SE Electronics VR1 Voodoo

I got this mic to add some variety to my little collection and to solve a persistent problem. I used to record solo violins, singers and flute in a small, difficult space with no room for room treatment, and that tended to produce resonances that were hard to tame. The result was recordings with an excessive dynamic range. This mic seems to have the capacity to dampen those unwanted high frequency resonances in a musical way, and it helped me produce decent recordings with little need for room treatment before recording, and minimal need for EQ or whatever on the resulting audio files. All in all a handy tool.

I had also hoped it would help me sound like Nat King Cole when I sing, but alas it doesn't work miracles.