Acoustic mics?

[Simon B]

Just wondering what people's go to mics are for acoustic.

I am absolutely loving Brauner Valvet and Neumann KM56 on acoustic at the moment.

I have also heard good things with DPA 4090, and AKG 214.

I am not looking the audio geek in me likes to test new mics and ideas on a regular basis. I also dont want to just use the same things every time I record,

Thoughts?

[blackfoot]

Schoeps CMC5 with Mk4 capsule is stunning. I also love my AKG 414eb on acoustic instruments.

[Chris H]

It does depend a bit on the guitar. For my F Hole Maton a dynamic mic like an older SM 56 or AKG D19 or a Royer / ACM ribbon mic are the ones that I use. For Martin's, and my Guild, for brighter top end it will be a Neumann U87 or for smoother it will be Neumann KM 85 or AKG 451 EB. Rode Classic 11 is also great on Dreadnought acoustics.

[Chinagraf]

I'm with Jim, mostly using schoeps cmc5 with an MK4, through a V72, sounds amazing.
For a rocky rhythm part though a 57 through a 1073 is pretty cool.

[Paul Maybury]

Ev Re 10, Neumann KM85, Beyer M160 or Sony C38b.
Like just about every other thing I mic up!
Cheers, Paul

[mylesgm]

left of centre... akg C34 stereo mic sounds great.

[dave01.cooper]

Ironic but tracking acoustic guitar atm!

2x Beez Neez LuLu's with a Neumann KM81r shotgun over the shoulder to grab some of the 'zing'.

[audioio]

Man! I can't afford any of those. Guess I have to fall back to the old AKG C460s! But maybe I'm just being sentimental because they're the first mics I bought.

[mylesgm]

Nothing wrong with C460s.

[rick]

I have been using fritz the neumann ku-100 dummy head at home on my stuff just learning how it works ..
bejesus does it sound amazing every time I go anywhere near it .
except fritz looks stupid I am pretty sure its the ultimate acoustic microphone

[Ben M]

^ you could always put a wig and makeup on fritz and turn him into fräulein...for a change.. The only transgender microphone

My mics for acoustic have changed over time.
I'm on Milabs now but KM85, KM84, Gefell Um70, akg 451, sm57, U87, AEA R84, KM88 have all had a go in the past.

[gigpiglet]

yes your old KM88 gets a good go on acoustics here now ben...
absolutely lovely

[audioio]

fritz looks stupid I am pretty sure its the ultimate acoustic microphone

At least Fritz has ears. The Sennheiser equivalent doesn't!

[jasound]

Hey Rock ONeil what capsules are inside Fritz?

[rick]

they are km type SDC , i dont know if they are omnis or cardiod or what , but its the newest one so the ear canel is molded off a real ear , hopefully somekind of average german acoustic guitar nuts ear .

come and borrow him if your curious.

fritz live at the opera houzen

[Linear]

they are omnis.

the newer ku100's also have circuitry built in so the stereo image works well on speakers as well as headphones. the phase is perfect always.

not sure what's going on, but it's the best stereo mic by a long stretch. with headphones you can get a sense of front/back AND high/low. and on drums, you get an amazing amount of low end which you just wouldn't expect.

interestingly sennheiser own neumann, so really your buying a sennheiser/neumann ku100. they are expensive but honestly, well worth the bucks.

Chris

[Chris H]

........it goes without saying that a good preamp brings the best out whichever mic you are liking, and I really like the silver optro's at the moment with a touch of their soft compression.

[jasound]

Omnis,, interesting. Time for some research.
I might take you up on that offer Rick, for studio use I'd say,
I think Fritz would distract the audience in a live recording,,you know cause he's so good looking.

[Simon B]

I find a lot of these posts really interesting.

I never knew about fritza before this thread.

I would also like to ehar the difference between a km56 and km88.