Best mic for recording a mandolin (domra)

[michkhol]

yes - that's the mic. Mostly known as a broadcast mic - it's quite popular with the "heavier" vocalists...though, those of us old enough to remember, will recall it was the vocal mic used on Michael Jackson's Thriller album.

Are you speaking about sm7 or sm7b? I heard that they sounded different and sm7 seems to be discontinued.

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the ADK - have you ever tried a BeyerDynamic MC930?? IMO its a perfect KM84 clone. Smooth and detailed with no harshness. I would be curious to see how the ADK compares.

Thanks for the tip! I will seriously consider the MC930.

[sdemott]

yes - that's the mic. Mostly known as a broadcast mic - it's quite popular with the "heavier" vocalists...though, those of us old enough to remember, will recall it was the vocal mic used on Michael Jackson's Thriller album.

Are you speaking about sm7 or sm7b? I heard that they sounded different and sm7 seems to be discontinued.

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the ADK - have you ever tried a BeyerDynamic MC930?? IMO its a perfect KM84 clone. Smooth and detailed with no harshness. I would be curious to see how the ADK compares.

Thanks for the tip! I will seriously consider the MC930.

The SM7b is the current version - it's the same mic as the SM7. The word from I received from Shure was that the only change from the SM7 (or SM7a, as they referred to it) and the SM7b was the internal shock absorber. No electronic changes.