Hi all

Last saturday I did a FOH job in a theatre for a well known jazz band.

They had rented a number of small Sanken microphones, I guess CU31 or 32 as I found out from the sanken website http://rtg.ch/sanken.htm and IMO they did a very good job on grand piano, clarinets and drum OH's.

Hi,
I have a project studio and am starting to invest in microphones. I have the basics, a 57, a 58. Can anyone suggest three to four mics that are "must haves". Along with my 57 and 58, I was thinking of maybe an AKGC3000, or AKG414. Any other sugesstions. Thanks.

I'm looking at purchasing a mic solely for vocals. I've had some experience with U89s, U87s, TLM140, Geffals etc. recording in other studios (with great results), but as I am buying this for my own studio I want to make sure I purchase something amazing (as I'll probably only start with 1 mic). After a bit of research the options I have so far are M129, Manley Reference and Brauner VM1.