Wait, I found a BEYERDYNAMIC M201...That's probably my best mic. Next to the Pink Floyd looking mic.I think I'm set.Mason wrote: Sennheiser e609 - kick drum batter I guessI use that on guitar 4X12 cabs. Am I wrong?

99% of my recording activity is recording myselfI will try to focus on some of the mics that everybody doesn't have hasn't had a chance to use - 2x Mojave MA100As mentioned earlier in the thread, they sound great as drum overheads, have also used them on electric guitar and vocals Avenson Audio sto-2I don't use them all that much because most of my recording is done in a pretty small room which doesn't sound great, but these are are great and much more affordable omni in the style of say an Earthworks type mic.Audio Technica AT833RHas been used when I want a bright electric guitar, ages ago I used on a saxophone and it sounded good.Beyerdynamic TGX50 Always set up on Kick, my usual preferred position these days is just one mic on the batter side.Beyerdynamic M130I like how this sounds as a room mic for drums, but unfortunately don't love the way my room sounds. Also gets used when I want a more mellow acoustic guitar sound.Josephson C42 pairThese used to be my go to for drum overheads, and sometimes still get used when I want a cleaner attack sound.Shure 57 (w upgraded transformer)This gets used on everything. It's usually set up on floor tom by default, also sounds great anywhere you might use an SM7, electric guitar being one place where it really stands out. I've also had good results using as a front of kit mic. Probably the best value in a microphone that I own (I bought it from Mercenary Audio a long time ago for maybe 190$, I think you can still get similar stuff from other audio places these days.)CAD M177I really like this mic, and I'm not sure if I'm explaining it right, but the character of the transient response reminds me more of a ribbon mic, but without the high end roll off.Sennheiser MD408A weird old gooseneck mic (with an odd connector to boot) I bought it because I read that it uses the same diaphragm as the MD409. I'm not sure about that, but it sounds good on guitars. Another character mic.Gefell MV692+M94Gets used on Acoustic when I want something with more body, but it can be kind of a harsh body if that makes sense (almost reminds me of an acoustic played through a boxidizer.) Slate Digital VMS ML1When I got my first computer based setup years ago I had an Mbox, an SM57 and an Oktava and a copy of some Antares mic modeling software. I didn't know if they sounded anything like the mics they were supposed to model but they gave me good, usable options. I bought this hoping it might open up similar possibilities, and it's kind of a mixed bag. Most of the modeling options are pretty similar (think very expensive tube and fet mics), and anyway, I actually have a pretty big selection of mics with different characteristics, so maybe I didn't need that anyway. On the other hand, I have found that using this as a vocal mic affords some easy tweaking after the fact (applying different mic selection to the recording after the fact) and I use it most of the time now on vocals. I got it on sale last fall, and I don't think I would pay full price. The ML2 which is out now seems like a good value and much closer to the option I had years ago, which might be a great option for someone on a more limited budget.

I'm just a lowly home recorder of my own stuff. But I happen to be fortunate in that I live above (and practice in) a recording studio that's below me.These are the mics we own and what we generally like them on. All of the Oktavas are Joly modded.AT4040 - vocals, guitar room, acoustic, in front of a drum kitPR-30 - guitar, bassPR-40 - bassMK-012 (3) - overheads, guitar, acoustic, roomMK-319 (2) - overheads, roomMK-219 - roomMD 421 - guitar, snareSM7B (2) - bass, guitar, kick, vocalsSM57 - snare, guitar, bassIf I could have only one mic from the above list it would be an SM7B, hands down. Sounds good on almost everything. I used to think I really hated the 421, but that was before I tried it with the rolloff completely dialed out (M). Now I like it on stuff! That S setting sucks ass.We now have access to a lot of other awesome mics that I will feel okay about using for a serious recording, but in the meantime I'd just rather use our own stuff for band practice because we're leaving them set up pretty much all of the time.

I use them on stage for guitars and occasionally rack tom. They are fine. Like a 57 with more features.

