What's in YOUR mic locker???

[slowjett]

These seem to get me by;

3x sm57
1x sm7b
1x Audix i-5
4x Joe Meek JM27 (1 pair modded)
2x Naiant XQ
1x sm58
1x ev n/d 868
1x AKG d110
1x SP b1
2x ADK hamburg
4x Octava MK-012
2-3x random dynamics

Would really like to get some ribbons, tube mics. But we just bought a house. So looks like a no go.

p.s. Page 2 owned

[silence2-38554]

Shure SM7B
Pacific Pro Audio LD3 (tube condenser)
Pacific Pro Audio R2 (stereo ribbon)
MXL 993 (x2)
Apex 220 measurement mic
Shure SM57 (x2)
Shure Beta 57
Sennheiser e609
Sennheiser e935
ElectroVoice RE15
ElectroVoice 635A (x2)
Audix D6
Samson C02

[soul&folk]

LDCs
Studio Projects B1
Studio Projects B3
Studio Projects TB1

SDCs
a pair of Superlux S241 (very,very nice mics! why don't more people use these?)
a pair of radio shack 33-3307 battery powered SDCs (put 2 camera batteries in each and they're not too shabby)

Dynamics
Unidyne III
Sennheiser E835
Heil PR30


Drum mics
ATM25 for bass (and micing bass amps)
AT25pro for floor tom
a pair of Audix D2 for ride toms (also ok for harmonica)
ATM23HE on snare (smaller than the unidyne III/sm57 but a bit darker) (I've used this for harmonica as well)

Ribbon Mic
Nady RSM-4

PZM
A pair of Crown PZM from Radio Shack

Wish List
AT4050 to replace my SP B3
RE20
Kel Audio HM7
a pair of Kel Audio HM1

[KeithMoonwannabe]

Currently:

1 AUDIO TECHNICA ATM250
2 CAD M177 LDC
1 SHURE SM57
2 SENNHEISER E609
1 SENNHEISER E945

I have access to several others (friends with studios, friends that are just gear nerds like me, etc.)

coming soon (or I hope so):

2 APEX 185 Ultimate Oktavamod SDC
1 HEIL PR-40 LDD
a colorful LDC for male vocals (Blue Baby Bottle, AT4047, or KEL HM7u)
2 N/D767a or ATM610 (maybe even AE6100 if I can swing it)

coming later:

more SM57
MD421
RE20
SM7
you know more of the standards that are always nice to have around

[jd_]

No locker yet.

1 x AKG 414 XLII
1 x AT3035
2 x Oktava MK-012
2 x SE1
1 x SE3
5 x SM57
1 x Beta52
1 x Beta57
1 x Beta58
1 x SM58

Coming soon (I wish)

2 x 421
2 x 441
1 x D112
1 x U87
2 x 414 XLS/ULS/EB

[bibleboy3]

I just added a sterling audio ST51

[fragchamp]

Originally Posted by bibleboy3

RODE NT1000 doesn’t even make a great door stop
Bill

Could you elaborate?

I have an NTK.

[bibleboy3]

Originally Posted by fragchamp

Could you elaborate?

I have an NTK.

sounds muddy / muffled no matter what pre I use


Bill

[KeithMoonwannabe]

Originally Posted by bibleboy3

sounds muddy / muffled no matter what pre I use


Bill

The affordable RODE mics I've used don't work on my voice so I'm not a fan. They are nice solid mics though. The NTK was the best but when I was looking for a tube condenser I went with a GT66 instead I liked it a lot better.

[peterwild]

matched pairs

Royer SF-1
Earthworks SR-30
Sennheiser 8020
DIY AKG C-12

single

B52A
SM57
Green bullet
Philips LBB9050 (don't know what it is made for, but nice lofi sound)
Mikrofon LBB-9050/05 (LBB9050/05) Radio Philips - Österr

(and Sony PCM-D1)

[NickHiebert]

Audio Technica AT4050 Multi-Pattern Vocal Mic
Audix D6 Kick-Drum Mic
Audix D2 Instrument Mics (2)
Audix D4 Bass Instrument Mic
Audix ADX51 Pencil Condenser (2)
Audix i5 Instrument/Vocal Mic
Shure Beta91 Kick-Drum Condenser
Shure SM-57 Instrument Mic (2)
Apex 185 Pencil Condenser (2)

[wretchasketch]

414b xls (2)
mk012 (2)
sm7b
sm57 (2)
octavamod apex 205 ribbon...great mic, but ribbon needs retensioned

