Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
You record tracks then audition plug-ins to get it right. Sounds wonderful until you spend the time actually doing this. It gets very old really quickly.
Originally Posted by justanoldmuso
one of my concerns if i had a modelling mic is i would probably
agonise over which vintage mic model to use on my vocs in a song.
Same can be said for having a locker full of actual mics - that's why I stick to what I know will always work. If I'm doing vocals for myself I grab the SM7B, or maybe the MD421 if I feel like a change. For someone else it's either of those or the AT4047.

Guitar recording is really where I go a little wild - I have a 2x12 cab I leave mic'd up with a half dozen mics (but I also use a dummy load with a DI so the mics don't often get used). The cab has a Greenback and a Vintage 30, so there's a quad of 57's in front (each speaker with Fredman setup) plus a 421 in back, and an MD609 hanging in front of the Greenback too. All these are left patched in so I just choose which channel(s) when recording, and often I'll record everything and blend them. I've also got a pair of Rode NT5's for acoustics.

Drums, I use the above plus an Opus 99 for kick, or an MD421 or SM7B depending on vibe.

Basically I'm saying I go by instinct and commit to the mic rather than giving myself decision paralysis later.

Originally Posted by justanoldmuso
ps ive always like 'lollipop' mics.
but these days im haveing trouble finding affordeable ones.
so speak up if anyone has found such for sm58 money.
I used to have an ATL Audio PK-999 that I bought for a whopping 10 bucks. It was easily the worst sounding microphone I've ever used. Pay cheap money, get cheap product.

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