The Remote Possibilities Mic Locker List

[Remoteness]

Well, there are a lot of threads about mic lockers, but I don't believe I've seen one dedicated to the location recording folks.

I know there are some very serious mic collections out there and, this is a good time to show us your stuff.
Pictures are always awesome, so show them proudly.

Here's my current mic & DI collection...

AKG:
(2) C414TLII matched stereo pair,
(6) C414BULS,
(2) 414EB,
(4) C460BULS,
(2) C391B,
(4) C451EB,
(2) C451E,
(3) C747,
(1) C568EB,
(2) D12.

AUDIO TECHNICA:
(2) AT4050/CM5
(2) AT4060
(4) ATM75 cardioid headset microphones
(4) ATPRO8HEX high energy headset microphones.

B + K / DPA:
(2) 4011,
(2) 4006.

BEYER:
(1) MC740,
(8) M160,
(3) M260,
(2) M260NC,
(4) M88,
(1) M500,
(6) M424,
(1) MC736PV,
(1) MCE6.

BSS:
(8) AR116 active direct boxes.

CASCADE:
(2) FAT HEAD

COLES:
(2) 4038 studio ribbon,
(2) 4104B noise cancelling commentator's ribbon.

CROWN:
(2) PZM31S.

EV:
(4) RE20,
(1) RE50,
(1) RE50B,
(3) 635A.

KLARK TEKNIK:
(8) LBB100 active direct boxes.

MILAB:
(6) VIP50,
(6) DC96B,
(2) DC196,
(1) XY82 stereo xy mic.

NEUMANN:
(2) M149,
(3) TLM170,
(2) TLM127,
(4) TLM102,
(14) TLM103,
(2) TLM49,
(2) TLM67,
(8) KMS105,
(4) KMS104,
(6) KM140,
(2) U87,
(3) KM86,
(1) KM84,
(1) KMR82,
(2) BCM104,
(1) N48R2.

RAMSA:
(1) WM8100.

REALISTIC:
(6) PZM.

RETROSPEC INC.:
(4) JUICE BOX tube direct box.

ROYER LABS:
(2) R121.

SENNHEISER:
(4) MD441,
(9) MD431,
(13) MD421,
(1) MD421MKII,
(6) MD409,
(2) MD211,
(2) MKE44P,
(4) MKH8020,
(4) MKH8040,
(4) MKH8060,
(2) MKH8070,
(13) MKH416,
(4) E906,
(4) E965,
(2) E602,
(6) E604,
(4) E608,
(4) E609,
(2) ME88 w/K3,
(2) ME80 w/K3,
(1) EM 2003 MIKROPORT DIVERSITY RECEIVER w/ SK 2012-90 TRANSMITTER.

SHURE:
(2) KSM32SP,
(8) SM98,
(1) SM91,
(1) SM85,
(2) SM81,
(2) SM7A,
(4) SM59,
(12) SM58,
(12) SM57,
(1) 548SD.

SONY:
(2) ECM50.

WHIRLWIND:
(2) HOT BOX active direct boxes,
(2) DIRECTOR2 JT stereo direct box with Jensen transformers,
(8) DIRECTOR2 stereo direct boxes,
(4) DIRECTORS direct boxes,
(10) IMP2 direct boxes,
(2) PA1 stereo headphone amp,
(2) MD1 portable mic to line driver with headphone amp,
(3) QBOX mic/line tester/tone generator/mic,
(4) LINE BALANCER/SPLITTER /ISOLATOR.

[John Willett]

Nice mic. set Remoteness.