I've sold recently
v69m
cad m179 (good mic, but redundant with the two 414's)

For sale
ST31

For stage use
Samson C01

[gehauser]

LDC:
(1) AT4047
(1) AT3035
(1) NT-1a
(1) SP B3
(1) M179
(1) MK319 (mod)

SDC:
(1) MXL604
(2) CEMC6
(2) SM81
(1) EMM-6

DYNAMIC:
(1) SM7B
(1) SM57
(1) SM58

[A2D]

6x sm57
2x sm58
2x pg81
Beta 52
2x fat head 2
sm7
d112
Neumann tlm103
AKG 414
AkG D770
Blue- Ball
2x Apex430
2x MXL 770
ATM 125

[RKMusic]

It looks like I'm low of the low end for now...

(1) CAD M179
(1) Shure SM58

[Aarhus Lydstudie]

Nothing fancy here, but a lot of great work horses:

Neumann: M149, TLM103
AKG: C12 VR with NOS tube, D112 (x2), C451 EB (x2), C451 B (x2)
Royer Labs: R-121
B&O: BM5 stereo ribbon microphone
Shure: PG52, SM57 (x4), SM58 (x2)
Beyer: M55
Beyerdynamic: M88 TG
Sennheiser: MD-21 (x2), MD-421 (x5) (3 vintage, 2 new), MD-441
ADK: A-51ST
Placid Audio: Copperphone
Yamaha: Subkick

[Obitheincredible]

Originally Posted by RKMusic

It looks like I'm low of the low end for now...

(1) CAD M179
(1) Shure SM58

Man I keep hearing about these CAD m177's and M179's. I want a set of either!

[Slikjmuzik]

Here's most of mine. Taken off the gearlist on my myspace page.

MicsSP T3 - Hot Rodded with NOS 1960's Telefunken Ribbed Plate 12ax7
Soundelux U99 (Neumann U67 copy)
SP C1 - Solid State (2)
M-Audio Pulsar II (matched pair)
JoeMeek JM27 (matched pair)
DrumDial Trigger Kit with Trigger Guard
AKG D112
Heil PR30
Shure Beta 91
Shure Beta 52
Shure SM7b
Shure Beta 57(original slotted grill)
Shure Beta 58 (2)
Shure SM57 (4)
Shure SM58 (2)
EV ND767
Audix I5 (3)
Audix OM2 (3)
Audio Technica AE4100
Audio Technica ATM29HE (2)
Karma Audio Micro-condensers (7)
Karma Audio K6 Ribbon Mic
Phoenix Audio DV-808 (Kick drum/floor tom mic)
Phoenix Audio DV-141a (tom mic)
Phoenix Audio DV-105b (tom mic)
Phoenix Audio DV-84 (small diaphragm condensers)
Samson Q - Kick
MXL 990
MXL 993 (2)

[Iggy Poop]

Blue Blueberry
Blue Dragonfly (x2)
Blue Bluebird
AKG C3000b
Sm7b
Sm57 (x4)
Sennheiser MD421 (x2)
Sennheiser MD441
Sennheiser e906 (x2)
Sennheiser e914
Audix ADX51
Audix D6
Audix i5 (x3)

and the new Binford 5000 Deluxe High Power Super Ultramatool 6100 (arr arr)

[Cameron Johnson]

A little mix of my own:

Rode NT1A (2)
Apex 180 (2)
Shure SM57 (2)
Shure SM58 (2)
Shure Beta 52
Shure PG52
Sennheiser e604 (2)
Sennheiser MD421
Superlux PRA218A
Superlux PRA218B
AT - ATM29HE
Audix D3
etc...

Nothing impressive, but it lets me get my job done :o)
-Cam

[Don Hearl]

In order of frequency of use and by function:

Pearlman TM 1 (Vox)
Shure SM7b (vox)
(2) Cascade Fathead II (Lundahl) (Guitar amps, front of kit)
AT4047 (Acoustic guitar, misc)
(2) KEL HM-1 (OHs)
(2) AT4050 (OHs)
Audix D6 (kick, bass cab)
(2) SM57 (snare, top bottom)
AT Pro 37r (banjo, mando, live use)
Oktava small condenser (toms, acoustic instruments)
AKG C3000 (wacky sounds)

Pretty basic stuff. Pretty happy with my sounds.

