Best Mic Ever?

[Pierrot]

There is no such thing: best for what?, in what situation?, expecting what results?

For instance, in a noisy environment, or in a bad sounding room, I'd prefer a typical sm57 over a Sennheiser MKH 80 (which would be my first choice for -generally speaking- plucked instruments in optimal circumstances).

Though, none of them is great (IMO) for bowed instruments...

[Doug Young]

Originally Posted by KevWind

The general would be yes and no because there are a number of different capsules that can be used on the CMC 6 amp body from Mid field and omni
to MK 41 capsule which is supercardoid and would tend not to pick op a lot of room noise here is a quote from the schoeps web sight

The MK41 is what I used on Anton's recording. In a reasonably decent-sounding room, tho.

[The Colonel]

Originally Posted by anton

Chris,

Why do you think the Schoeps are so good in bad sounding rooms? The hypercardoid pattern perhaps?

Doug Young used a pair of Schoeps to record my cd, and I am indeed happy with the sound. Wish i could afford a pair for myself.


Anton

Anton, Listened to some cuts from your CD. Very nicely done.

[sonicland]

I worked for many years in a top Manhattan studio that had an obscene number of mics. U47's, U67's, old RCA ribbons, 414's, literally every mic that's ever been coveted. Many of them had their specific uses and sounded fantastic on some things but not others. A 414 could sound as bad on voice as it sounded good on piano, the U47 could sound brilliant on some voices but not so on others, the list goes on. But the one mic that always sounded good on absolutely everything you put it in front of was the Neumann U87. These mics were quite common and most considered them somewhat pedestrian but you could always count on a very good sound no matter what the use. If I could only own one condenser mic, it would be the U87. Of course they run 2 or 3 grand now, back in the 80's I think you could get them for a grand.

[Michael Watts]

Telefunken Ela M 251

Or not... Really it depends on what you are recording, where, how and why