If you have used any of the CAD studio mic range I would love to hear what you thought of them, particularly the M9 and the M179. Are they better than RODE Classic II and the NTK?

Has anyone seen or heard about the new RODE mics that are coming out soon, the K2 and the NT2000? I have not heard anything about release dates as of yet, but they sure sound like they will be sweet! Nothing on their web site as of yet, just a small blurb in EQ magazine...

I was planning on using an octopre to add 8 chanels to my 002 rig via the optic, and dedicate these mainly to recording drums. The pre has built in compression/limiting and 48v phantom on each chanel. Is this a viable solution and if so what array of mics should I be looking at to cover the job properly?
I will only have about $1500.00 to play with though.

Any suggestions on some good overhead mics under $1000? RODE ? Oktava ? Shure? Thanks, guys.

Hey there everyone. I am looking to find a set of mics for drums that will be used mostly in live performances. If possible I would like to be able to use some or all of the gear for studio work to achieve studio quality results. All this on a $500 budget.

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Sorry there is a lot here, but you folks are my only hope for answering these questions:

What is the difference between Small and Large Diaphragm?

What is a good Maximum SPL for drum overhead condensers? Or rather, how do I calculate that? How about SPL for a guitar amp?

List your top ten favorite mics of all time. I will use newer models as a suggestion guide for the Review page. If you want to list older favorites that's cool too! Discuss . . Fats

Sorry there is a lot here, but you folks are my only hope for answering these questions:

What is the difference between Small and Large Diaphragm?

What is a good Maximum SPL for drum overhead condensers? Or rather, how do I calculate that? How about SPL for a guitar amp?

How about the AKG SoilidTube? Anyone pluses or minuses on that?

Some people have said that the GrooveTubes (Alesis) AM62 was good, but I've read people actually caome out in reviews and call it a noisy beast that's WAY more Alesis than GT. (And we all know how often reviewers really let a product get it that hard. MAkes me believe it.)

I am a newcomer to the recording world, and I am looking to get some great equipment, at a low cost. I have only 4 inputs on my mixing board so my goal is to find 4 mics that will be able to mic everything that I want (5-piece rock band).

On my list I think that I would include:

1 SM57
2 Condensers
1 Bass drum mic