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.
ADK Microphones
- 3-Zigma CHI System: Hybrid microphone system with inter-changeable large (LOL) and small diaphragm (SDC) capsules:
- 6 amp heads/bodies;
- LOL: C12 pairs, C47 pairs, plus single 67 and 251 LOL capsules;
- Cardioid, hyper-cardioid and omni small diaphragm capsule pairs;
- Selected by Bobby Owsinski, My Top 10 Mics (February 2014)
- Z-67 multi-pattern tube mic.
- Berlin 47T large diaphragm condenser micophone
- Thor multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser microphone
- Zeus multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser tube microphone (x2)
AKG Microphones
- C414XLS Matched Stereo Pair, Multi-Pattern, Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
- D112 Dynamic Kick Drum Microphone
Audix
- D6 kick/bass cardiod microphone
- i-5 Dynamic instrument microphone
Neumann
- U87Ai Multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser
- TLM103 Cardioid large-diaphragm condenser
Oktava
- MC102 Small Diaphragm Condenser (x2)
- MKL2500 Large Diaphragm Cardioid Tube Microphone
- ML53 Dual Element Ribbon Microphone (x2)
Sennheiser
- 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)
Shure
- SM7B dynamic cardioid microphone
- SM57 dynamic instrument microphone (x3)
- SM58 dynamic vocal microphone (x2)