Redline wrote:Wait, I found a BEYERDYNAMIC M201...That's probably my best mic. Next to the Pink Floyd looking mic.I think I'm set.Mason wrote: Sennheiser e609 - kick drum batter I guessI use that on guitar 4X12 cabs. Am I wrong?You've made it known you're not interested in the content of this thread three times. Why not just go somewhere else?= Justin

Live sound & recording, (one commercial CD out there), and home recording. Small CondenserAudio-Technica AT 3031 x 2 (my best mics - acoustic guitar, drum OH, accordion)Audio-Technica Pro 37R x 2 (blame Steve's offhand comment I read somewhere) used live for Fender Rhodes & mellow jazz guitar to lift it for solosOptimus 33-3017 x 2 (Radio Shack mics that have been with me since college, used for x-y room mics)Beyerdynamic MCE 86 (for the occasional video work)Large CondenserGroove Tubes GT57 x 2 (great utility condensers, acoustic inst, bass, vocals)Oktava MK 219 (mechanical mods, original electronics, vocals, violin, trumpet)DynamicSennheiser e835 (go-to vocal mic live, sometimes the best for recording too)Electro-Voice PL80 (old, a little less proximity bass boost than the e835, good for deep voices to help them cut through. Good for harp too)Electro-Voice Co4 x 2 (only ones purchased new because they are so cheap, guitar amps etc. anything an SM 57 could do)Electro-Voice N/D 868 (bass drum)RibbonCascade DR-2 (horns, violin)MXL 860 (where I learned to re-ribbon and to botch a xformer replacement)

Mason wrote:twelvepoint wrote:It would be interesting to hear any detail about which mics in the locker get a lot of use, and for what purpose. Also would be interested to know who out there is recording clients, and who are home-recordists....I'd kind of like to get rid of half of my mics and start over without any mics I find myself reluctant to use (like the e609). The E609/E604 are perfectly solid used as a second microphone on a guitar cabinet alongside whatever your "First Choice" microphone would be.Also used it as a vocal microphone at least twice during the old "MKI" Challenge. Perfectly decent.

My list was long, and every mic can work on more than one thing. A few honorable mentions:The Shure KSM144This is honestly an everything but vocals mic. As a SDC it's no surprise that it works on overheads, acoustic instruments, percussion/drums (the pad is fantastic for this), but it's surprisingly solid on electric guitar amps.Groove Tubes MD1AThis is one of those 'best-kept-secret' mics. I've also heard of it as a poor man's U67. It works on overheads, it's great on room mic, and it's a stellar vocal mic. It doesn't sound natural, but it's got hype and grit in all the right places. It saturates subtly on louder singing, not like "distortion" but it just sounds gainier and more euphonic. This is the vocal mic that seems to hide the more annoying qualities in some dudes voices, such as mine. Mojave 301fetElectric guitar, bass amp, overheads, acoustic guitar, outside of kick (pretty much always at my place), and great on certain voices. It's bright but not harsh. It has low mids but it's not the thickes sounding mic. Works great for anything you want to put forward in a mix.

Justin Foley wrote:Redline wrote:Wait, I found a BEYERDYNAMIC M201...That's probably my best mic. Next to the Pink Floyd looking mic.I think I'm set.Mason wrote: Sennheiser e609 - kick drum batter I guessI use that on guitar 4X12 cabs. Am I wrong?You've made it known you're not interested in the content of this thread three times. Why not just go somewhere else?= JustinI keep finding mics in the basement.

Tommy wrote:the finger genius wrote:Redline wrote:These mic locker lists are a parade of white privilege. Even if some of you aren't white.EDIT: ok, I found a EV PL1A, and a Sennheiser E 609... Still sad.Is it more or less white privilege than would allow one to collect hot wheels costing thousands of dollars?Ziiiiiiiiing!I worked hard for my money. Anyone can buy what they want.Wait, I found more mics in a plastic case thing.A Shure Prologue 14 l, it might be cheap, but it's mint. Also a Tronix Dynamic mic, it's beat (it can't be good) and two Audio Technica Pro 4 H mics. Are these any good?