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redbort 3 January 2006
  • Shure SM57 (four)
  • Shure SM58 (four)
  • Shure SM7b
  • Shure 520DX
  • Shure 55SH
  • Sennheiser 421 (four)
  • Sennheiser 441 (two)
  • Sennheiser 409 (pair)
  • Beyer Dynamic M130
  • Beyer Dynamic M160
  • Beyer Dynamic 201 (pair)
  • AKG D112
  • AKG C414 BXL II (pair)
  • AKG 451 (pair)
  • RODE NT1-A (four)
  • RODE K2 (two)
  • RODE NT-5 (pair)
  • AUDIX D6
  • Oktava MK012 (pair)

Comments

Davedog Tue, 01/03/2006 - 20:03

I dont see a Soundeluxe U95 in there.....

Wheres all the Audio Technica 4047/4060/4050/4033? hmmmmm?
Aint no Gefell's.....

Theres no big old smoky tube powered thing either(the Rode K2 doesnt count)

WHAT!!?? No RCA??

Where did ya find 2 MD409"s????

And I gotta agree....Caint see no Newmanz.

Ya gotta have at least KM84's to go with that vintage ribbon and dynamic vibe ya got goin .

redbort Tue, 01/03/2006 - 20:39

um...very interested in
newman u87ai
ladson L47mp
or even how about audix 111?

RCA's seem so, difficult to care for...
Sdelux u95 (similar to u195 i assume) seems nice aswell...
and i'm pretty sure AT 40xx would be redundant somewhat...
haven't had a chance to sample any Gefell's either
need some details on what this "alice" is aswell
what's the main diffrence between 184 & 84?
don't say "smoother"
i've tried the 184 and wasn't too impressed at the price range....

keep talking

the flashy mic everytime seems to be the Shure 55SH

RemyRAD Tue, 01/03/2006 - 22:05

Right, your microphone closet is missing INSURANCE! And yes, the venerable U87 can't be beat neither can the old KM 84. You may want to consider the AEA ribbons and/or a Royer? Don't forget about some of the Sennheiser condensers, their fabulous and quite different.

Microphone Prostitute
Remy Ann David

maintiger Wed, 01/04/2006 - 09:22

For someone with such a nice mic cabinet an '87 is a must as you already have your other bases covered- just for the flash, like someone said- besides theres a sheen to it that its hard to descibe or imitate...

other than that maybe a gefell m930 or a nice soundelux mic... ( so many great ones to choose from)

Davedog Wed, 01/04/2006 - 18:18

I gotta add my kudos to the KEL mic...I got fer Xmas and it is a very well-made piece and will have its use in any session I happen to run. Cant say enogh about it!

87's......GAWD are they expensive as far as retail ....I've spent many many hours with a couple of em hooked up to various things recording various noises and have yet to HATE it.

The SM81 is also one of those mics that has 'something' to its sound.

Five of those, two 87's and a D12 or a 409 used to be my drum mic set.

And in answer to your question regarding KM184/84....

WAY SMOOTHER....sorry. They just are. ANd this is a case of that word perfectly representin whut it is. The KM184 is a killer snare mic.

anonymous Wed, 01/04/2006 - 18:35

stickers wrote: is there such thing as having too many mics?

Yup, and there's such a thing as too much sex, and too much partying :shock:
I dont think there is, unless you go to a studio and he has 12 SM57's. That's a bit much, IMHO
Just as long as they are different to some degree or another. I can see having 2 of each mic, but keep your mic collection so that you have alot of choice's for various sounds and instruments.
my 2 cents

Cucco Wed, 01/04/2006 - 23:53

Davedog wrote:
Theres no big old smoky tube powered thing either(the Rode K2 doesnt count)

Damn Dogg!!! Why you harshin on my K2? X-man and I are gonna have to take a road trip to the depressing-ass suburbs of greater Oregon and educate you on the finer things in life for $699!!!

:lol:

atlasproaudio Thu, 01/05/2006 - 17:15

stickers wrote: is there such thing as having too many mics?

Only when you have 4 of everything.

To the original poster, from your list I just don't see very many "sexy" mics, like high quality tube LDCs, you have more than enough mics to do any job. At this point it's coming to adding higher dollar mics, but if you aren't charging top dollar studio rates, $80/hour+ then you are fine with what you have.

FWIW, I'd rather have less microphones of higher quality than more microphones of lesser quality. As an example, here is my mic locker, I could probably get by with 70% of this list, but the stuff I would keep would be the medium to high dollar mics (to me medium price would be around $1500).

