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bdm wrote:And for the record I m 100% up on that EV mic thing. I really love using the two I have. They have less bandwidth for lack of a better word but they have a cool sonic personality. Not too much highs, not too much lows. Happily limited frequency response.They are my go to crunchy mono drum overhead mic. I found that if you take the foam out of them they open up a tiny bit in the high end. maybe the foam in mine was just super old and no longer really transparent, but i did it to all of mine and like it. also neat to pair on a guitar cab with a darker mic. I grab them every time I see one for super cheap, which is still pretty regularly.

haven't bought a new mic in years- AKG D112Coles 4038Electrovoice 635aRevox M3500Shure SM7BShure SM57 (haven't used it in years)Sennheiser 421Neumann CMV563 (w/ omni & h/c caps)Currently need fixing;AKG C414EBGefell PM750Have a 4x Neve 1272 pre rack a mate made me years ago, and a Drawmer 1960 someone gave me(!). TBH I'm so lazy more often than not just plug into the soundcard

DynamicAKG D112Beyer m201Sennheiser e604 x3Sennheiser e602Shure SM7Shure SM57 x3SDCShure KSM141 x2Shure KSM137LDCAudio Technica 4033Audio Technica 4047Mojave MA-301fetTubeGroove Tubes MD1aPearlman U47RibbonCascade GomezBeyer m160

Man, shout out to Electro-Voice for making odd and completely usable mics that no one really likes and so can always be found (excepting the RE-20) for like sixty dollars.

TylerSavage wrote:n.c. wrote:audio technica 3060audio technica 4033 (x2)audio technica pro 37rrode k2sennheiser 421 (x2)sennheiser e609shure beta 52shure beta 57mxl 990mxl 991 (x2)Do you not hate the mxl991s for cymbals as much as I don t hate them? I have to EQ out one nasty peak but otherwise usablei actually haven't used them as overheads. i do like them for room mics, but i've only had the pair for a little but. i had just one for years and tended to use it as a bottom snare mic.

Y'all got some slammin' mics.

I have too many mics - this is what I can remember off the top of my head.2x Mojave MA100Avenson Audio sto-2Audio Technica AT833RBeyerdynamic TGX50Beyerdynamic M130Beyerdynamic M88Beyerdynamic M201Beyerdynamic D58CJosephson C42 pairShure SM7Shure 57 (w upgraded transformer)2x Shure 57s normal2x Oktava 012, one with additional Red CapsuleOktava MK219CAD E100CAD M177CAD D82Electrovoice PL80Electrovoice RE11Electrovoice RE15Electrovoice RE18Electrovoice 635ASennheiser MD408Sennheiser e906Gefell MV692+M94Slate Digital VMS ML1Preamps - Kick and snare usually goes into an old ATI M1000 that crunches nicely.Other stuff where I might want some character go into 2 channels of TK Audio DP1 (DI'd bass and guitar also go here).Stuff that should be clean goes into 8 channels of Sytek pres.

Here s what gets used week after week to record my band;DrumsAKG D112Sennheiser 421AT 4033BassBeyerdynamic M380GuitarSennheiser 421KeysEV RE16VocalsSM58ATM29HEEV 967Also have, but not currently using;Additional 4033Pro 37rEV RE20Cascade fatheadSennheiser 609Pair Uher dynamicsThe vocals run through a WEM Copicat and a PA which is then mic d by a Sennheiser 421. Everything goes into a Sony MX-16 8 channel mixer and out to a Tascam 488. That s the whole studio.

Lulz, you're all using real microphones and all I have is a 7kit and some cheap Chinese condensers.

Yeah this thread got heavy real fast.I love every EV mic I've used, and the KSM32 I have sat on craigslist for like 6 months at $175, I don't understand at all. Has EV made anything bad?I don't get the hype on Cascade fathead, it sounds like a slightly darker 57 to me.