Here is my updated list:-

Sennheiser
2 x MKH 800
2 x MKH 20
2 x MKH 30
2 x MKH 40
2 x MKH 8020 *
2 x MKH 8040
2 x MZD 8000 *
1 x MKH 800 TWIN **
2 x MKH 816F
1 x MD 421
1 x MD 431
1 x MD 441
1 x MKE 66

Neumann
1 x TLM 103
2 x GFM 132 (boundary mic.)
2 x KM-D
2 x KK 183-D
2 x KK 131-D
1 x DMI-2
1 x KMR 81i mt

AKG
1 x C 452 / CK1 / VR1
1 x D 12
1 x D 190

Beyerdynamic
2 x M 67N

Calrec
2 x C 2050

MB
Jecklin Disk (modified for use with MKH 20s)

Rycote
Full stero basket windshield kit with ConnBox for MKH 30/40 MS pair
Softie for KMR 81i
Loads of InVision mounts for SDCs


I'm sure there are still others I have forgotten, though.



Key
* = coming soon
** = top of wish list

[jjblair]

Steve, I wished I'd had Elroy for the last live record I recorded! What a nice truck!

Wow, what perfect mic selection for location recording. Cool beans.

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by jjblair

Steve, I wished I'd had Elroy for the last live record I recorded! What a nice truck!

Wow, what perfect mic selection for location recording. Cool beans.

Thanks!

[seaneldon]

Originally Posted by jjblair

Steve, I wished I'd had Elroy for the last live record I recorded! What a nice truck!

Wow, what perfect mic selection for location recording. Cool beans.

Being inside Elroy is even cooler than looking at it. The patchbay size and layout = most impressive thing I've ever seen. Steve is a madman.

[joelpatterson]

Hey, you guys have got it all wrong, less is more!

For the kind of chorus/orchestra/piano stuff I do mostly, I seldom set up more than six or eight mics, and they'd be pairs of:

Earthworks QTC-30's
M-Audio Sputnik's
Groove Tubes GT-55's
Avant CK 1's or a CK-40
CAD 7000's
MXL V57M's

and even the lowly GXL 2200 has a place here and there.

I hope this gives a renewed sense of vigor to the humblest amongst us.


You are not alone!

[d_fu]

1 x Sennheiser MKH 80
1 x Sennheiser MKH 50
3 x Sennheiser MKH 40
2 x Sennheiser MKH 406, predecessor of the 40
2 x Neumann KM 131 (free-field omni, AB pair)
1 x Neumann KM 140
3 x Beyerdynamic MCD 100 (first generation digital mic, ca. 1996)
3 x Beyerdynamic MC 803 cardioid
3 x Beyerdynamic MC 805 hyper
4 x Beyerdynamic MC 801 omni
4 x Beyerdynamic MC 723
1 x Beyerdynamic MC 716 (shotgun)
2 x AKG C 460 (modified by Jim Williams) / CK 62 ULS DF
2 x AKG C 480 / CK 61 with nice extension tubes for the capsules...
2 x AKG C 460 / CK 63
4 x AKG C 414; 1 EB P48, 1 B-ULS, 2 B-TL (not TL II), great pair
2 x AKG C 451 / CK 3
1 x Audix M1290HC Micromic, another one (cardioid) coming.
1 x MBHO MBC 410
1 x MXL V77 (my sole tube mic... Not bad...)
1 x MXL 2003
2 x BPM CR-4 N


Not used in recordings, but available for rare PA purposes etc.:
2 x Beyer M 201
1 x Shure SM 57
1 x Shure SM 94
1 x Beyerdynamic M300
3 x BPM CR-79
1 x MXL 2001

[matyas]

Originally Posted by joelpatterson

Hey, you guys have got it all wrong, less is more!

For the kind of chorus/orchestra/piano stuff I do mostly, I seldom set up more than six or eight mics, and they'd be pairs of:

Earthworks QTC-30's
M-Audio Sputnik's
Groove Tubes GT-55's
Avant CK 1's or a CK-40
CAD 7000's
MXL V57M's

and even the lowly GXL 2200 has a place here and there.

I hope this gives a renewed sense of vigor to the humblest amongst us.


You are not alone!

Well, Joel, you own more mics than me. I've got:
Oktava MC-012 (matched pair)
AKG C414 (matched pair)
SM-57
EV 664

The two dynamics rarely get used on remote gigs.

[Remoteness]

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Originally Posted by joelpatterson

Hey, you guys have got it all wrong, less is more!

