the one mic you want most

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by aurelialuz » Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:07 am

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by Brian » Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:36 am

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by anewman » Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:14 pm

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by nestle » Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:05 pm

I have a degree !! in audio arts, thinking of framing it and hanging it in my studio like a doctor for shits and giggles

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by wallace » Thu Aug 12, 2004 6:48 am

The km184 isn't that cool dude. Not for the price I mean. I like it on hat and some acoustic guitar stuff, but that is about it.
It sounds kind of cool on a guitar amp with the right preamp....

The Korby KAT4 is a pretty crazy mic /system.

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by 1chroma7 » Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:31 am

an m49, or since we're just wishing, how bout a matched pair of m49s?

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by Meriphew » Sat Aug 14, 2004 3:22 pm

Tele U67

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by chema » Sat Aug 14, 2004 4:27 pm

i have to agree with the cmv idea, the original m7/8/9 capsules are killer sounding and you can use any of the blue capsules on the body, a pair with a full complement of capsules would be nice.
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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by vernier » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:27 am

Elam 251 ! ..cuz I saw pics of Byrds in the studio with 'em ..wonder if photos were staged?

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by RefD » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:36 am

i guess i'm easy.
i want a matched pair of MXL 603S mics with shock mounts.
they're inexpensive and do something desirable that i can't do with what i already have.
at least, what i have doesn't do it very well.
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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by Devlars » Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:30 pm

The mic I want is because of a "The one that got away" story...

I want the Oktava MKL2500 tube mic. I had the chance to snag one with a MK319 with it for $200!!! but I thought. "Eh I already have 3 MK319s, I'll just wait until I can get the MKL2500 for an even more ridiculous price." So that's what I did and then do you know what happened!? That's right Banjo World (cheers Brian) up and stopped carrying Oktava microphones altogether! So Because I waited and didn't jump on their stupid deal I lost out on not only the tube mic I really would like to own but also another 319 for free! Now if I want the 2500 I have to order it from one of Banjo Worlds out of state locations and pay $200.

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by junkstar » Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:54 pm

I'll second the SM7, and jump on the 'one that got away' story. I bought an SM7 as a youngster and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work. Found out I needed a pre for it, and returned the mic (!). As you would assume, it has left an eternal hole in my mic cabinet, and in my engineering heart that grows as the years go by.

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by dynomike » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:06 pm

I'd love a pair of neumann km54's or km56's.

Oh so sweet on acoustic guitar.

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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by Devlars » Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:37 pm

Here's to the one's that got away...

The SM7
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The MKL 2500
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Re: the one mic you want most

Post by Brian » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:56 pm

The one that got away, I harken back to that time I ordered a mic off Ebay, an MXl Sp1 MCA, hasn't arrived yet, that's no "audio bargain".
I did catch that 2500 deal at 'banjo-world". I used it about a month ago on an older fellow doing old acoustic southern classics with another mic.
Came out well.
Still I had to order th MXLV67G. We'll see when it arrives how it matches up with my other two cheeepeetubees.
Then the SE Gemini heh heh heh.
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