When I first started out, I had a single condenser mic.

I had to use that mic in a lot of different ways during a recording session, and I really mastered that mic.

Some of my best memories in the studio are that I had no choices. I had 1 good mic, and all of my energy went into getting the mic placement perfect.

It also meant that I spent less time setting up mics in recording sessions.

I was super quick with moving the one good mic I owned around to various instruments as we recorded them.

I learned a very important concept...simplicity.

Having simplicity also gave me speed.

And with less transition time I noticed the creative ideas were flowing too. Each recording session had this amazing momentum.

I learned how important it is to learn your gear inside and out.

I learned the concepts of mic position and what works.

And I got really good at engineering!

I want to hear from you.

What's the best mic that you have in your studio, and how many things have you tried recording?

Seriously, I'd love to know! It could be a Rode NT1 or AT2020...there's no shame here. These are just tools, and I'd love to know what YOU use.