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I don't know anyone that started out recording with a $1,000 microphone.

All of my friends did. Oh, they didn't cost that in the late '60s/early '70s when we were graduating from $19 Radio Shack condensers and the like (and made great recordings with 'em, too) but they're worth more than that now on the vintage market—and none of us are selling.

Not all mic pres are created equal and some of the better ones can make the lowest sensitivity ribbons quite useful. My $300 M-Audio Air interface handles mics such as my Shure SM7B and 315 ribbon along with a Beyer M500 with ease—and there are 4 of them.

I have an esoteric tube mic pre and CloudLifters to boost signals but haven't pulled them out in nearly a year. Can't sell them, though, never know when you'll get a client who hears through his/her eyes. Gotta have the Neumann and mic pre that glows when putting on a show.


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