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controlgeek.net 2014 Live Microphone Usage Survey
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Results © John Huntington
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Top three in each category with response count
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Resp-onse CountMoney is No ObjectResp-onse CountMost Commonly Used
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General Speech Handheld31Shure SM58Shure KSM9Neumann KMS 105Sennheiser e 93534Shure SM58Sennheiser e 935Audix OM7Sennheiser e 865Shure BETA 87A
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8533292111
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26%16%10%10%85%6%3%3%3%
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Rock Vocal Handheld30Audix OM7Shure SM58Sennheiser MD 431Shure BETA 58A32Shure SM58Shure BETA 58ASennheiser e 935
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76332252
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23%20%10%10%69%16%6%
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Pop Vocal Handheld31Neumann KMS 105Shure KSM9Shure SM5833Shure SM58Shure BETA 58AShure BETA 87ASennheiser e 935
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75419433
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23%16%13%58%12%9%9%
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Rap Vocal Handheld17Shure SM58Shure BETA 58AAudix OM719Shure SM58Shure BETA 57AShure BETA 58ASennheiser e 935
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92215211
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53%12%12%79%11%5%5%
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Jazz Vocal Handheld26Neumann KMS 105Neumann KMS 104Earthworks SR40V25Shure SM58Shure BETA 87ASennheiser MD 431
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10431452
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38%15%12%56%20%8%
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Classical Vocal Handheld22Neumann KMS 105Neumann KMS 104Earthworks SR40V20Shure SM58Neumann KMS 105Sennheiser e 935Sennheiser e 935Shure KSM9
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85393222
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36%23%14%45%15%10%10%10%
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Headworn Boom Cardioid17DPA 4088Crown CM311A/SHCountryman E613Countryman E6Crown CM311A/SHDPA 4088
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952832
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53%29%12%62%23%15%
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Headworn Boom Omni19DPA 4066Countryman E6DPA 408819Countryman E6DPA 4066Countryman B3Countryman B6
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112213411
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58%11%11%68%21%5%5%
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Lavalier Cardioid10DPA 4080Sennheiser MKE 2Shure WL18511Shure WL185Sennheiser e 935Countryman B2D
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522422
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50%20%20%36%18%18%
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Lavalier Omni15DPA 4061DPA 4060Sennheiser MKE 1Sennheiser MKE 215Countryman B3Countryman B6Sennheiser e 935
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4333922
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27%20%20%20%60%13%13%
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Choir or Chorus16AKG C414Schoeps CMC6/MK 2Schoeps CMC6/MK 2116Sennheiser e 935Shure KSM32AKG C414AKG C451BNeumann KM 184
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32253222
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19%13%13%31%19%13%13%13%
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Notes: Heil PR35 Most popular write in, but wouldn't change top results so not included
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Acoustic Guitar Mic23Neumann KM 84Neumann KM 184AKG C414DPA 4099Shure SM5724Shure SM57Shure SM81AKG C451B
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53222664
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22%13%9%9%9%25%25%17%
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Guitar Amp Mic23Shure SM57Royer R-121Sennheiser MD 44128Shure SM57Sennheiser e 609Beyerdynamic M-88Beyerdynamic M-160Electro Voice RE20Sennheiser MD 421Shure BETA 56A
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65221211111
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26%22%9%75%7%4%4%4%4%4%
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Acoustic Bass Mic21DPA 4099Electro Voice RE20AKG C414Neumann TLM 170Sennheiser MD 441Shure SM5721Shure SM57Sennheiser MD 421Electro Voice RE20DPA 4099
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5322224333
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24%14%10%10%10%10%19%14%14%14%
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Bass Amp Mic24Beyerdynamic M-88Electro Voice RE20Audix D6Shure SM7B26Shure SM57Sennheiser MD 421Shure BETA 52A
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5222664
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21%8%8%8%23%23%15%
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Grand Piano: Lid Closed22Earthworks PM40 PianoMicAKG C414DPA 409922AKG C414Shure SM81Audix SCX-25DPA 4060
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11358322
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50%14%23%36%14%9%9%
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Grand Piano: Lid Opened21AKG C414DPA 4099Earthworks PM40 PianoMic21AKG C414Shure SM81AKG C451B
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5531142
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24%24%14%52%19%10%
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Upright Piano: Lid Closed16AKG C414DPA 4099Earthworks PM40 PianoMicDPA 406020AKG C414Crown PCC-160Shure SM57Shure SM81
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42223322
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25%13%13%13%15%15%10%10%
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Upright Piano: Lid Opened18AKG C414Neumann KM 18420AKG C414Shure SM81Shure SM57AKG C451BNeumann KM 184
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6463222
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33%22%Many 1 each30%15%10%10%10%
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Electronic Keyboard Amp11Shure SM57Sennheiser e 60912Shure SM57AKG C535EBElectro Voice RE20Sennheiser e 609Shure BETA 57A
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3281111
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27%18%Many 1 each67%8%8%8%8%
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Electric Organ9Shure SM579Shure SM57AKG C414Shure BETA 57A
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2611
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22%Many 1 each67%11%11%
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Leslie Cabinet19Sennheiser MD 421Sennheiser MD 441Beyerdynamic M-201Electro Voice RE2018Shure SM57Sennheiser MD 421AKG C414
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33221132
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16%16%11%11%61%17%11%
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Kick Drum Inside13Shure BETA 91Audix D6Beyerdynamic M-8815Shure BETA 91AKG D112Shure BETA 52AShure BETA 98A
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134313442
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WRITE IN31%23%WRITE IN27%27%13%
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Kick Drum Outside25Electro Voice RE20Audix D6Beyerdynamic M-8828Shure BETA 52AAudix D6AKG D112
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7651665
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28%24%20%57%21%18%
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Snare Top23Beyerdynamic M-201Shure SM57Shure BETA 57A31Shure SM57
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76329
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30%26%13%94%
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Snare Bottom21Shure SM57AKG C451BShure BETA 57A26Shure SM57Shure SM81
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633212
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29%14%14%81%8%
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Floor Tom24Sennheiser e 904Sennheiser MD 421DPA 409927Sennheiser e 604Sennheiser e 904Sennheiser MD 421
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553745
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21%21%13%26%15%19%
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Tom26Sennheiser MD 421Sennheiser e 904DPA 409930Sennheiser e 604Shure BETA 98ASennheiser e 904
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754764
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27%19%15%23%20%13%
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Cymbals22AKG C414Neumann KM 84Neumann KM 18423Shure SM81AKG C451BNeumann KM 184Shure KSM137
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33313311
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14%14%14%57%13%4%4%
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Overhead24AKG C414Earthworks SR25Neumann KM 84Shure KSM32Shure VP8825Shure SM81AKG C414AKG C451BNeumann KM 184
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10322212422
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42%13%8%8%8%48%16%8%8%
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Hi Hat26AKG C451BShure SM81Beyerdynamic M-201Earthworks SR25Neumann KM 8425Shure SM81AKG C451BNeumann KM 184Shure KSM137Shure SM57