our microphones

The right selection of microphones is critical to achieving a quality recording. Downtown Sound uses a number of dynamic, condenser and ribbon microphones, including "studio classics" that are favourites of sound engineers everywhere.

• 3-Zigma CHI System:   Hybrid microphone system with inter-changeable large and small diaphragm capsules. 6 x CHI Amp Heads with 6 large and 6 small diaphragm capsules. Selected by Bobby Owsinski, My Top 10 Mics (February 2014). 
• Berlin 47T large diaphragm condenser micophone
• Thor multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser microphone
• Zeus multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser tube microphone (x2)

• C414XLS Matched Stereo Pair, Multi-Pattern, Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
• D112 Dynamic Kick Drum Microphone   

• D6 kick/bass cardiod microphone
• i-5 Dynamic instrument microphone

• U87Ai Multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser
• TLM103 Cardioid large-diaphragm condenser

• MC102 Small Diaphragm Condenser (x2)
• MKL2500 Large Diaphragm Cardioid Tube Microphone
• ML53 Dual Element Ribbon Microphone (x2)

• e602 dynamic bass & kick drum microphone (x2)
• e604 dynamic percussion (tom) microphone (x4)
• e609 dynamic instrument microphone (x2)
• e906 dynamic instrument microphone
• MD421(II) large diaphragm dynamic microphone (x2)

• SM7B dynamic cardioid microphone
• SM57 dynamic instrument microphone (x3)
• SM58 dynamic vocal microphone (x2)