Audio 1: Microphones

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AKG D 12 - Dynamic

Cardioid

30 Hz - 15 kHz

Designed with "bass chamber" that gives this large diaphragm mic a great bass response.

Exhibits a slight boost at 60 and 120 Hz.

Try on: trombone, tuba, acoustic bass, and kick drum.

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AKG D 112 - Dynamic

Cardioid

20 Hz - 17 kHz

Designed for kick drum

Try on: kick drum, trombone, and bass amp

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AUDIX D6 - Dynamic

Cardioid

30 Hz - 15 kHz

Designed for kick drum

Try on: kick drum, floor tom, bass amp, and Leslie speaker bottom

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BEYER M 201 - Dynamic

Hypercardioid

40 Hz - 18 kHZ

Designed to work well with both live and recording sound on hi-hats, snare drums, rack toms, and percussion.

Try on: snare drum, hi-hat, drum overhead, piano, acoustic guitar, and strings.

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ELECTROVOICE RE20 Variable-D - Dynamic

Cardioid

45 Hz - 18 kHz

Designed for radio and television broadcast announcers.

Try on: kick drum, bass amp, vocals, horns, and guitar amp.

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SENNHEISER E 609 - Dynamic

Supercardioid

50 Hz - 15 kHz

Designed for percussion and brass instruments.

Try on: guitar amps, snare drum, and live vocals.

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SENNHEISER MD 421 - Dynamic

Cardioid

30 Hz - 17 kHz

Designed for most instruments, group vocals, and radio broadcast announcers. Introduced in 1960.

Try on: kick drum, snare drum, toms, and any other percussion. Often works great on bass amps, guitar amps, and horns.

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SHURE BETA 52A - Dynamic

Supercardioid

20 Hz - 10 kHz

Designed for miking a kick drum live.

Try on: kick drum, bass amps, and other low-end instruments.

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SHURE BETA 57A - Dynamic

Supercardioid

50 Hz - 16 kHz

Designed for drums, guitar amps, brass, woodwinds, and vocals.

Try on: snare drum (helps eliminate high-hat bleed), congas, and other percussion.

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SHURE SM 57 - Dynamic

Cardioid

40 Hz - 15 kHz

Designed for amps and instruments. Excels in live sound but is common in the studio. It's rugged and inexpensive.

Try on: snare drum, toms, guitar or keyboard amp, horns, and vocals.

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SHURE SM 58 - Dynamic

Cardioid

50 Hz - 15 kHz

Designed for vocals, especially for live performance.

Try on: vocals, backing vocals, horns, strings, and snare drum.

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Back 12

SHURE SM7B - Dynamic

Cardioid

50 Hz - 20 kHz

Designed for radio broadcast announcers and vocals.

Try on: kick drum, bass amp, loud vocals, and horns.

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AKG C 414 - Large-Diaphragm Condenser

Omni, wide Cardioid, Cardioid, Hypercardioid, Figure 8

20 Hz - 20 kHz

Designed for recording detailed acoustic instruments.

Try on: vocals, group vocals, acoustic guitar, room sounds, and drum overheads.

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AKG C 12 - Large-Diaphragm Tube Condenser

9 selectable patterns from Omni to Figure 8

30 Hz - 20 kHz

Designed for recording brass, strings, and vocals.

Try on: acoustic guitar, flute, strings, vocals, and guitar amp.

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AKG C 451 B - Small-Diaphragm Condesner

Cardioid

20 Hz - 20 kHz

Designed for capturing rich transients such as with an acoustic guitar or drum overheads.

Try on: piano, hi-hat, cymbals, acoustic guitar, and percussion

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AUDIO TECHNICA AT4050 - Large-Diaphragm Condenser

Omni, Cardioid, Figure 8

20 Hz - 18 kHz

Designed for vocals, piano, strings, and drum overheads.

Try on: group vocals, lead vocals, room sounds, and acoustic guitar.

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AVANTONE CV28 TUBE MIC - Small Diaphragm Tube Condenser

3 Interchangable capsules: Omni, Cardioid, Figure 8

20 Hz - 20 kHz

Designed for acoustic instruments, drum overheads, percussion, and piano.

Try on: acoustic guitar, violin, mandolin, and drum overheads.

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AVENSON STO-2 - Small-Diaphragm Condenser

Omni

20 Hz- 20 kHz

Designed to be used as a matched pair.

Try on: room sounds, drum overheads, and acoustic guitar

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BLUE DRAGONFLY - Large-Diaphragm Condenser

Cardioid

20 Hz - 20 kHz

Designed for high-frequency sources like alto and soprano vocals, percussion, electric guitar, and drum overheads.

Try on: vocals, strings, and room sounds