(1) Telefunken/Neumann tube U47
(2) Neumann SM69 FET (stereo FET U67)
(3) Neumann KM-84
(1) Neumann KM-88 (FET KM56)
(2) Neumann KM-86 (triple pattern KM84)
(2) Schoeps CMC64 Stereo Cardiod Pair
(2) Soundelux U195s
(1) Soundelux tube E49
(2) Soundelux tube U99b
(1) Soundelux tube E47
(1) Soundelux e250
(1) Soundelux ELUX 251
(2) Soundelux ifet7 (like Neumann FET47)
(1) Microtech Gefell tube M92.1S
(2) Microtech Gefell M300
(2) Microtech Gefell M930
(2) Josephson C42
(2) Josephson e22S
(2) Charter Oak SA538
(1) Charter Oak SA538B
(2) Royer 121 Ribbon
(2) Royer 122 Ribbon
(1) Royer SF-12 (Stereo Ribbon)
(2) AEA R84 Ribbon (RCA77 Recreation)
(1) AEA R92 Ribbon
(3) Neumann TLM-103
(2) Neumann KM-184
(2) Sennheiser MD421 II
(2) Sennheiser E609 Silver
(4) Sennheiser E604
(2) ADK ST-C
(2) ADK TC
(1) AKG 414 TL-II
(1) AKG D-112
(1) Shure SM-7B
(4) Shure SM-57

Davedog Thu, 01/05/2006 - 19:28

DAMN Nathan...thats just sick........

Jeremy...dont get me wrong, I'm not harshin of the K2. Its on my list....What I was referrin to was as Nathan suggested.....There's no sexy mics....big old tubey driven things ....ya know?

But if ya'lls want to come on up, I know where they make the best beer in town!

I have my eye on an original Rode Classic. Perfect. Its got a few hours on it ....from a guy who simply has more money than sense...one of those spot-it-buy-it guys.....I dont know if I can get my cash together for it but would turn you or some mic lover on to it......email me.....

Cucco Fri, 01/06/2006 - 06:03

Davedog wrote: DAMN Nathan...thats just sick........

Yeah, but I have it on good authority that Nathan sleeps around with other studio engineers to get those mics... :lol:

Davedog wrote:
Jeremy...dont get me wrong, I'm not harshin of the K2. Its on my list....What I was referrin to was as Nathan suggested.....There's no sexy mics....big old tubey driven things ....ya know?

Ah, so young Australians are less sexy than old Germans....I have to remember that one.

Davedog wrote:
But if ya'lls want to come on up, I know where they make the best beer in town!

Sounds like a plan. I'm making a map of the best places in the US to get good microbrews.

I've already got the following places mapped out:
Kansas City, MO
Wash DC
Chicago
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
New Jersey
Miami

I wouldn't mind adding the Pacific Northwest to the list.

anonymous Sat, 01/07/2006 - 05:51

atlasproaudio wrote: [quote=stickers]is there such thing as having too many mics?

(1) Telefunken/Neumann tube U47
(2) Neumann SM69 FET (stereo FET U67)
(3) Neumann KM-84
(1) Neumann KM-88 (FET KM56)
(2) Neumann KM-86 (triple pattern KM84)
(2) Schoeps CMC64 Stereo Cardiod Pair
(2) Soundelux U195s
(1) Soundelux tube E49
(2) Soundelux tube U99b
(1) Soundelux tube E47
(1) Soundelux e250
(1) Soundelux ELUX 251
(2) Soundelux ifet7 (like Neumann FET47)
(1) Microtech Gefell tube M92.1S
(2) Microtech Gefell M300
(2) Microtech Gefell M930
(2) Josephson C42
(2) Josephson e22S
(2) Charter Oak SA538
(1) Charter Oak SA538B
(2) Royer 121 Ribbon
(2) Royer 122 Ribbon
(1) Royer SF-12 (Stereo Ribbon)
(2) AEA R84 Ribbon (RCA77 Recreation)
(1) AEA R92 Ribbon
(3) Neumann TLM-103
(2) Neumann KM-184
(2) Sennheiser MD421 II
(2) Sennheiser E609 Silver
(4) Sennheiser E604
(2) ADK ST-C
(2) ADK TC
(1) AKG 414 TL-II
(1) AKG D-112
(1) Shure SM-7B
(4) Shure SM-57

Oh Atlas, now you're just showing off! It's okay, I'm jealous! :shock:

Cucco Wed, 02/15/2006 - 09:17

redbort wrote: you guys are gear whores! whores and i love it!
so back to the original topic: U87 or Lawsom L47mp?
or is that a new thread all together
i'll go do some reading

Lawson...
More predictable and just a damn fine mic in general.

It and the 87 though are completely different mics - nowhere close to the same sound.

redbort Thu, 02/16/2006 - 18:26

i like your aversion to neiwmenn
i think i'm gonna hold the fort and pass on the big M
got two HM1's in the mail today, try them out on saturday
and ive got two alice comming in the mail
(too bad he couldn't get me a stereo one though....)
i think i'm gonna splurge on the lawson
Gold plated, drooll....
could it really be worth it to get all the extra capsuls?
more reading

JWL Sat, 02/25/2006 - 12:11

I'd say to the original poster that your mic cabinet has most bases covered, though any gaps would likely be a good ribbon mic and, as others have said, a "sexy name tube mic."

Having said that, if you can't get good sounds given your current mic cabinet, you're doing something wrong....

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