How many mics in your mic locker? Other gear?

[kentburnside]

I do almost everything with just two: an A-T 4040 and an older AKG 451. Probably need to beef up my "collection," but mostly I'm miking acoustic guitars. The 4040 is a great all-purpose mic for not a lot of money, and very transparent; the 451 tends to impart its own sound.

Kent Burnside
www.kentburnside.com
www.taxi.com/kentburnside

[mojobone]

Man, I love me some microphones, but at home I get by with surprisingly few. While it helps that I don't usually mic a lotta exotic stuff here at Ranchomojo, I use enough virtual instruments and ambiences that my home recording choices include just a few common styles of microphone. My first call in most situations is my Gauge ECM87 LDC; if that doesn't immediately work, I seldom need to dig deeper than my Shure SM57. Bonus, self-noise from dynamic mics is far less objectionable than that from condensers. (YMMV) I have a Radio Shack PZM that's a bit of a secret weapon, a pair of small-diaphragm omni mini-condensers [spoiler alert] usually mounted at head height, some distance from the action with each mic perpendicular to the surface it's pointed at, one being pointed at the ceiling and one at the floor. (delaying the up/down channel makes the room bigger, in case you need it in post) My live vocal mic sees a lotta duty, too; the Audix OM5 is a hypercardioid dynamic mic tailored for a condenser-like frequency response, and the narrow pickup pattern makes it great for stuff you might want to highlight in a mix. (when the studio is full of musicians and notes are flying everywhere, it's used for scratch vocals, and more than once, the scratch mic ended up on the recording) The OM5 is also pretty incredible on string bass....

[6string]

My mic locker:


• 2 AEA A440
• 1 AEA R92
• 1 AKG C12
• 1 AKG C12 VR
• 1 AKG C24 Stereo Mic
• 2 AKG C 391 B
• 1 AKG C414 B-ULS
• 4 AKG C 451
• 1 AKG D12e
• 1 AKG D19
• 1 AKG D 112
• 1 Audio Technica AT 4033
• 1 Audio Technica AT 4050
• 3 Audio Technica ATM 23HE
• 2 Blue Bottle
• 1 Blue Kiwi
• 1 Brauner Valvet
• 1 Brauner VM-1
• 2 Cascade Fathead
• 2 Cascade Fathead II
• 2 Coles 4038
• 1 Electro Voice 635a
• 2 Electro Voice RE20
• 1 Heil PR 30
• 1 Heil PR 40
• 2 Manley Gold Reference Series (Matched Pair)
• 1 Microtech Gefell M71
• 1 Neumann KMS 104
• 2 Neumann M 149
• 5 Neumann TLM 103
• 1 Neumann U 87 Ai
• 2 Neumann U 87
• 1 Neumann U 47 fet
• 1 Neumann U 67
• 3 Neumann KM 84
• 2 Neumann KM184
• 1 Placid Audio Copperphone
• 1 RCA DX-77
• 2 Royer R-121
• 2 Royer R-122
• 1 Royer R-122v
• 1 Royer SF-24 Stereo Mic
• 1 Shure Beta 52
• 2 Shure Beta 57
• 2 Shure Beta 58
• 2 Shure KSM-32
• 1 Shure KSM-44
• 10 Shure SM-57
• 1 Shure SM7b
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 416
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 50
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 60
• 3 Sennheiser 421
• 1 Sennheiser 441
• 1 Soundelux ELUX-251
• 1 Wunder CM7
• 1 Yamaha Subkick
• 1 RCA BK5-A
• 1 RCA BK5-B
• 2 B&K 4011

Most important ingredient is ears and brain of recordist.

Keith

[Len911]

My mic locker:


• 2 AEA A440
• 1 AEA R92
• 1 AKG C12
• 1 AKG C12 VR
• 1 AKG C24 Stereo Mic
• 2 AKG C 391 B
• 1 AKG C414 B-ULS
• 4 AKG C 451
• 1 AKG D12e
• 1 AKG D19
• 1 AKG D 112
• 1 Audio Technica AT 4033
• 1 Audio Technica AT 4050
• 3 Audio Technica ATM 23HE
• 2 Blue Bottle
• 1 Blue Kiwi
• 1 Brauner Valvet
• 1 Brauner VM-1
• 2 Cascade Fathead
• 2 Cascade Fathead II
• 2 Coles 4038
• 1 Electro Voice 635a
• 2 Electro Voice RE20
• 1 Heil PR 30
• 1 Heil PR 40
• 2 Manley Gold Reference Series (Matched Pair)
• 1 Microtech Gefell M71
• 1 Neumann KMS 104
• 2 Neumann M 149
• 5 Neumann TLM 103
• 1 Neumann U 87 Ai
• 2 Neumann U 87
• 1 Neumann U 47 fet
• 1 Neumann U 67
• 3 Neumann KM 84
• 2 Neumann KM184
• 1 Placid Audio Copperphone
• 1 RCA DX-77
• 2 Royer R-121
• 2 Royer R-122
• 1 Royer R-122v
• 1 Royer SF-24 Stereo Mic
• 1 Shure Beta 52
• 2 Shure Beta 57
• 2 Shure Beta 58
• 2 Shure KSM-32
• 1 Shure KSM-44
• 10 Shure SM-57
• 1 Shure SM7b
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 416
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 50
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 60
• 3 Sennheiser 421
• 1 Sennheiser 441
• 1 Soundelux ELUX-251
• 1 Wunder CM7
• 1 Yamaha Subkick
• 1 RCA BK5-A
• 1 RCA BK5-B
• 2 B&K 4011

Most important ingredient is ears and brain of recordist.

