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Post by easyrider on Mar 23, 2024 11:41:20 GMT -6
If you could only use one mic to record an album (but as many copies of it as you need), what mic would you choose?
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Post by chessparov on Mar 23, 2024 11:48:32 GMT -6
Other than the Blue Bottle Rocket? With 50,000 different capsules?  Hmm... |
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Post by geoff738 on Mar 23, 2024 11:49:58 GMT -6
Beyer 201.
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by ulriggribbons on Mar 23, 2024 12:08:57 GMT -6
I was going to go Beyer M88, but the M201 is also a solid choice!
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Post by ragan on Mar 23, 2024 12:28:01 GMT -6
441 or SM7b.
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Post by chessparov on Mar 23, 2024 12:39:29 GMT -6
Gee I wonder which one Ward might pick.
Out of those two?
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Post by copperx on Mar 23, 2024 12:40:01 GMT -6
Gefell UMT70. I can't find anything it doesn't sound good on, although I haven't tried it on the kick drum. Also, even if you record multiple sources with it, the tracks mix well. I don't know why.
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Post by enlav on Mar 23, 2024 12:42:48 GMT -6
At first, I was going to say the MD441, but you sometimes come across voices that just push that mic in a weird way, makes me wonder if stacking several instruments with it could be problematic. Could just be mine, though.
Is choosing a stereo microphone cheating? If not, Neumann SM69.
IF so, gimme a C414EB.
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Post by Tbone81 on Mar 23, 2024 12:45:29 GMT -6
Gefell UMT70. I can't find anything it doesn't sound good on, although I haven't tried it on the kick drum. Also, even if you record multiple sources with it, the tracks mix well. I don't know why. Its a desert island mic for sure. I take my pair with me to every studio I freelance out of. Having a pair of mics I can throw on anything, and trust the results has been invaluable to me. |
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Post by chessparov on Mar 23, 2024 12:52:00 GMT -6
Guess mine would be... U67 or U47 Style. Lots of selectable Patterns. Or 44 Ribbon. Chris P.S. TLM 103? (With lead shield) |
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Post by geoff738 on Mar 23, 2024 13:04:27 GMT -6
I was coming at this through the lens of sub$500 mics. Over that budget maybe a brighter ribbon or an 87.
Cheers,
Geoff
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bdw42
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Post by bdw42 on Mar 23, 2024 13:04:55 GMT -6
U67.
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Post by Shadowk on Mar 23, 2024 13:37:02 GMT -6
Difficult question but I’d say the Neumann U89 with a slurry of plugs or hardware to back it up. It can do pretty much anything and it’s far more forgiving than a lot of dynamics yet richer in detail.
For me personally as I’ve been tracking or mixing others for two decades and spent the time earning my equipment for self recording a Schoeps SDC is my do all. I’ve tried yet failed constantly to find anything better but it won’t work for most. I do everything not to obfuscate with me but in the past when day to day tracking with others that’s the opposite of what I’m trying to achieve.
For a lot of rock and metal bands the SM7B is the holy grail. I might personally dislike that mic but it has served me well and it’s earned more money than any other mic I’ve ever owned.
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Post by Shadowk on Mar 23, 2024 14:00:20 GMT -6
Other than the Blue Bottle Rocket? With 50,000 different capsules? Hmm... You mean the Maroon 5 early version which sounded awesome right? |
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Post by theshea on Mar 23, 2024 14:59:22 GMT -6
U67.
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Post by wendelgee2 on Mar 23, 2024 15:15:32 GMT -6
maybe a brighter ribbon Cheers, Geoff KSM313 with it's bright side and dark side seems tailor made for a hypothetical like this. |
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Post by nobtwiddler on Mar 23, 2024 15:23:37 GMT -6
1 mic,
Royer SF-12 Stereo Ribbon!
(or any of its variants, although much more expensive~!)
Vocal and Acoustic
Piano
Stereo Drum
Upright bass,
Vocal,
Percussion...etc, etc, etc.
Done...
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Post by gwlee7 on Mar 23, 2024 15:29:51 GMT -6
Gefell UMT70. I can't find anything it doesn't sound good on, although I haven't tried it on the kick drum. Also, even if you record multiple sources with it, the tracks mix well. I don't know why. I can use mine on anything I track myself and it always will work. |
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Post by gwlee7 on Mar 23, 2024 15:31:24 GMT -6
maybe a brighter ribbon Cheers, Geoff KSM313 with it's bright side and dark side seems tailor made for a hypothetical like this. I have one of these too. |
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Post by FM77 on Mar 23, 2024 15:53:47 GMT -6
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Post by Ward on Mar 23, 2024 16:11:11 GMT -6
Gee I wonder which one Ward might pick. Out of those two? Gee, it's a tough call . . . but a slight edge to the 441. The 441 with its pristine audio quality takes the lead over the SM7b with its Lumbersexual hipster rugged good looks. |
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kelk
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Post by kelk on Mar 23, 2024 16:23:57 GMT -6
M49 if I'm in a good room. Heiserman type 19 if i'm in a half acceptable room. An old m88 in a bad room.
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Post by ninworks on Mar 23, 2024 16:25:29 GMT -6
Yeah, a 441 for me too.
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Post by ulriggribbons on Mar 23, 2024 16:26:51 GMT -6
Difficult question but I’d say the Neumann U89 with a slurry of plugs or hardware to back it up. It can do pretty much anything and it’s far more forgiving than a lot of dynamics yet richer in detail. Now your making me dust of my U89... =) |
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Post by winetree on Mar 23, 2024 17:28:50 GMT -6
One of my Vintage Neuman M49s.
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