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Thanks to Phil Colombatto for the great photos
RCA 77d
From Billie Holiday to Amy Winehouse, this sexy ribbon mic from the 50's is heard on innumerable recordings.
Peluso 22 47SE
Neumann U87
The workhorse, rode hard and put away wet.
Neumann U47 Church
"Imagine the best U47 you've ever heard, and then add 40%."
Allen Sides - Ocean Way Recording
Stanley Church, chief sound engineer for MGM's sound department in the '50s, designed and built less than 200 of these mics from parts he purchased from Neumann. When they found out, they cut him off.
Peluso 22 47SE
One of the best U47 clones.
Cascade Fat Head
The tasty ribbon you want to lick.
AKG C414EB
Shave and a haircut.
AKG D12E
Wonderful on kick drum and bass.
Octava MK - 012
Octava MK - 012
Cheap (used to be) Russian mics that sound great on everything.
Shure SM - 57
Shure SM57
Steve Albini's favorite hammer.
Rode NTV
Mojave MA-37
David Royer from Mojave Audio has created an exceptional take on the classic Sony C-37a.
An outstanding sleeper made in Australia, one of Rode's first tube LDC's with super high-quality components and a Jensen transformer.
Beyer M201N
Snare and hi hat favorite that handles high SPL's.
Rode NTV
AKG C451EB
Exceptional small diaphragm condenser that excels on acoustic instruments and drums.
Shure SM7
Vocal king that straddles the line between ribbons and LDC's.
Electro-Voice RE20
Kick drum, bass and Thom Yorke's favorite vocal mic.
Sennheiser MD421
All-around great dynamic that loves tom drums and guitar amps.
Shure SM-57
Steve Albini's favorite hammer.
Electro-Voice DS35
Sounds exactly how it looks.
4 lovely old thrift store finds
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