I am in the market for a different pair of overhead piano mic's, to use for FIELD RECORDING ie concerts etc.. I record acoustic piano jazz trio's on location. I am looking at Gefell, Josephsons or Beyer.

Would any of you have sound samples or recordings using these mic's on a grand piano?

Oxford Dynamics and EQ.
Compared against anything UAD offers, which I have, are they worth 2 to 2.5X ? 550 for the EQ seems pretty pricey, especially with no demo for me to try AFAIK (gave all the demo's a once over about 6 months ago), same with dynamics. Then again I have a buttload of compressors available to me with UAD and 3 cards to spare, but only 3 EQ's.

Hi all.
I am close to buying 2x U87 (old ones) and 2x Sennheiser 421. They are used, from a former pro-studio sale, reputable dealer. (£700 and £160 each respectively).

I've never bought second-hand mics before; is there anything I should specifically look out for and to avoid?

I need to quickly replace my Beyer M130 & M160 ribbon mics
(don't ask, just imagine why they need replacing)
anyhow i've never realized how difficult they are to track down

Does Full Compass ship to canada? (425$ each)
any other suggestions for good places to order these mics?

I'm in the market for some budget overheads mics. Looking to spend no more than $500 for the pair. They'll be used mainly for rock and blues music. I've got my eye on a pair of the Shinybox 23C's but the figure-8 pattern worries me cause my drum room ceiling is only 7.5' (2.28m). Do you think I could get away with it if the ceiling is treated for early reflections?

hey guys... how about if two mics are used to record a vocals... like mics of two different types... if you are like not in budget... suppose Sm58 for a bit body and low... and another condenser for much clearer response and then blend the vocals in together... how would that go... can anyone... wanna talk more abt this

ok so you're trapped on a dessert island and. nevermind,

if you could pick just one mic for the given price range, what would you have?

50-150usd

150-250usd

250-500usd

I have a friend/ engineer who wants to try this on a symphony orch in a Decca Tree configuration. He is, I think, new to classical recording. I am not, but I have little experience with ribbons in classical situations as mains- mostly because I am such a fan of top end that I prefer condensor's sound over anything 'duller'.

Hello all

I was wondering about mid sized mics. The DPAs that look like a capsule with a wire out the back (not the really tiny ones) and the Schoeps CCM compact mics spring to mind. Does anyone here think that these mics are compromised for the sake of size?

Cheers
John

Does anyone have any info on Lauten Audio Tube Mics? Supposedly they are making some killer tube cardioids for dirt cheap.

http://www.lautenaudio.com/