Shure sm7b should be on your list. If i could have only one vocal mic that would be it.

GigRig Generator is unbeatable in my opinion. Had one for about 10 years now. Modular so it can grow and shrink as required. Brilliant investment.

Funnily enough i had a warm 87 in mind also.

I’m fancying a new mic to add to my collection. I’ve kinda narrowed it down to the Neumann TLM102 and the Austrian Audio OC18. Anyone own both? Anyone with either what’s your real world Pros and Cons? Cheers.

Audient id44. I’m using one with a M1 currently.

I’ve been using the mac mini M1 for two months now for music production and it’s been really good. I’d come from a 2012 MBP so it was quite a nice step up in performance. I’m using Harrison Mixbus as a DAW so can’t speak on PT or Luna, but i havnt had any issues with plugins. Go for it.

Oktavas would be my choice also from my own personal experience. Great mics.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnHxCNLRJAg

Sounds really good. Forget the politics let’s make music.

Trex room mate may be worth a shout. It’s lived on my board with the knobs in the same position for about two years now. That’s about as good as set and forget gets. Setting number 4 with a touch of chorus is my favourite. Can be had for under £150 second hand.

The warm audio wa12 is a really good choice for an outboard preamp for not a lot of money. It was mine as it happens. I was really impressed with everything i put through it. Seems to give some sources a real sharpness.

Those lipstick pickups on the Danelectro have a very distinct tone. That’s probably a big part of it. It does sound like there’s a lot of compression going on, probably from a guitar pedal.

Hudson Electronics make some amazing pedals especially The Broadcast.

Stonedeaf are another, from Manchester i’m a big fan of theirs.

I’ve also had a few Thorpy pedals and they are fantastic aswell.

Black cat effects make a tremendous Treble booster amp top box and other boutique fuzz pedals.

Squier Classic Vibe strats are excellent guitars for the money.

Long time lurker here also.

I’d suggest an Aston Spirit. I’ve used one for both Male vocals and mono drums and it’s very good in both situations.