Help me build a microphone list for my new boss

[jangoux]

Guys,

I was just hired to a cool studio, with cool pres-amps, great acoustics, and a boss with a open a wealthy wallet He has some SM57s, some 58s, a ROyer 121,a Neumann TLM49, SM81, and that's it. I will bring my AT4047, SM7B, MD421 and MD422, and SM91 but he still wants more mics.

So, what would be great mics to have in the studio ?

I was thinking at the top of my head at the RE-20, another 421, a couple of mics for overhead use (he's thinking Neumann KM184, but he also said if he could go cheaper, it would be great. Oktava MK012 ? ATM450 ?) An AKG C414 for lighter vocals ?

What else would you suggest ?

Ivan

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

AEA R84.

The studio where I intern uses it ALL THE TIME. It's kind of sensitive to everything and if you accidentally throw phantom power on you could fry it (it's plastered all over the case). But IMO it sounds amazing.

 

[SymbolicSV]

shure Beta 52, AKG D112, Sennheiser e602 or Audix D6

 

[JeffTD]

KM184 for OHs and acoustic instruments, another R121 for stereo stuff (room mics in particular), enough MD421s to cover the toms on bigger kits, and a nice kick mic x2 (D6 or Beta 52).