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#122350 - 04/29/08 06:12 PM What's your favorite Mic?
Andrew K Founding Member Registered: 04/19/99 Posts: 2193 Loc: LA, CA, USA	What's your favorite Mic? Mine are 4000 series B&K (now DPA). (staying on topic for Justin)
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#122377 - 04/29/08 07:50 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Andrew K]
GlennR01 Founding Member Registered: 08/21/02 Posts: 5099	Sony C-800G (staying on topic for Justin)
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#122394 - 04/29/08 08:43 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: GlennR01]
Kelly Veteran Member Registered: 01/28/02 Posts: 1470 Loc: Toronto	Royer 121, Earthworks QTC40, SM57, Blue Kiwi.
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#122402 - 04/29/08 09:12 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Kelly]
GlennR01 Founding Member Registered: 08/21/02 Posts: 5099	Originally Posted By: Kelly ...SM57... How vintage $;\)$
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#122404 - 04/29/08 09:16 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: GlennR01]
mlange Veteran Member Registered: 06/05/04 Posts: 1287 Loc: Brentwood, TN	Blue Kiwi, Neumann SM2, PZM30RB, AEA R88, Royer 121, E609, SM57 _________________________ This signature intentionally left blank
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#122411 - 04/29/08 09:37 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: mlange]
Tardo Veteran Member Registered: 01/20/00 Posts: 1091 Loc: New Jersey	I don't think I'll ever own one but way back I heard a girl sing through a C12 and it was beautiful (or maybe it was the girl) What I own: Royer 121, Red A or B with the 6 cap, SM7 and 57 (bought the 57 in 78 so thats vintage for some folks ) Rich
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#122419 - 04/29/08 09:47 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Tardo]
Joe Lepore Veteran Member Registered: 02/06/06 Posts: 1693 Loc: Minnesota	besides, 57's are really handy when you don't have a hammer around. _________________________ Ahh ... some dick DID change my tag line again.
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#122432 - 04/29/08 11:40 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Joe Lepore]
TLiX Founding Member Registered: 03/12/02 Posts: 2726 Loc: Whittier, CA, USA	[img]http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:_moBMIXcQME7RM:http://games.mattsarrel.com/images/rockband-mic.jpg[/img] mic for rockband! _________________________ www.laurascottmusic.com www.earwitnessrecords.com www.earwitnessstudios.com
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#122446 - 04/30/08 03:21 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: TLiX]
Dan Bozek Member Registered: 03/03/08 Posts: 377 Loc: Steubenville, OH, USA	SM7, SM57, Senn 421, Senn e602, Senn e906, Cascade Fat Head. I too have also had some great fun with a vintage C12's and I'd love to own a valve and FET U47's... I've also done some great tracking with an MXL V69. Cheap mic, but its sounds great. Edited by Dan Bozek (04/30/08 03:22 AM)
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#122476 - 04/30/08 02:11 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Dan Bozek]
Audiophile Founding Member Registered: 02/12/00 Posts: 3563 Loc: The Universe	Originally Posted By: Dan Bozek SM7, SM57, Senn 421, Senn e602, Senn e906, Cascade Fat Head. I too have also had some great fun with a vintage C12's and I'd love to own a valve and FET U47's... I've also done some great tracking with an MXL V69. Cheap mic, but its sounds great. is that all you have?
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#122516 - 05/01/08 01:22 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Audiophile]
Dan Bozek Member Registered: 03/03/08 Posts: 377 Loc: Steubenville, OH, USA	Quote: is that all you have? Nope, but I like those ones a lot. Don't you?
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#122530 - 05/01/08 08:41 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Dan Bozek]
plughead Senior Member Registered: 11/28/02 Posts: 502 Loc: Dundas Ont.	My faves that I've heard and/or worked with are: U67 (Doug Walker mod) KM56 (Klaus Heyne mod) BLUE R6 w 451/452 mic-amp SDC's faves are: B&K 4011's (or 4006/7 for omni's) Schoeps CMC series Ribbon faves are: Coles 4038 AEA R-88 Royer R-121 Wish List to audition for future favourites: ELAM251 C-800G C-12 Sennheiser 8000 series _________________________ Jay PlugHead Productions
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#122531 - 05/01/08 09:02 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: plughead]
tnjazz Member Registered: 08/15/06 Posts: 99	SDC: Nevaton MC49 LDC: beyerdynamic MC740 dynamic: beyerdynamic M88
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#122534 - 05/01/08 10:17 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: tnjazz]
zumbido Founding Member Registered: 08/11/02 Posts: 7039 Loc: I feel pretty, oh so pretty!	I have no favorites. But a Behringer B5 works just fine on a hihat - $90. SM57 works on everything. Save your money - you'll need it. _________________________ Hope and change this.
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#122536 - 05/01/08 10:48 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: tnjazz]
Brent Senior Member Registered: 08/18/99 Posts: 783 Loc: Michigan	Originally Posted By: tnjazz LDC: beyerdynamic MC740 wow.... thought I might be the only one that had one of these. It sat in the case for a few years til recently. Got it out and started re-discovering it all over again.
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#122589 - 05/01/08 07:19 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: zumbido]
Dan Bozek Member Registered: 03/03/08 Posts: 377 Loc: Steubenville, OH, USA	Quote: Save your money - you'll need it. Pishaw!! The economy will be completely ruined by the end of the summer anyway because of petrol, so we should spend it now while I can!!
