What kind of studio mic should I be looking to get? I am talking about quality professional mics not average mics.
There are many out there and I have been comparing but what do you think? :confused:

anyone heard or saw it at AES last week?
impressions?critiques?ideas?

ronnie :cool:

Has anyone else got a Mann MT-31 tube condenser mic?
I bought one about a month ago and I can't get enough of it. Every time I use it for something new I get even more impressed with it.
If anyone is looking for a good tube condenser at a great price, check it out. I paid $800 Aussie so you would probably pick them up for about $350ish US.

Maybe some of you with more knowledge about a/d converters can help me out here. Is there any amount of delay in the analog to digital process on converters (just the conversion itself... not "latency" as it applies to DAW's)? And if so, would this vary from one Manufacturer's box to another? The reason I ask is this:

I'm planning to upgrade a small Adat-Mackie-Studio.

(I'm not the owner, I only use the rooms. I don't want to buy Adats and 8bus-Mackie, but I can use it.)

I need some opinions about te following preamps:

I'm looking for 2 mic connectors for old-style Gefell MV692 mic bodies. It is a 7-pin (not 6 pin) Tuchel-style connector with a very coarse thread.

I can't seem to find them anywhere. Gefell have not returned my emails. G-prime doesn't have any, nor does Korby or Bill Bradley. I've found a source for the 6 pin version, but the 7 pin style seems to be impossible to find.

It's an old RCA ribbon mic. It has a square brownish/charcoalish body. The RCA logo isn't the big red round one, it's square. The ribbon inside goes over the top and down the back. It seems to be a figure eight pattern but also has three switch positions (patterns? impedance? low cut? wha?).

I read about it here somewhere. I tried every kind of search with many combinations of what I thought were the key words but I can't find it! I kinda remember it but I want to have the original for reference. I want to try it at a session soon. Just as a side note I remember Niko Bola had 3 mics set up in Steve Jordan's loft in what I believe was a similar configuration. Coincidence?

I'm looking to buy some mics for home studio purposes (vocals, guitar,...) in a 8 channel HD-recording setup. I'm planning to use my Tascam 1508(?) for mic preamp's. I'd spend about $800 to get some mics. I can't afford the big bucks for getting a Neumann etc.

HI all!
I am planning to buy a new Large diaphragm Mic to my studio. I am thinking in a CAD E200 or the new RODE NTK. Here in Argentina prices are very different than in the rest of the world. For exaple, the CAD E 200 costs about U$S 800, and the RODE NTK is expected to cost about U$S 1.000.- and an AKG 414 is about USU 1.400.-