno - the Neumann's are fine,
> but I'm missing something!! Anyone agree??
Nope. Don't get me wrong, I like 451's, but I find 184's much more
versatile. They're "similar application" mics, but the 184 seems a
little, I dunno, smoother I guess (if you can use the word "smooth" in
the context of a bright mic like that).
In situations where the 451 works, nothing beats it. The 184 just winds
up being the perfect choice more often than the 451. Be glad you have
both.
Lorin
Lorin David Schultz
>
> [...] EV BK-1 (don't know if it works, it needs a 4.5V battery).
The BK-1 will run on phantom power. If it doesn't, it's broken.
Lorin
j. taylor
Consensus appeared to be that it wasn't "interesting" enough for a vocal mic
generally, or for electric sorts of instruments. It's pretty flat, all right.
I think that's a good thing, if you're doing lots of acoustic music. I know a
guy
(next door)! who has a mostly acoustic music studio, and it's his main
#1 microphone. It was pretty outstanding on acoustic bass, I thought.
Check dejanews-a lot of people weighed in last time.
Special Bonus-the dejanews Power Search URL! Less Nonsense!
http://www.exit109.com/~jeremy/news/deja.html
Good luck! Will Hunt
Ben Bradley
>Ben Bradley wrote:
>>
>> [...] EV BK-1 (don't know if it works, it needs a 4.5V battery).
>
>The BK-1 will run on phantom power.
I just checked and it does, thanks!
> If it doesn't, it's broken.
>
>Lorin
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Carlo Hoskins
(1) AKG C414B-ULS -- high hat, vocal, acoustic, part of MS for drums
(1) Oktava VM100 Tube -- bass cab
(2) Beyer M500 bought from Hank -- snare, vocals, guitar cab
(2) MD421 II -- kick, toms
(2) ATM25 -- kick, toms
(2) Shure Beta 56 -- toms, live vocals
(2) Elation KM201 -- acoustic guitar
(1) Earthworks TC30K -- part of MS, acoustic guitar
(1) Oktava MC012 + M1 head -- acoustic guitar, M1 on floor tom
(1) Royer R121 -- guitar cab, vocals
(1) SM57 -- you know...everything
(2) SM58 -- guitar cab, occasional vocal
Gone:
AKG 451e pair with pads and card and omni caps
TLM 103
AT 4050 pair
Shure SM81 pair
--
Carlo Hoskins
I'd rather be recording.
Greg Heimbecker
piped...@my-deja.com wrote:
> why do you guys keep your mics in a closet anyway. Wouldn't it be
> easier just to keep them in a drawer or on a shelf or something?
> just curious.
>
> adfdsafsa
Brad Lunde
Brad Lunde
TransAmerica Audio Group, Inc
http://www.transaudiogroup.com
702-365-5155 Voice, 702-365-5145 Fax
US Importers for Drawmer & SoundField (UK), Brauner Microphones (Germany)
US Distributors for API
Bob Vandiver
> why do you guys keep your mics in a closet anyway. Wouldn't it be
> easier just to keep them in a drawer or on a shelf or something?
> just curious.
>
>
> adfdsafsa
>
>
> Sent via Deja.com
> http://www.deja.com/
I think it would be best to leave them in a glass case in front of the
studio so that potential clients could see your equipment and evaluate
its appropriateness for their project. Alan Sides, are you listening?
Bob
:-)
--
I'm wearing gold sputtered mylar underwear!
slomp...@hotmail.com
going for a few days, so .......... not in order of wankyness
2 sony C37s - one good, one bad
2 stc 4038s - yum
3 stc 4033s (dont use thees much but i found them in a box in a
cupboard)
2 stc ball and buiscits(again hardly ever use these)
2 stc stick mics - duuno what they are called but sound cool under a
snare - hope they are not ribbons in disguise!
1 u87
2 km 84
2 km 183
3 schoeps cmc5 with various caps
3 oktava mc 12 (2 kits and 1 with a lomo)
4 akg bluelines with various caps
1 akg d12
1 akd d112
1 akg d202 - cool for kik aswell as the usualls
a few d 190
2 beyer d mc 740
2 beyer d m201
a pile of 57s and 58s
thats it i think
GK
Mike Clayton
omni heads for same. Have access to some AKG bluelines, an old Reslo
stereo ribbon (no bottom end, needs a LOT of preamp gain), two AKG 224E
dynamic cardioids and some SM58s. Also some of the Nakamichi C300s with
interchangeable heads that I don't use anymore.