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#122595 - 05/01/08 08:08 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Dan Bozek]
olguitar Member Registered: 12/13/02 Posts: 327 Loc: minnesota	U-67, Groove Tubes M1a
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#122596 - 05/01/08 08:18 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: olguitar]
mofca Senior Member Registered: 04/28/02 Posts: 588 Loc: Steubenville OH	Hands down - the mighty SM57 _________________________ www.innovationstudios.net
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#122617 - 05/02/08 11:49 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Audiophile]
anaconda Senior Member Registered: 06/16/99 Posts: 602 Loc: Southern Left Coast	My favorite mics are two Zentecs designed by Howard Gale. They are tube condenser mics with a custom power supply. Better than the classic M-49 and C-12. I also use Royer 121, 122, Manley tube, custom 414, etc. However, my favorite Vocal/Scoring mic is my classic Brauner VM-I which I don't like on Horns. Since I don't record Vocals or Scoring It will soon be on Ebay. _________________________ I'm a retired investor living on a pension....Hyman Roth.
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#122620 - 05/02/08 12:28 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: anaconda]
Justin Site Admin Founding Member Registered: 04/15/99 Posts: 3104 Loc: Portland, OR	From the mics I currently own, my Rode K2 is my current favorite for vocals. I hear so many good things about the M-Audio Sputnik I really would love to get my hands on one. _________________________ Justin Site Admin audiotalkback.com
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#122648 - 05/02/08 09:50 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Justin]
Audiophile Founding Member Registered: 02/12/00 Posts: 3563 Loc: The Universe	Rode K2s are garbage. Might as well go with a 57 if that matters..
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#122649 - 05/02/08 09:52 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Audiophile]
rowdy322 Member Registered: 01/17/06 Posts: 68 Loc: Jackson Tn	Has to be my Soundelux U195 _________________________ "And if your head explodes with dark forbodings too, I'll see you on the dark side of the moon."
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#122650 - 05/02/08 09:57 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: mofca]
Audiophile Founding Member Registered: 02/12/00 Posts: 3563 Loc: The Universe	Originally Posted By: mofca Hands down - the mighty SM57 coming from a guitar player. I would say that's spot on
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#122660 - 05/03/08 12:59 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: rowdy322]
Dan Bozek Member Registered: 03/03/08 Posts: 377 Loc: Steubenville, OH, USA	Originally Posted By: rowdy322 Has to be my Soundelux U195 I've done some tracking with a Soundelux iFET. That mic sounded good for what we were using it for. I really liked it on a bass cabinet and a kick drum in FET 47 "mode." Definitely cool for other things beyond that too. What is the U195 like? I like companies like Soundelux, Peluso, and Cascade because they make mics that sound fantastic for a variety of situations depending on what you are doing (even when A/B'd to mics that you'd typically think to use in that situation) and they don't completely kill your budget. Some of ya'll don't have to worried about that as much as I do—and that's awesome—but I haven't gotten my Grammy yet, so a U47 or ELAM251 is a little out of practical reach... $;\)$ Edited by Dan Bozek (05/03/08 01:01 AM)
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#122664 - 05/03/08 04:00 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Dan Bozek]
Tim Founding Member Registered: 06/02/00 Posts: 2241 Loc: Woodland Hills Ca. :eek:	KM84 MD441 R121 C24
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#122685 - 05/04/08 12:52 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Tim]
Dan Bozek Member Registered: 03/03/08 Posts: 377 Loc: Steubenville, OH, USA	Anybody done tracking with Schoeps 221? I've heard good things and I love the fact that its a VALVE cardioide condenser with fantastic sonics. It seems that I am generally happiest using a valve mic and a solid state pre-amp for most things excluding percussive high-SPL sources like close mic'ed drums etc... Well, and ribbons. I love me some ribbons.
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#122688 - 05/04/08 02:21 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Dan Bozek]
Michael M Veteran Member Registered: 09/12/00 Posts: 1690 Loc: Santa Barbara,CA	KM 140, MKH 416, U195 _________________________ "When people show you who they are, believe them." Maya Angelou
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#122691 - 05/04/08 03:45 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Michael M]
TheHopiWay Veteran Member Registered: 08/25/02 Posts: 1388 Loc: Washington State	M49, C24, Soundelux U99, RCA 44BX
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#122692 - 05/04/08 06:47 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: TheHopiWay]
zumbido Founding Member Registered: 08/11/02 Posts: 7039 Loc: I feel pretty, oh so pretty!	Definitely this one: _________________________ Hope and change this.
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#122898 - 05/13/08 03:38 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Andrew K]
Andrew K Founding Member Registered: 04/19/99 Posts: 2193 Loc: LA, CA, USA	bump (staying on topic for Justin)
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#122914 - 05/13/08 05:48 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Andrew K]
Kecinzer Founding Member Registered: 11/08/01 Posts: 3411 Loc: MA, USA	KM184 (just got a second pair) _________________________ See?
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#123083 - 05/16/08 09:22 PM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: Andrew K]
KennyMcCormack New Member Registered: 04/28/08 Posts: 9	A Neumann U87 sounds great on lots of things, which is why it's as ubiquitous in studios as the 57 is everywhere! I wish I still had one! I have a TLM-103 and its good but just not as silky sounding as the U87... Apart from that I have a pair of Rode NT5s which are pretty good general purpose mics, esp when used as an XY pair. Haven't tried KM184s, anyone compared them to KM84s?
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#123198 - 05/19/08 09:30 AM Re: What's your favorite Mic? [Re: KennyMcCormack]
Ceb Senior Member Registered: 01/19/02 Posts: 864 Loc: Sundridge, Ontario Canada	I had a guy offer me a new KM184 for my old KM84. I didn't go for it - found out later that people are paying about 4 times the price of a new 184 for the old 84. Hate to be a broken record but once again -check out: http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/f/33/0/ Klaus comments on the 84 vs the 184 - if you do a search you will find it. cb
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