[brooklynhero]

CAD M179 Pair
EV RE20
Audix i5
OktavaMod MK012

[TornadoTed]

LDC

Neumann U87
CAD M179 (x4)
Modded Apex 460 with Peluso capsules (x2)
Kel HM7U

SDC

Schoeps CMC6/Mk4 (x2)
Naiant QX (x2)

DYNAMIC

AKG D112
EV RE20
AKG 202
Shure SM58
Shure SM57 (x3)
Beyer M201 (x2)
Beyer M88 (x2)
Senheisser MD421 (x3)

RIBBON

Beyer M160

PZM

Crown PZM30D

I'm hoping to add a U47 clone, another M160 and a pair of Beyer M930 this year.

[aclarson]

Pretty weak right now, working on it:

Shure SM57 (4)
Studio Projects B1
AKG D112
Studio Projects C4 (pair)
MXL 990
Audix OM-2 (4)

My next ones will be:

Shure SM7
Apex 460 - for modding (C12 clone)
NADY TCM1050 - for modding (U47 clone)
CAD M179
Cascade Fathead or possibly a modded Apex 205

[BudgetMC]

Dynamics
SM57 x3
SM58
Blue Ball
EV RE-11
EV RE-18
EV DS-35 (2 - Matched Pair)
EV Raven
AT Pro2 AX x2
CAD KBM 12
Mystery Cheapo Dynamics -- almost a drawer Full! They keep coming free with mic stands... or maybe they just breed in the drawer...

Condensors
Rode NT-1 (Aussie)
Nady SCM 900 x2 (bought for $99 each in 1999 when that seemed like a "never to be replicated super fabulous deal!!!!)
MXL V67g
MCA SP-1
AKG C-1000 (Austrian)
AT Pro70 (Lav)
Blue Bluebird
Naiant MSH-2 (Pair)
CAD GXL-3000 (Pair)
CAD/ASTATIC CTM1000a (Pair)
MXL 960 (With Peluso CK-89s Capsule)
JolyMod MK-319 (PE/FD)
TNC-1200 (pair)

Other Stuff
Realistic PZM x2
Cascade Fathead II Ribbon.
Carbon element (old phone) mic built into a PBR Tall Boy -- killer for harp! And man does it look cool.

[David Essig]

SE R-1 Ribbon Mic

BLUE Baby Bottle Condenser Mic

RODE K-2 Large Diaphragm Tube Mic: matched pair

RODE NT2-A Large Diaphragm Condenser Mic

RODE NT1 Large Diaphragm Condenser Mics: matched pair

RODE NT5 Condenser Mics: matched pair

ADK 51SC Condenser Mics: matched pair

AKG D112 Dynamic Bass Drum Mic

AKG C411 Condenser Mic

SHURE SM58 Dynamic Mic

Sennheiser Binaural Microphone System

You'll see lots of matched pairs - I like to record as much as possible in stereo. My everyday go-to mics are the old Rode NT1's. They sound great on just about everything except female vocals.

[BenJah]

Ok I'll play

Condensors

Brauner Phantom C
Trion 8000 (modified with peluso capsule)
AT AE3000
AT2020
Avenson ST0-2 Omnis (pair
Josephson c-42 (pair)
SM91

Dynamics

Sm57 x2
Sm58
SM7b
Heil PR-40
AKG D112
Akg D14s
Audix i5
Some other weird cheap trashy mics

Ribbons

B&0 Bm5 with bx mod
Nady ribbon mic

[HeavyG]

Originally Posted by peterwild

matched pairs

Royer SF-1
Earthworks SR-30
Sennheiser 8020
DIY AKG C-12

single

B52A
SM57
Green bullet
Philips LBB9050 (don't know what it is made for, but nice lofi sound)
Mikrofon LBB-9050/05 (LBB9050/05) Radio Philips - Österr

(and Sony PCM-D1)

Did I mention that I LOVE the Shure Green Bullet?...my harp player (who also sings) used his Bullet for vocals at our last gig due to equipment setup (we went minimal with just a few little amps)...and it had this cool, old school lofi vibe. That is such a cool mic...with a one of a kind character.

[Phrygian]

Condensers

Telefunken AK47
Neumann TLM 103
Rode NTK
Rode NT1000
Apex 430
CAD GXL 1200 (x2)

Ribbon

Shiny Box 46MX Ribbon

Dynamics

Blue Ball (x2)
Sennheiser MD-421 (x2)
Sennheiser e945
Audix D6
Audix i5
Shure SM57 (x10)
Shure SM58 (x4)
Shure PG52

[peterwild]

Originally Posted by HeavyG

Did I mention that I LOVE the Shure Green Bullet?...my harp player (who also sings) used his Bullet for vocals

me too. I use it mostly for my lofi/fx vocals