Keith

Holy crap! There's some expensive microphonage there!

[andygabrys]

My mic locker:


• 2 AEA A440........

Most important ingredient is ears and brain of recordist.

Keith

what a beautiful looking facility. man.

[6string]

Thanks, It's still a work in progress.

Keith

[Kolstad]

My mic locker:


• 2 AEA A440
• 1 AEA R92
• 1 AKG C12
• 1 AKG C12 VR
• 1 AKG C24 Stereo Mic
• 2 AKG C 391 B
• 1 AKG C414 B-ULS
• 4 AKG C 451
• 1 AKG D12e
• 1 AKG D19
• 1 AKG D 112
• 1 Audio Technica AT 4033
• 1 Audio Technica AT 4050
• 3 Audio Technica ATM 23HE
• 2 Blue Bottle
• 1 Blue Kiwi
• 1 Brauner Valvet
• 1 Brauner VM-1
• 2 Cascade Fathead
• 2 Cascade Fathead II
• 2 Coles 4038
• 1 Electro Voice 635a
• 2 Electro Voice RE20
• 1 Heil PR 30
• 1 Heil PR 40
• 2 Manley Gold Reference Series (Matched Pair)
• 1 Microtech Gefell M71
• 1 Neumann KMS 104
• 2 Neumann M 149
• 5 Neumann TLM 103
• 1 Neumann U 87 Ai
• 2 Neumann U 87
• 1 Neumann U 47 fet
• 1 Neumann U 67
• 3 Neumann KM 84
• 2 Neumann KM184
• 1 Placid Audio Copperphone
• 1 RCA DX-77
• 2 Royer R-121
• 2 Royer R-122
• 1 Royer R-122v
• 1 Royer SF-24 Stereo Mic
• 1 Shure Beta 52
• 2 Shure Beta 57
• 2 Shure Beta 58
• 2 Shure KSM-32
• 1 Shure KSM-44
• 10 Shure SM-57
• 1 Shure SM7b
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 416
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 50
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 60
• 3 Sennheiser 421
• 1 Sennheiser 441
• 1 Soundelux ELUX-251
• 1 Wunder CM7
• 1 Yamaha Subkick
• 1 RCA BK5-A
• 1 RCA BK5-B
• 2 B&K 4011

Most important ingredient is ears and brain of recordist.

Keith

Oook, serious shit is happening here!!
But 5! TLM 103's? Really?

[6string]

Yeah 5 TLM 103s seems a little crazy. But doing a lot of ad business with voice over, we wanted to have some every day VO mics,
that we could generally use with matching preamps and have a matching sound for all our studio rooms. While a TLM 103 is not always
the best voice mic for all voices it's good in a generic sense. (similar to a U87) We don't have to worry about wear and tear on those like we might on a higher end mic.
We of course use the other mics on voice too, but the TLMs are convenient for leaving up in 3 rooms and several iso booths.

Thanks,

Keith

[CrimsnSyrn]

My mic locker:


• 2 AEA A440
• 1 AEA R92
• 1 AKG C12
• 1 AKG C12 VR
• 1 AKG C24 Stereo Mic
• 2 AKG C 391 B
• 1 AKG C414 B-ULS
• 4 AKG C 451
• 1 AKG D12e
• 1 AKG D19
• 1 AKG D 112
• 1 Audio Technica AT 4033
• 1 Audio Technica AT 4050
• 3 Audio Technica ATM 23HE
• 2 Blue Bottle
• 1 Blue Kiwi
• 1 Brauner Valvet
• 1 Brauner VM-1
• 2 Cascade Fathead
• 2 Cascade Fathead II
• 2 Coles 4038
• 1 Electro Voice 635a
• 2 Electro Voice RE20
• 1 Heil PR 30
• 1 Heil PR 40
• 2 Manley Gold Reference Series (Matched Pair)
• 1 Microtech Gefell M71
• 1 Neumann KMS 104
• 2 Neumann M 149
• 5 Neumann TLM 103
• 1 Neumann U 87 Ai
• 2 Neumann U 87
• 1 Neumann U 47 fet
• 1 Neumann U 67
• 3 Neumann KM 84
• 2 Neumann KM184
• 1 Placid Audio Copperphone
• 1 RCA DX-77
• 2 Royer R-121
• 2 Royer R-122
• 1 Royer R-122v
• 1 Royer SF-24 Stereo Mic
• 1 Shure Beta 52
• 2 Shure Beta 57
• 2 Shure Beta 58
• 2 Shure KSM-32
• 1 Shure KSM-44
• 10 Shure SM-57
• 1 Shure SM7b
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 416
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 50
• 1 Sennheiser MKH 60
• 3 Sennheiser 421
• 1 Sennheiser 441
• 1 Soundelux ELUX-251
• 1 Wunder CM7
• 1 Yamaha Subkick
• 1 RCA BK5-A
• 1 RCA BK5-B
• 2 B&K 4011

Most important ingredient is ears and brain of recordist.

Keith

O - M - G !!!!!!

[Kolstad]

Yeah 5 TLM 103s seems a little crazy. But doing a lot of ad business with voice over, we wanted to have some every day VO mics,
that we could generally use with matching preamps and have a matching sound for all our studio rooms. While a TLM 103 is not always
the best voice mic for all voices it's good in a generic sense. (similar to a U87) We don't have to worry about wear and tear on those like we might on a higher end mic.
We of course use the other mics on voice too, but the TLMs are convenient for leaving up in 3 rooms and several iso booths.

Thanks,

Keith

I see. Now that you have the experience, I wonder what line of 3-4 mics you would set up to try for a tenor male vocal a la John Mayer doing a pop/rock song?