For the kind of chorus/orchestra/piano stuff I do mostly, I seldom set up more than six or eight mics, and they'd be pairs of:

Earthworks QTC-30's
M-Audio Sputnik's
Groove Tubes GT-55's
Avant CK 1's or a CK-40
CAD 7000's
MXL V57M's

and even the lowly GXL 2200 has a place here and there.

I hope this gives a renewed sense of vigor to the humblest amongst us.


You are not alone!

[leddy]

I only record my own gigs for the most part, but here's what I have:

Beyer:
MC930 (2)
M160
M130 (2)
M88
M201

Avenson
STO (2)

Shure
Beta 98 HC
SM58

Oktava
MC012 (3) omnis & cards

EV
RE20
635a

[jnorman]

ha - sold my schoeps cmc64s, sold my DPA 4006s, sold my DPA 4011s, sold my AKG C$60s and C480s, sold my km184s, sold my royer r-121s, sold my coles 4038s. the only mics i currently have are:

2x - KM140
2x - DPA 4061

so far i havent run into anything i couldnt do with those 4 mics - but, all i do these days is small ensemble chamber stuff. it is quite liberating to have such a small kit these days :-) of course, i cant stop jonesing for a pair of tlm170s and maybe some schoeps cmc62s or km131s. oh well...

[David Spearritt]

This is a chest beating thread if ever there was one.

(1) AKG C426B Stereo
(2) AKG C414B-TL II
(1) AT 4033
(2) AT 4040
(2) Coles 4040 Ribbons
(2) DPA 4003 Matched Pair
(2) DPA 4006TL
(2) Neumann M150
(2) Neumann KM130
(2) Neumann KM120
(3) Neumann KM184
(1) Neumann USM 69 Stereo
(1) Royer SF24 Stereo
(9) Schoeps CMC5
(4) Schoeps MK4
(2) Schoeps MK21
(2) Schoeps MK2S
(3) Schoeps MK8
(1) Schoeps MK41
(1) Schoeps Active Tube

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[fifthcircle]

Steve... That's all you got??? I'm disappointed in you

OK- might as well join in:

4- B&K 4006
2- Schoeps CMC5MK2
2- Schoeps CMC5MK5 (Actually Studer branded)
2- Schoeps CMC6MK4
1- AKG 422
1- AKG 426
1- Royer SF-24
1- Schoeps CMTS301
2- Microtech Gefell M930
2- Sanken CU31
1- Sanken CUB-01
2- Sennheiser MKH40
2- Sennheiser MKH8040
2- Josephson C42
1- Neumann KM84
2- Neumann KM140
1- SE Electronics Z3300a
2- Shure KSM44
2- Shure SM81
2- Shure SM96
2- AKG C535
3- Beyer M160
2- Beyer M88
2- Sennheiser MD441
1- AKG D112
4- EV ND 357
1- EV ND 367
1- Countryman FET85
1- Demeter Mono Tube Direct
1- ADL Stereo Tube Direct

[Remoteness]

You're right Ben...

I cannot believe my mic & DI inventory is under 400 mics.
I guess I'm really not a true Gearslut and that's a crying shame.

[huub]

(4) b&k 4006
(20) dpa 4060
(50) sennheiser 416
(4) sennheiser 816
(2) sennheiser mhk70
(4) dpa shotguns
(40) neumann km140
(6) neumann km145
(6) neuman km131
(4) akg 414 b-uls
(20) sennheiser md431mkII
(2) crown pcc phase coherent cardiod
(25) sennheiser 5000 series radio handhelds and beltpacks (with mke2 mics)

and a bunch more..

