here's a list:

Sennheiser e835
Audix om2
AKG d5
Audio-Technica atm410

who has used them? what do you like and dislike about each one?

i'll voice my input once i see a few responses. thanks!

Hello everyone! First off, I hope this is the right section to post this, if not I apologize.

Now then...
I have searched everywhere and I cannot find out how to set up two USB mics to record at once but with two different levels.

Software I have to record are...
- Sony Vegas and Sony Sound Forge
- Reaper
- Audacity

I'm interested in seeing what other peoples favorite mics are and why. I am slowly building my tool kit of recording gear and the more I can have that can be best for certain situations, I'm sure will help me out a bunch. Let me know what you guys think, I'm just curious :)

It's a bit interesting at least.

Just bought one of those snare/tom mics with a short stand off a guy for 20 bucks. Are they any good? They seemed to sell for like 350 new for the kit of 4 mics and they are built and look similar to the ATM line {like tanks}. I might buy the rest of the kit off of him if I like. Thought I couldnt really beat the price i am on a very very tight budget.

Alright, there is some technical stuff I would very much like to understand, but the information I've found so far doesn't seem to do any one explanation justice. I'm going to use Audio-Technica mics as sort of the reference for examples here, as the AT's and Blue Mics comprise all of what I own in the condenser world.

Hi gang, my band is going to do a "live off the floor" demo session in my basement (24x15ft and low ceiling). Drums and amps will be in the same room. I may do just scratch tracks live for the vox and retrack them later when things are quiet.

can this work for what we need

situation guest mic in sancuary + sound room mic wanted on same channel dont care about seprate vols for ether just want to keep both connected one mic has a on/off other does not

soundroom mic is used to talk to sanc. from the room and also for small recordings for intros/outros

wanting to use

XLR Male - Dual XLR Female

Im going to take my first stab at recording vocals and I've gone through all the tips and stuff which were great but I was wondering how you guys would go about using this stuff, Im going for clean but hard rock vocals. Here's some sample music Ill be recording vocals for:
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What it do

microphones i have four...
Shure SM58
Shure PG 48
MXL 990
MXL Condenosr Mic 991

I have two tripod micstands with booms that i can use for over heads if need be, one low profile mike, and one generic mic stand

I'm plugging the mics into a firepod that is going to record in logice express 8