--
Mike Clayton
Language Labs
University of Canterbury
GtrPaul
Manley Cardoid Ref
BPM Tb-95
414EB (pair)
Gefell MT711s (pair)
OM1 (pair)
184s (pair)
221bs+934c(pair)
441
421s
RE20
AKG 535s (pair)
57s(pair)
TGX 580s(pair)
Audix OM6s(pair)
M88
Peter Pollack
> Not a lot - a pair of AKG C80B preamps and two each hyper, cardioid
> and
> omni heads for same. Have access to some AKG bluelines, an old Reslo
> stereo ribbon (no bottom end, needs a LOT of preamp gain), two AKG
> 224E
> dynamic cardioids and some SM58s. Also some of the Nakamichi C300s
> with
> interchangeable heads that I don't use anymore.
What's your experience been with the Bluelines?
-Pete Pollack
u...@bignoisybug.com
Philip Leonard
1 AKG 414-TLII
2 AT4047
2 Neumann KM130
1 SM58
2 Radio Shack PZM
Gallimhabu
..............................................very useful on all sorts
of things: O'heads, strings, even some brass(Dizzy Gillespie, live on
TV, once), percussion, you name it.
1 Neuman km-85....like an 84 but with a roll off below 75hz.....
1 Neuman KMS 84..........nice vocal mic. Brass too. Even fiddles
1 Neuman U87................nice all around mic, not the quietest mic
in the cabinet but who cares.
2 Gefel UMT70s's...........nice all around mic a bit brighter than the
U87.......this is a sequential pair....excellent in stereo.
1 Gefel UMT800..........amazing mic with many applications....Vocals,
any soloists, accordions, flutes especially wooden ones. Scary on
saxaphone. Works extremely well in mixes with little or no
processing.
2 Gefel MV692's..........very detailed mic.....excellent on
strings.....guitars, violins, etc. Great Stereo Pair. Terrible on
anything that generates wind noise: Vocals, Woodwinds, etc.(too
sensitive to plosives)
1 Sony ecm-64....(I think).....Good omni mic, pretty low self noise,
good on vocals, and anything that tends towards shrillness. Omni
pattern can be a benefit or a liability.
2 Sennheiser MD421u's...I used to use these for a lot of things, not
so much anymore. Some percussion, snares and anything that is
extremely loud. Vocals that need an upper mid punch.
4 Sennheiser ME66 shotguns..........any distance pickup, I once used
one on a recorder that was overly "breathy"
12 Countryman Isomax II's........omni's and hypercardioids. Omnis are
great as Stereo pairs, on kick drums, in things that require internal
mic'ing and anywhere a small mic is needed. Hypers are good in live
situations on banjos, fiddles, etc. Also good on Vocals, and corner
mics for Hockey.
Shure SM 57's, SM 58's.....yada yada yada
4 Shure SM 81's..........Stereo pairs for sporting events. Drum
mics, especially in live situations, good on vocals and flutes (with
windscreen.) Good all around mic, fairly robust for a condensor.
1 Shure SM7...............good vocal mic, especially for singing
guitarists and the like.....very nice on male voices. Good on Kick
drum.
Gallimhabu
Gallimhabu
wrote:
>Jimmy Hoffa.
I can offer you a good deal on air fresheners and/or embalming fluid.
Gallimhabu
Steve
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Fletcher wrote:
> Jimmy Hoffa.
>
> --
> Fletcher
Geoff Wood
g ;-)
"Steve" <ksh...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Did he sing?
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Franky B
AT 4060 TUBE MIC -great on vocals acoustics and cabinets maybe a tad
too much low end (thinking of
changing the tube just for the heck of it but it sounds great to my
hears)
AKG C 414 B ULS - well i guess it's ok for room ambiance or percs but
i really don't like it since i got the AT it has a harshness and
distinctive sound i don't personally care for.
AKG C535 EB use it on hihat makes a nice 2nd mic on acoustic guit
4 SM 57's snare (top and bottom), bass drum, amps etc...
wish list or wtb soon: 2 Neumann KM 184's (for overheads) , Neumann
TLM 103 and AT 4047
On Fri, 2 Feb 2001 16:20:57 -0500, "Malachi"
Paul Gitlitz
AT 4140 (2) - overheads, guitar, banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle.
AT C87 - odd stuff
ATM 25 - kick
AKG 451 EB - Guitar, (planning for a Blue head)
AKG D1200E (2) - amps, snare
Beyer m160 - fiddle
Blue Blueberry - vox
EV 408's (2) - toms, other low percussion
Marshall 603 (2) new, suspect I use them for overheads
Octava MC012 three capsules and a Lomo M1 head for vox
Sennheiser K3 - piano, drums
Realistic PZM - piano, drums
Mike Cleaver
Different clients like different mics.