I win in quantity

[mpdonahue]

Quick look at the rental list gives me this:

AEA
2 AEA R84
AKG
2 414-TLII
6 C535
BEYER
2 M88
4 M101
2 M130
2 M160
B&K (DPA)
14 4006 TL
9 4011
4 4015
8 4060
3 4065
2 4066
COLES
4 4038
LECTRO
2 Model 200 C
NEUMANN
9 TLM-50S (SM LF Mod)
4 TLM-170
6 TLM-193
1 TLM 103
7 KM-130
4 KM-131
26 KM-140
4 KM-143
3 KM-145
6 M50c (With custom Blue or original Neumann PSU)
6 M49c (With custom Blue or original Neumann PSU) (Fixed Cardoid upon request for better noise performance)
2 KM Series Active tubes
10 Active extension cables (With and without Lemo connectors)
SANKEN
2 CU-41
SCHOEPS
5 CMC-6/MK2
6 CMC-6/MK2H
4 CMC-6/MK2S
8 CMC-6/MK21
8 CMC-6/MK4V
9 CMC-6/MK41
6 CMC-6/MK5
2 CMC-6/MK8
5 CMC-6/BLM 3
10 CMC-XT preamp
2 M222
12 RC 1200/700
18 Collette Cables
40 Collette Stands/bases
SENNHEISER
2 MD 421
5 MKH-800
2 MKH-8040
SHURE
1 SM57
1 SM58
1 KSM141

A quick look at the Shure mics makes me remember a quote from an old house guy I once ran into-" We got both kinds of mics, 57's and 58's......."

-mark

[John Willett]

Originally Posted by joelpatterson

Hey, you guys have got it all wrong, less is more!

For the kind of chorus/orchestra/piano stuff I do mostly, I seldom set up more than six or eight mics, and they'd be pairs of:

Earthworks QTC-30's
M-Audio Sputnik's
Groove Tubes GT-55's
Avant CK 1's or a CK-40
CAD 7000's
MXL V57M's

and even the lowly GXL 2200 has a place here and there.

I hope this gives a renewed sense of vigor to the humblest amongst us.


You are not alone!

Actually - although I have a reasonable mic. list - it's not often that I use more than two at once.

[jnorman]

whoa - this is almost embarassing. some of youse guys are clearly set up to record the combined andromeda-milky way galactic orchestras... "and there i stood with my piccolo"

[hughesmr]

Quality, not quantity!! Here's mine:

2 x Schoeps CMC6-MK2S
2 x Schoeps CMC6-MK21
2 x Gefell M300
2 x Sennheiser MKH8020

Wish list: matched pair of condenser fig8s ... maybe Sennheiser is working on those for the new MKH line? Me hopes!

[John Willett]

Originally Posted by hughesmr

Wish list: matched pair of condenser fig8s ... maybe Sennheiser is working on those for the new MKH line? Me hopes!

Same here - they are definitely on the "to do" list for the MKH 8000 series.

I am pressing Sennheiser to get them out as soon as they can.

[jnorman]

hi john - will your application for the fig 8s be MS or blumlein? not for spots, i assume...

[Rick Sutton]

I have access to my studio mics including 4 km84s, 2 Schoeps, 2 Royers etc. that are used on a "as needed" basis and the mics that are permanently assigned to remote use are 5 Shure SM81's and 3 Sennheiser E935. I only do small remotes that require 6-10 mics at most, several choir projects each year, piano remotes and acoustic music concerts for folk/roots musicians.

[Remoteness]

Wow, 20 DPA 4060s - simply awesome!
Freakin' 50 Sennheiser MKH416s - over the top!
What only 4 Sennheiser 816s? No, they are great (true) shotgun mics.
I wiish I had a pair of those mics.

40 Neumann KM40s - I love the fact that you have multiple mics in play.

Do you like the Sennheiser MD431MKIIs? I have the originals and like them a lot.
The MD421 and MD421 MKII sound different to me with the original sounding much better. Is the MD431 MKII equal in sound quality to the original MD431?

Man, 25 Sennheiser 5000 series radio handhelds and beltpacks.
You ARE da mon, man!

Originally Posted by huub

(4) b&k 4006
(20) dpa 4060
(50) sennheiser 416
(4) sennheiser 816
(2) sennheiser mhk70
(4) dpa shotguns
(40) neumann km140
(6) neumann km145
(6) neuman km131
(4) akg 414 b-uls
(20) sennheiser md431mkII
(2) crown pcc phase coherent cardiod
(25) sennheiser 5000 series radio handhelds and beltpacks (with mke2 mics)

and a bunch more..

