Microphone | Picture | Pattern | Description | Accessories that fit/work with this mic | You Should Know | We Own* | |
AKG D-112 | | Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | Good for recording kick drums. | 1 | |
AKG D190 |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | If used with boom, reserve a “boom adapter”. | 1 | |
AKG 414 | |
| 4 selectable patterns: 2 Cardioid, 1 Omni, 1 Bi | Condenser | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | Highly sensitive. Usually used for ADR. Requires 48V phantom power. Has its own unique shock mount. | 1 |
AT-M63HE |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips, | If used with boom, reserve a “boom adapter”. | 7 | |
AT-4033 |
| Cardioid | Condenser | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | If used with boom, reserve a “boom adapter”. | 2 | |
AT-4050 |
| Cardioid | Condenser | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | Requires 48V phantom power | 1 | |
AT-4051 |
| Cardioid | Condenser | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips, outdoor kit, softie kit | Requires 48V phantom power. | 12 | |
AT-4073 |
| Hyper cardioid | Condenser | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips “Outdoor Kit” “Softie Kit” | Requires 48V phantom power. | 29 | |
| AT 835b |  | line and gradient | condenser | battery or phantom power | 12 | ||
| AT BP4029 |  | Stereo; line cardioid and figure 8 | Condenser | Requires 48v Phantom power | 4 | ||
Crown PZM 180 |
| Half-Omni | Pressure Zone Mic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | Good for certain music applications | 2 | |
EV-635/635A |
| Omni | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | If used with boom, reserve a “boom adapter”. | 12 | |
EV RE-10 |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | If used with boom, reserve a “boom adapter”. | 5 | |
EV RE-11 |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | If used with boom, reserve a “boom adapter”. | 5 | |
EV RE-16 |
| Super-Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | If used with boom, reserve a “boom adapter”. | 2 | |
EV RE-18 |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | If used with boom, reserve a “boom adapter”. | 1 | |
EV RE-20 |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | If used with boom, reserve a “boom adapter”. | 1 | |
EV RE-50 |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | If used with boom, reserve a “boom adapter”. | 9 | |
Lectrosonics | Omni | Wireless Lav | Power supply for receiver | We own 4 different versions of Lectrosonics lavs. | 17 | ||
Neumann U87 |
| Omni, Cardioid, Figure 8 | Condenser | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | Highly sensitive. Usually used for ADR. Requires 48V phantom power. Has its own unique shock mount. | 1 | |
Neumann TLM 103 |
| Cardioid | Condenser | None | Highly sensitive. Usually used for ADR. Requires 48V phantom power. Has its own unique shock mount. | 1 | |
Peluso Stereo Mic |
| Cardioid | Condenser | None | Requires 48V phantom power or power supply | 1 | |
Rode NGT-8 |
| Super-Cardioid | Condenser | None |
| 4 | |
Sanken CS-1 |
| Hyper cardioid | Condenser | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips, outdoor kit | Requires 48V phantom power or power supply | 3 | |
Sennheiser ME Kit |
| Cardioid, Super-Cardioid | Comes with ME 64 head (short shotgun) ME66 head (short shotgun), ME67 head (long shotgun) | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips, comes with softie, outdoor kit | Power supply takes AA battery. Choose which head to use. Comes with softie | 6 | |
Sennheiser ME-66 Kit |
| Cardioid, Super-Cardioid | Comes with ME 66 head (short shotgun) | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips, comes with softie, outdoor kit | Power supply takes AA battery. Choose which head to use. Comes with softie | 9 | |
Sennheiser MD 421ii |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips |
| 3 | |
Sennheiser MKE2 |
| Omni | Wireless Lav | Power supply for receiver | Transmitter and receiver are Audio Technical AT-100x series Takes 3 9V batteries | 3 | |
Sennheiser eW110G3 |
| Omni | Wireless Lav | Hotshoe mount | Takes AA batteries | 23 | |
Sennheiser 416 |
| Hyper cardioid | Condenser | Comes with either 12T or 48V power supply, blimp, shock mount pistol grip and “dead cat” | Requires phantom power or power supply. Older 416s use 12T. 12T cannot be powered using phantom power from a camera. Newer 416s use 48P. These are NOT interchangeable. | 9 | |
Sennheiser 815/816 |
| Cardioid | Condenser | Comes with either 12T or 48V power supply, blimp, shock mount pistol grip and “dead cat” | Requires 12T phantom power or power supply. 12T cannot be powered using phantom power from a camera. | 4 | |
Shure SM-48 |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips |
| 5 | |
Shure SM-57 |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips |
| 5 | |
Shure SM-58 |
| Cardioid | Dynamic | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips |
| 12 | |
Shure SM-81 |
| Cardioid | Condenser | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips | Requires 48V phantom power | 2 | |
Sony C-37P |
| Cardioid | Condenser | Stereo bar, pop filter, mic clips |
| 1 | |
Sony ECM-30 |
| Omni | Condenser | None |
| 3 | |
Sony ECM-44b | Omni | Condenser | None |
| 17 | ||
Sony ECM-77 | Omni | Condenser | None |
| 4 | ||
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Velvet Elvis |
| 38” to 11’ | most shock mounts can be attached or an adapter can be used to allow a mic clip to be attached |
| 1 | ||
Loon | 29” to 10’3” |
| 3 | ||||
Gitzo G7680 | 29” to 10’ |
| 4 | ||||
Gitzo G555 | 2’ to 4’ |
| 4 | ||||
K Tek KS-124 | 29” to 7’6” |
| 4 | ||||
K Tek KE-69 | 2.4’ to 5.9’ | available with or without internal cable | 3 | ||||
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