AKG D12e. At that price you might as well get a REALLY babied D12E. But I'm not against being swayed. LEXICON 224 w/LARC. Even Mercenary "improved" the KM84 design they'd built. Waves CLA Compressors. • AKG D12e (vintage) • AKG D112 • Beyerdynamic M380 • Electro Voice RE20 ... • Spring Reverb Tank • Echo Fix EF-2 Analog Tape delay. Audio Technica ATM25 x 4. AKG C12 (Tube) AKG C12a x 2 (Tube) AKG D12e. AKG C414eb x 4. Sennheiser 421 (3) Sennheiser 441 (2) Sennheiser E609. Beyer M160. How far into the hole should I put the inside mic? AKG 414 x2 Blue Kiwi Lawson L47FET Neumann M149 Neumann U87 x2 (vintage) Neumann KM184 x2 Shure Beta 91. AKG D12E for vintage/all arounder ... For inside I typically use a D12E or D112. But in the studio my fav combination is a Sennheiser 421 and an AKG D12E. Altiverb 7. AKG C451 x 4 (w -20db pad) AKG C452 (w -10db pad) Astatic 332. Beyer M88n x 2. I want to move the 604e's to live and buy 3 microphones for the toms in the studio. AKG C535 (2) AKG 451EB (2) BEYER M160. Kiwi B.L.U.E. Kick : AKG D12e/AKG D50 Snare: Sennheiser 441 with various bottom microphones e.g. EVENTIDE H3000S. TL Space. Dynamics AKG D112 x2 AKG D12E Electro-Voice 635a Electro-Voice ND-468 Electro-Voice RE-20 Sennheiser 421 x2 Shure Beta 52 Shure Beta 57 Shure sm57 Shure sm7. Waves Classic Studio Collection. A nice D12E sells for $400 typically. Electrovoice RE20. I would like to experiment with 2 mics on kick drum, but want to clarify about placement. AKG D36. Microphones: AKG D12E (3) AKG D112. I don't own one yet (with the impression on yet) but they are top notch (used d12e, d19, d22 and d200e in the past when freelancing) New d mics (like the d112) impress me much less, i don't know why, but they lost the magic. Even a Beta 52A can be ok sometimes. SoundToys. ROLAND SDE 2500. ... Roland Space Echo 201. Three mics will probably never be cloned - the D12E, the U67, and the KM84. Waves Tune Lite. I have yet to be able to take the PR48 off the road and into my studio to do some tracking with it. AKG D30. It sure seems like all manufacturers are PUSSIES! I agree that the D6 is … AKG 414EB. AKG 414 silver (2) AKG D112. Audix D6. Beyer M160 x 2 (Ribbon) Beyer M201. SM57, CAD90, PG81 Hats: Shure SM81 Overheads: Beesneez Lulu FET Toms: Sennheiser 604e. AKG D19 x 2. The D12E is also great on bass cabs, tuba, trombone, and many styles of vocalists. Echo/Reverb/Delay: EMT 140 tube Reverb (2) EVENTIDE H3000 Kitchen Sink. Sony C37a (2) Sony C37p (2) B&K p48 omni. No-one dares make a real remake of anything vintage. Coles 4038 (Ribbon) Crown PZM CS x 2. I think I prefer dynamic microphones for toms. Hi forum. When I got my d12e, I was told by the american office that they wouldn't work on it, but akg in europe said they could fix it in Vienna. AKG D112. A revolutionary mic when it first appeared, the D12 has a hand-built bass resonance chamber emphasizing the 60-120 hz range, a built-in shock absorber and pop screen, and a very focused directional characteristic to … In other rooms I’ve liked the Telefunken M82, RE20 and e602. Astatic T3. AKG 414EB P48. Waves IR Reverb. Roland SDD-320 Dimension D. Square State EQ Model 1B (2) Yamaha 1500. Try contacting akg in europe (look for a euro or worldwide akg site and e-mail them from there--I don't have the url anymore), rather than akg in the usa (which has its own site). I'm new to engineering and have been reading this forum a lot, but have some questions as I run my first session. ... Reverb one. As long as I don’t have to use a D6, I can work with it, as long as I have a quality pre and EQ. Beyer M88. Audio Technica ATM23HE x 2. AKG 414EB x 2 AKG 451e w/ CK1, -10db Pad x 3 AKG C28a x 3 AKG D112 AKG D12e AKG "The Tube" Audix D6 Beyer M500 x 2 Beyer M160 B.L.U.E. DAW • Apogee Symphony MKII 24x24 • … I am trying a 421 for inside and an AKG D12e for outside. old akg d series mic's are keepers in general. The PR48 is to my ears, the most natural kick drum mic on the market.