I win in quantity

[John Willett]

Originally Posted by jnorman

hi john - will your application for the fig 8s be MS or blumlein? not for spots, i assume...

MS mostly (I have been using and MKH 30/40 for this until now).

But I would also like to try my hand as MSM (double MS) with the MKH 800 TWIN.

[huub]

Originally Posted by Remoteness

Wow, 20 DPA 4060s - simply awesome!
Freakin' 50 Sennheiser MKH416s - over the top!
What only 4 Sennheiser 816s? No, they are great (true) shotgun mics.
I wiish I had a pair of those mics.

40 Neumann KM40s - I love the fact that you have multiple mics in play.

Do you like the Sennheiser MD431MKIIs? I have the originals and like them a lot.
The MD421 and MD421 MKII sound different to me with the original sounding much better. Is the MD431 MKII equal in sound quality to the original MD431?

Man, 25 Sennheiser 5000 series radio handhelds and beltpacks.
You ARE da mon, man!

Welll, I think other outside broadcast companies have similar inventories,
but I'm happy to have this stuff available of course!
I hear no difference between the original and MKII to be frank..
We use em as interview mics and I like em for that purpose, I've never used them for anything else, what have you used them for?
In the eighties I saw em used (well, on tv, I was still in high school back then
for vocals a lot..

[Shadowgames]

wow! there are some very impressive mic lists here!

here is my modest classical mic kit:

2x Sennheiser MKH40
2x Neuman KM184
2x Neuman KM85
2x Neuman TLM170
2x Gefell M300
3x DPA 4006
2x AKG C-414 XLII
2x Josephson C617 (+gefell MK221 capsules)
1x AEA R-84
1x B&O BM5

[Remoteness]

It's interesting that you don't hear no difference between the original and MKII.
...And, that is a good thing, but...
I hear a difference in the new and old MD421s that makes it impossible for me to use a MKI and a MKII together as a pair or set.

Believe it or not, I like MD431s for snare and still use them for vocals when it's applicable. I've used them for horns and percussion with good results, but the majority of the time they are on vocals or used as the occasional snare mic.

Originally Posted by huub

Welll, I think other outside broadcast companies have similar inventories,
but I'm happy to have this stuff available of course!
I hear no difference between the original and MKII to be frank..
We use em as interview mics and I like em for that purpose, I've never used them for anything else, what have you used them for?
In the eighties I saw em used (well, on tv, I was still in high school back then
for vocals a lot..

[achabloop5080]

I can't compete with you guys, but here is my expanding mic list:

2x Schoeps CMC5-MK4
2x Schoeps CMC5-MK21
2x Neumann KM183
1x Rode NT4 (Stereo)
1x Akg C2000B
2x Shure SM57
1x Shure Beta58A
2x Behringer ECM8000

On my wish list some ribbon, Schoeps MK2 capsules and probably some Sennheiser.......

[boojum]

I am just a year into this and have picked up:

Schoeps CMC64 (2)
Schoeps CMC68 (1)
DPA 4006TL (2)
Peluso CEMC6's (2) + hyper-cardioid caps (2)
Rode NT1-A (1)

The first five are my basic kit. I currently like running the Schoeps MS flanked by the DPA's in a Williams omni array. It is compact and is a nice setup. I also am getting back to experimenting with the Schoeps MSM (Double MS) array.

This is a hobby. And while it is more expensive than blow it is way more fun, and lasts a lot longer. I value this board for the advice offerred, the honest knowledge base built from experience and collegiality of the folks here. Thanks to all of you I am starting to turn out respectable recordings.

[chadly]

I feel like a little boy standing next to men at the urinal here. . .

AEA:
1 X R84

AKG:
2 X 414TLII
1 X D112
2 X 451

Neumann:
2 X KM184
1 X KM140
2 X TLM103

Shure:
3 X SM81
3 X SM98
1 X Beta57
5 X SM 57
3 X SM 58