I currently use Shure SM7, Shure SM5a, Sennheiser MD421, and sometimes
even a 635a.
I still want a 77dx and a good condensor.
At work, it's SM7s, RE20s, some Neumanns and Rodes of various
descriptions and headset Sennheisers.
Mic Processing at work is Symetrix 528E.
My files from home go out straight unalterd voice so the clients can
play with them however they want.
Aurasonic
AKG:
(2) 414B-TL II matched stereo pair
(5) 414B-ULS
(2) 414EB
(4) C460B-ULS
(2) C391B
(3) C451EB
(2) C451E
(3) C747
(1) C568EB
(2) D12
AUDIO TECHNICA:
(2) AT4050/CM5
(2) AT4060
(4) ATM75 cardioid headset mic
(4) ATPRO8HEX high energy headset mic
B + K / DPA:
(1) 4011
(1) 4006.
BEYER:
(1) MC740
(4) M160
(3) M88
(1) M500
(6) M424
(1) MC736PV
(1) MCE6.
BSS:
(8) AR116 active direct boxes.
COLES:
(2) 4038 studio ribbon
(2) 4104B noise cancelling commentator's ribbon.
CROWN:
(2) PZM31S.
EV:
(3) RE20
(3) 635A.
KLARK TEKNIK:
(6) LBB100 active direct boxes.
MILAB:
(6) VIP50
(4) DC96B
(1) XY82 stereo xy mic
NEUMANN:
(2) M149
(2) TLM170
(8) TLM103
(8) KMS105
(6) KM140
(2) U87
(1) KM86
(1) KM84
RAMSA:
(1) WM8100
REALISTIC:
(6) PZM.
RETROSPEC INC.:
(4) JUICE BOX tube direct box.
SENNHEISER:
(3) MD441
(9) MD431
(12) MD421
(1) MD421MKII
(5) MD409
(2) MD211
(5) MKH 416
(4) E609
(2) ME88 w/K3
(2) ME80 w/K3
(1) EM 2003 MIKROPORT DIVERSITY RECEIVER w/ SK 2012-90 TRANSMITTER.
SHURE:
(2) KSM32SP
(8) SM98
(1) SM91
(2) SM7A
(4) SM59
(8) SM58
(10) SM57
(1) 548SD
SONY:
(2) ECM50.
VEGA:
(4) U2020 UHF Wireless Microphone Receivers w/ handheld and lav mics
WHIRLWIND:
(2) HOT BOX active direct boxes
(4) DIRECTOR2 stereo direct boxes
(4) DIRECTORS direct boxes
(10) IMP2 direct boxes
(2) PA1 stereo headphone amp
(2) MD1 portable mic to line driver with headphone amp
(1) QBOX mic/line tester/tone generator/mic
(4) LINE BALANCER/SPLITTER /ISOLATOR
Steve Remote
Aura Sonic Ltd.
the home of ASL Mobile & Location Audio Production
Email: aura...@aol.com
URL: http://www.aurasonicltd.com
High-Mu
1 C-24
2 C-414/c12a (1 w/Klaus Heyne mod)
2 414blsht
2 451
2 D12
1 D112
1 D1000E
2 ATM 25
1 RE20
1 666
1 635
1 RE11
1 660
3 U87 (1 w/ Klaus Heyne mod)
1 47fet
2 km84 (Klaus)
1 UM57
1 M582 only have the omni
2 CMV563 w/2omni and 1 M7
4 MD 421
1 MD 441 on the way
1 SM81
6 SM57
1 SM56
3 SM58
and some 545, 565, 566 mics from my teen rock band days (i can't sell
anything)
1 Teac120 condensor(from my 3340/Model3 days)
2 Sony ECM22
1 CR176 Early Chinese Junk Lg diaphragm (had a submini pentode, I put in
a 6072+circuit)
1 Astatic Model A, Brown Bullet
1 American D4T
1 Reslo Ribbon
1 Stereo Pair Fisher Dynamics, W. German (look like M7 heads)
1 RS PZM
I want some smoother (less bright) sounding mics, like Ribbons, tlm 170,
193, etc. for strings, Piano, woodwind, etc.
Driver carries no cash.
