Electro-Voice - 635N/D-B

Ev635 NDB. Sits great in a mix, has realism to it, omni so has some space. Not shiny or beefy, but thats the point.

Giving away my trade secrets here, but I respect the thread. Hesitant to say because they’re still super affordable, but the old EV DS35’s are killer dynamic mics with a tight pickup pattern and really great off-axis rejection. Really smooth in the top yet super detailed and interesting/charactery sounding. Surely I’m not the first but I’m the only engineer I’ve ever seen or heard of using them on snare (but the preamp I use is special sauce there too though), I consistently get high praise on my raw snare sound; I occasionally use them on electric or acoustic tracking, and I also use one as my main vocal mic for myself. I use 635’s all over the place too but to me the DS35 is one of the last super affordable slept-on vintage EV mics.

I think the answer is: it depends. If they do classical, Schoeps or DPA. Maybe Gefell or Josephson. Rock: dynamics like MD421, MD441, RE20, EV635, M88, M201, SM58, SM57. Acoustic/vocal stuff: Gefell, good Neumanns (KM84, U67, U57), Beyer MC930, Josephsons. A ribbon can find its place in many places as well.

I would try the SSL Connex for the table. Make sure the remote folks wear headphones. I had a similar situation many years ago and I used a Focusrite 2i2 & 2 EV 635a’s. That’s probably a lot more involved than what you’re looking for.