Members ispunk Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 Right now it's my SM58 but that's because I picked it up off CL last week for $15 including a mic cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 Right now it's my SM58 but that's because I picked it up off CL last week for $15 including a mic cable. You could make an entire album with a few 58's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danceatron Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 I love pencil condensers. I have neumann km84 and km184, akg bluelines and a bunch of Oktavas. With pads they are great on drumkits for snares, toms and overheads. Great for acoustic guitars. Not as common on electric guitar, but I like them a lot. Anything you want to record with some room sound, like violin, extra percussion, background vocals, etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 Love this mic!! It's the JZ BH-1 (the Black Hole). Incredibly clear and articulate...I use in on voice, guitars, xylophone, everything really!! Really makes everything sound like it was meant to as opposed to coloring everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iMpreno Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 SM57 is like the McDonald's of mics. I try to tune my sounds to the response of an SM57 because every venue I play at as 'em; any studio on the planet does as well. That saves me a lot of time and saves my nerves too, because I suck at making tones on the fly. Plus I find it a good sounding mic overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilsoneffectsll Posted January 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 For micing amps, Sennheiser e609 is pure win Been eyeballing these and the SM57... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tubescreamer316 Posted January 24, 2010 Members Share Posted January 24, 2010 SM57 and e609 are solid... the only mic i have other than those is a Rode NT1000 and it's pretty good??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ben_allison Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 CAD M149 is probably the best budget condensor. Multiple patterns, comes with a great shckmount and hard case, and has a pretty impressive sound. Open and detailed, but never harsh or grainy. Audix i5 slays on guitar cabs. Period. SM7b is great on male rock vox, if you feed it enough gain. I'm confident that any half decent engineer can record anything with those mics, and not look back. Next on my list? - Audix D6- AEA R84 (x2)- Mojave MA200 (x2) That should do it for mics! Though if were going to be recording full time, I'd want some 201's M160's, KM84's, Elux 251, and a U47 clone(Lawson?). After that I want an Aurora GTQ2, and maybe a nice tube pre (the Hamptone kit maybe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlindfoldsAside Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 Anyone use the Audix OM5 or OM7 for live vocals? Great mics, blow SM-anything out of the water in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 I really like the Royer R121. It is painfully expensive... But REALLY worth the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jorhay1 Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 fav all round mic? U87 i hate U87s I mean if you can afford a U67,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpd78 Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 I really like the Royer R121. It is painfully expensive... But REALLY worth the price. luckily, i bought mine about 18 months/2 years ago... the price has jumped about 35% (or more) since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cheesecats Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 I like my Blueberry for vocals. It tastes great when close miking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 this baby my uncle owns the ultimate though Nice, but I'll never be able to shell out $4000+ for a microphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 Samson R11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 I have a pair of Rode M3 condensor mics. They work really well, great sound. Although I am considering on getting some dynamic microphones to use as close-mic'ing, with the Rode mics set a little back from the cab/s for some room ambience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ben_allison Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 Nice, but I'll never be able to shell out $4000+ for a microphone. $4,000? Not if you want one is superb condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 Sennheiser 441 ... because I SAID SO. Is that the one that Stevie Nicks likes to use onstage? Her microphones always appear so rectangular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Let It Burn... Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm a big sm57 fan because it's a great all-rounder. Yes, 9/10 there is a better mic for an application but an sm57 will sound good for the job most of the time. I love the C414 B-ULS for vocals because it seems to have that LDC openness without emphasizing the sibilance. It's a real dry and direct sounding mic too so it's great for vocals in a dense rock mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 this baby my uncle owns the ultimate though That's two of the "Big Five" condensers. The other three would be the AKG C-12, the Telefunken ELA M251, and the Neumann M49. Those five mikes are probably responsible for more hit vocal recordings than all other mikes combined. The only other mic that belongs in that category (in terms of successful vocal recordings) would be the RCA 44, but that's a ribbon, not a condenser. My "favorite" microphone is really hard to pin down to just one model. That's kind of like asking Kayzer what his favorite pedal is. It really depends on the sound we're going for, and the sound of the source vocalist or instrument / amp, and even the sound of the room. For vocals though, I tend to prefer the sound of the Telefunken ELA M251 and its variants / descendants. The best of those is probably the Soundelux (now "Bock Audio") ELUX 251. Great mikes, and they work on singers much more often than not, but no single mic is right for everyone, or in every application. For guitar amps, I'm a HUGE fan of the Beyer M160 ribbon. It eats SM57's and craps out e609's. I'm also a big fan of Audix mikes - especially the D series and the i5. AKG C 414's can work great on not only acoustic guitars, but guitar amps.... but not all 414's are created equal - there have been several "versions" of them over the years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Is that the one that Stevie Nicks likes to use onstage?Her microphones always appear so rectangular. Yup - she's used a 441 for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilsoneffectsll Posted January 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 Just scored a new SM57 off the bay for $68!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnderMocs Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 I don't get to work with them enough to have a "favorite". but i'm with phil, no one mic is perfect for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 CAD M149 is probably the best budget condensor. Multiple patterns, comes with a great shckmount and hard case, and has a pretty impressive sound. Open and detailed, but never harsh or grainy.Audix i5 slays on guitar cabs. Period.SM7b is great on male rock vox, if you feed it enough gain.I'm confident that any half decent engineer can record anything with those mics, and not look back.Next on my list?- Audix D6- AEA R84 (x2)- Mojave MA200 (x2)That should do it for mics! Though if were going to be recording full time, I'd want some 201's M160's, KM84's, Elux 251, and a U47 clone(Lawson?). After that I want an Aurora GTQ2, and maybe a nice tube pre (the Hamptone kit maybe). Very respectable list Ben - but I think you mean the CAD M179 - the 149 is a Neumann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnderMocs Posted January 25, 2010 Members Share Posted January 25, 2010 CAD M179s are pretty awesome. I recently got a pair of them. Haven't gotten to really put them through their paces, but from my initial screwing about, they're awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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