--
Tim Bryson
mailto:bryso...@email.com
Willie K. Yee, MD
2 Shure SM 57s - drums overhead, best for jazz sound from Roland JC-120
amp
AKG CS1000S - acoustic guitar, horn solo
Sennheiser E602 - string bass, acoustic or amp, kick
AT 822 - big band horns
Marshall V67- vocal, horn solo, ?drums
Guitar direct from Digitech RP-12
Yamaha P1250 piano direct
But then, as you have no doubt guessed, I ain't. Still experimenting
with using everything for every purpose until something sounds right or
breaks.
--
Willie K. Yee, M.D. http://www.bestweb.net/~wyee
Developer of Problem Knowledge Couplers for Psychiatry
http://www.pkc.com
Webmaster and Guitarist for the Big Blue Big Band
http://www.bigbluebigband.com
Remove "DONTSPAM" from return address to reply.
JWelsh3374
AKG C12 ....vocals...o/h....room
Telefunken/B.L.U.E. U 47...everything
Neumann U67...everything
Telefunken U67...everything
Neumann/B.L.U.E. UM 57...everything
Neumann SM2...o/h....piano....acoustic...room
AKG C60 (2)...o/h....piano....acoustic...percussion
RCA 77DX (3)....vocals...horns....stunts...room
Coles 4038 (2)...everything/anything
Audio Technica AT4050 (2)...everything
Sennheiser MD421(3)...drums...guitars....horns....voiceovers...
shaving
Sennheiser MD 409...drums...guitars....horns...photos
Shure SM 57 (5)...everything
Shure SM 7...everything
Shure Green Bulletharmonica...stunts
guido
http://www.guidotoons.com
"don't bore us...get to the chorus"
ScotFraser
1 x Neumann TLM103
4 x Neumann KM140
2 x Neumann KM84
2 x AKG C414B-ULS
2 x AKG C451E w/CK1 cardioid capsules
2 x AKG C451EB w/CK22 omni capsules
2 x Shure SM81
1 x Sennheiser MD409
5 x Shure SM57
1 x Beyerdynamic M101
Scott Fraser
Randy Vickers
Sennheiser 421
SM 58 (3)
SM57 (2)
Shure BG 4 (2)
Shure Beta 52
Shure PE5EQ
Shure Unidyne 515SAC
Astatic 335H-7
Radio Shack PZM (2)
Realistic 33-992-B Cardioid (2)
Realistic highball
This is not a mic, but without it, this ragtag bunch would be useless:
TL Audio Dual Valve Mic Pre-amp / DI
This is the new wave Abandon ship wrote:
> 1 B&K 4011 The Mic that is good on anything at all hands down the best mic I
> have ever touched. I will be shocked the day I find something this doesnt sound
> great on.
> 1 Royer 121 - I have only used this on guitars and as an overhead mic once and
> as an overhead it was very interesting. I cant tell if I like it since it was
> such a fucked up track I used it on
> 1 Nuemann 149 Very Hot for vocals
> 1 Seinheiser 421 Good on a vocalist with too much silibance and after I have
> tracked a guitar with a 57 I do my 421 next and then my B&K so that they fit
> better in the mix.
> 1 57
> 1 58
>
> I have an overdub studio so this does me well.
> Jesse Cannon
> REmove "pton" from my adreess for mail.
Daniel Fuchs
1 AKG 414 EB
2 AKG C 460 w. CK 61 and 62DF
1 AKG CK1
1 AKG CK5
2 BPM CR4N
1 Shure SM 94
1 Shure SM 57
1 Beyer M 201
1 Beyer M 300
... and some small fry...
Daniel
ben_a...@my-deja.com
1 akg 414 eb/ck12
2 rode classic
2 oktava 012 from the sound room with 3 caps each all matched
2 shure sm81
2 sennheiser 421u5
1 ev re20
1 rode nt1
4 shure sm-57
1 old telefunken dynamic mic
1 akg d-112
other mics I have used and liked:
Blue Dragonfly on trumpet
looking for: neumann u87i
beyer m500
best regards, Ben Atkins
Azure Design
Rob22222
akg 414 eb (black) drum overhead, ac gtr, demo vox
solo snare drum (esp. brushes)
at 4050 - haven't used it since buying the u99, but it sounds good on some
voices
neumann km184 (2) - oh, ac gtr, tambourine
sennheiser md409 - electric gtr, toms
sennheiser md421- toms
shure sm57 - snare,lead voc, acoustic gtr!! electric gtr
shure sm7- kick drum, magnus organ, rare lead voc.
mic pre: averell api 312 or requisite PAL
compression: Requisite PAL or Manley vari-mu
converters: 1224
what i'd like most
a good u47
elam 251
swapping my 184's for a good pair of 84's
joemeek sc2
lots more compressors.
that said i'm pretty happy with i'm getting out of my stuff...