Application Guide

We believe no single microphone is perfect for every source. Therefore, some combinations of capsule and circuit work better for some sources than others. The table below presents some recommendations.

If you need more specific advice, contact us.

This page shows no rules. It merely makes suggestions!

Key:
✓ Recommended
- Not recommended

Transformerless JFET LDC

Transformer JFET LDC

Tube & Transformer LDC

Medium Electret

Small-Diaphragm
S-87
S3-87 		S-12
S3-12 		S-47
S3-47 		T-12 T-47 12-251 V-47 V-251 S-25 S-25 TT3 T-25 SDC SDC-84 Snare Mic
Male Vocals ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ - - -
Female Vocals ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ - - -
Rap Vocals ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ - - -
Voiceover ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ - ✓ - - -
Acoustic Guitar ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Nylon String Acoustic ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓1 ✓1 -
Electric Guitar ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Ukulele ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Acoustic Bass Guitar ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Double Bass ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Electric Bass ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Drum OH ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Snare - - - - - - - - - ✓ - - - ✓
Toms - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓2 - - ✓
Drum Room ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ - - -
Kick We recommend the Mini K47 KD.
Percussion ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Foley ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ - - -
Ensembles ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Strings ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Brass - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ - - ✓
Woodwinds ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -

Notes

  1. Recommended for close miking. If you plan to mic your nylon string acoustic from more than 12 inches away, we would recommend a large-diaphragm mic instead.
  2. Would require substituting a larger-value pad capacitor.
  3. The S-25 TT will be introduced in Q3-2021.