The new classic utility mic...What's yours?

[matt thomas]

Josephson e22

matt

[edva]

Originally Posted by roonsbane

They aren't new, but for me my U89's. They have five patterns and are not too bright. They were some of my first mics, and I have recorded practically everything and anything with them. Most of the time with at least pretty darn good results. Rarely is it a fantastic pop vocal mic, but on the other hand they work very well on classical singers at a distance.
Cameron

Excellent mics, sound so good slightly off source, not close-mic'ed, which in turn generally makes better recordings. Love these things, but would classify them high-end, not utility.
Utility mic? For me, that's a good old 421. certainly not the best, but will work in a pinch on anything, and very reliable. Utility.

[Jack Luminous]

MD441. They're forgiving and work for a lot of things...

[DirkB]

Soundelux 195, MD441, R-121.

Use them on everything (allthough the R-121 less on vocals).

Greetings,
Dirk

[MickeyMassacre]

between the RE20 and the C12vr at the moment.

[jgimbel]

AT4050 and SM7b. The RE20 is newer to my mic locker and I've loved it everywhere I've put it but I haven't tried it as much as I'd like before really calling it my new utility mic. I've got a 441 on the way too, we'll see what that does for me - glad to see it mentioned so many times here! Hoping it kicks the SM57's ass on snare, I don't love that on every snare.

[Elof]

U89 always delivers for me on any source, and it´s still in production.