Say you had ~2-3k USD to spend on new mics...

[JonWormwood]

... and you were starting from scratch. Buying used is something considering as well with styles ranging from pop-rock to metal blah blah.

(profire2626 + octopre if needed to take into consideration)

I'm pretty set on a few 57's + 58's and a beta 52a but otherwise still glazing over at the sea of endless possibilities. and shit.

 

[jeid]

What have you got so far and what do you need to do?

 

[JonWormwood]

What have you got so far and what do you need to do?

A few 58's, i5 and Studio Project B1.

And drums, vox, guitars, bass, and whatever else.

 

[J.DavisNJ]

A Royer 121, couple more SM57s, SM7, two MD421s, and any other assorted dynamics needed for drums.

-Joe

 

[crillemannen]

I can highly recommend you Oktava mk-012 for Overheads, sm57 for toms and snare, Beta 52 for Kick.

And if you got money left go for a Peluso 2247LE for vox, its amazing.

If you go to my webpage you have a couple of songs done by that setup. With an octopre le.

Cheers

 

[Lasse Lammert]

1 audix d6
2 audix d2.
2-3 sm57
2 md421
1 sm7
2 mk-12
1 4040

 

[greyskull]

Audix d6 for kick.
Senn 421s for toms
Sm7 for vox/hats
Nt5s if on the cheap for ohs or royer 121's or merceneary Km69s or neumann Km184's/84s
Nady/thomann ribbons for room. AAAAnd your set.

 

[JeffTD]

Pair of C451B's, a couple 57's, an i5, a D6, 2-3 MD421's, SM7B, and if you've got anything left over, an LDC of sorts.

 

[Wolfeman]

I can tell you that from what I own, a D6 and some 421's are a great addition to a mic collection

 

[jeid]

Nady/thomann ribbons for room. AAAAnd your set.

Which of the Thomann Ribbon mics are good for room?

 

[Wolfeman]

Which of the Thomann Ribbon mics are good for room?

You would want the Apex 205 or 215, tons of manufactures sell them, the Nady is the cheapest. But they are all the same mic.

 

[colonel kurtz]

i spent roughly that, maybe a little less on my mic collection...

audix dp-5a set(d6, 2xd2, d4, i5)
sm57 x2
sm81 x2
rode nt5 x2
rode nt-2A
audio-technica 4033

at no point have i ever encountered a situation where the mics i have on-hand weren't usable for what i was doing...of course i have GAS for more, but don't really NEED them

 

[greyskull]

for the love of god; not a beta 52. great on bass amps. dull on bass drums.

 

[Ermz]

Royer R121 & SM7B. Spend the rest on hookers and blow for the clients.

 

[jeid]

for the love of god; not a beta 52. great on bass amps. dull on bass drums.

Can't be any worse than a D112? Can it?

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

for the love of god; not a beta 52. great on bass amps. dull on bass drums.

Speaking of bass cabs, let me just say that I thought the D6 was a crap mic for bass cabs.

The D112 was great though.