On a budget! what would be the short and long list of must have mics you would choose for a studio? short list would be for a small one man operation recording one or two tracks at a time and no live drums and the long list would be for any studio recording bands live and small ensembles.

hello all.
making some upgrades and id like to pick your brains on a new mic, maybe two.

here is what i have:
1 beta 52
3 sm 57's
1 RODE nt2a
I'm picking up a used AKG d1000e tomorrow, and my buddy is selling me an sm58 for 60$ next week.

i think i have "utilitarian" needs met.

This might sound like a strange question, but I hear a lot about mic cabinets, or lockers, or closets...

How do all of you like to store your mics? Is "locker" just an over-all term used in an allegorical way? Or do you actually have a locker/cabinet/closet dedicated to locking up your mics?

Again, how do ya'll store and care for your mics?

Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I'm in need of a little direction in my next mic purchase.

Here's what I have:

Sennheiser MD-421
Shure SM58
Shure SM-57
Shure SM-57
AKG D112
Audio-Technica PRO37
AKG C414 XLII
AKG C414 XLII