making a record with only one model of mic

[permanent hearing damage]

not that i have enough of them to do this using close micing, but i just put up one of my 4033s on vocals and was pleasantly surprised the other day. it got me thinking what mic i could get away with putting on literally every instrument. my vote would be 4033s or sm98s. i only have 3 of each, so actualizing this is a long ways off for me, sadly.

so that's a question i pose to you all - if you had only one model of mic (imagining you had enough of them) to use on a whole record, what would you use?

[E.Bennett]

I think I could do an entire record with an electro-voice re55. Distorted guitars would take a bit of tinkering, but otherwise it would not require much compromise.
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[tomhampton]

based on the kind of record i'd be making, i'd say a Coles 4038. probably my favorite mic in the whole world. first thing i'd buy if i hit the Lotto.
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[vvv]

Aminds me of when that guy did the song with all SM57's?

What was his name? Kelly?

Used to hang here and VSPlanet ...
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[doug deeper]

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[drumsound]

I've always wanted to make a record only with Beyer M88s. I wonder if they'd loan me another 12-15 of them to do so.
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WWRTBD?

[drumsound]

I've always wanted to make a record only with Beyer M88s. I wonder if they'd loan me another 12-15 of them to do so.
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WWRTBD?

[jgimbel]

[tomhampton]

hey, JG - yeah, i'm a little spotty in my participation, sadly...avid reader, but often i'm a simplex circuit around here.
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[ricey]

what was the staple mic at Motown Studio, KM86?
if i were still recording to tape, i would want a condenser - but to digital i want
a ribbon mic.

[tonewoods]

[Nick Sevilla]

I'd use a Telefunken U47.

If I had to use only one mic on everything.

Then I would also only use one kind or line amplifier, and use plgu ins to change the sounds.

In fact, I'm working on a song now... so I'll try this.

Cheers
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[RoyMatthews]

It's interesting, though not unexpected, how a lot of the choices are fairly 'colored' mics.
I mean, I'd love to hear an all 4038 record. But I'd also be curious what a song recorded all with a high end omni would sound. Like a DPA or Earthworks.
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[GooberNumber9]

Not that this is exactly what you're asking, but I'm almost done with an EP that has a Shure KSM44 on every track except the bass, which was all DI'ed.

I'm not sure if that's the mic I would choose, but I would definitely want a multi-pattern LDC. Changing the pattern changes the sound (by changing the proximity effect, among other things), so it's like having more than one mic in just one mic.

Along with placement and different mic pre settings and so on, you could get a lot of great sounds with just one mic (and even just one pre).

Roy: One of the problems that I have with omnis is that they pick up so much ambient noise and sound. If you have a great sounding studio with no air handler noise, cars, dogs, whatever going on, you could layer up several omnis and be fine. Even in what I consider a quiet room, trying to bring up just four tracks of my Earthworks tends to put a lot of "air" in the mix.

[RoyMatthews]

[GooberNumber9]