lm wrote:
I'm wondering what could be a good choice for a pair of condenser
microphones, in order to record my vibraphone (not only, but mainly).
I was told that Gary Burton uses only his matched pair of U87. But I suppose
it will be hard to find a matched pair of these vintage mikes and perhaps a
little expansive (I don't play so well as this wonderful vibes player).
I thought about a pair of CMC6 Schoeps with an MK matched pair caps (OK,
it's quite expansive too...).

If you are playing solo vibes, and you want to cut recordings of just
vibes with nothing else, I would go the Schoeps route.

The U87 is not a vintage microphone; it's a current production item and
you can just call Neumann and they'll ship you a brand new pair. But it
would not be my first choice on vibes.

Which MK caps would be the more appropriate ? the standard MK4 ? or any
other one ?

I would tend to go with the MK4 in most rooms, but it depends on the room.

My recorder is a DtD VS 2400 Roland with a DBX 386 preamp. Not wonderful,
but the only ones I own.
Thanks for your suggestions, remarks and all kind of answers.
Sorry for my poor english, I'm french...

Your English is just fine, but you need to rent some microphones and find
out what they sound like, and find out whether you want a neutral sound or
not.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."