Choosing the Right Microphone

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How do you decide what microphone to use for any instrument or
voice you will be recording? All microphones sound different from
one another, which is a wonderful tool at our disposal. Making
the right choice will improve your recording, eliminate many
problems at the mixing stage, and minimize the amount of
processing you need.


In this episode, I talk about why I chose the mics I did on two
very different projects. One was a punk session and the other an
acoustic singer-songwriter project. I explain why I decided to
use a particular microphone, and sometimes suggest alternatives.


Of course, this reflects my style of recording. I don’t expect my
choices to be your choices, but perhaps this explanation will
help you when it comes time to make your decisions.


In this episode, I talk about microphones from AEA, BeyerDynamic,
Flea, Neumann, Royer, and Shure. To be clear, I have no
connection with these companies except that I love the mics they
make. And I have friends at some of the companies. There are mics
from many other manufacturers in my collection, but in these
examples, those were the mics I used.


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