Blue Baby Bottle
Large Diaphragm Condenser
Cardioid

Beckett says: "It's a hot mic. You might need to put an inline pad on it as it doesn't come with a pad switch or any other kind of switch. It features a fairly flat frequency response but it's shaved on the low end and high end. It's great for dialog, especially with less than stellar voices. You need to use this mic in an isolation booth or a much better than average room."

Blue Dragonfly
Large Diaphragm Condenser
Cardioid

Beckett says: "I like it over a drum kit. It seems to capture the musicality of cymbals better than most mics popular for the application. It's also good on vocals (paired with the right vocalist as with any good vocal mic) and acoustic guitar."

Electro Voice RE20
Dynamic
Cardioid

Bass roll-off switch

Beckett says: "It's one of the standard mics in radio for voice as it possesses less proximity effect than other directional mics. I liked it for kick to stick inside the bass drum to get the thud of the beater rather than that annoying smack sound. I also like it for bass amp cabinet to pick up the low end. For what it's worth, I can't remember ever using the roll-off switch."

Electro Voice N/D 308
Dynamic Neodymium
Cardioid

Beckett says: "It's a good mic for drum toms. The N/D308 gives you a detailed sound on the toms. It features a built-in swivel mount that helps to get the mic into position."

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