Mike Shinoda

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Mike Shinoda @mikeshinoda

I record on a U47 primarily. For a cheap mic that works great, an SM7B

Also

Rick Rubin used it on Mike Shinoda’s vocals on Linkin Park’s A Thousand Suns, plugging it into a Neve 1073 via a Empirical Labs Distressor.

http://www.dogbox.biz/recording-hip-hop-and-metal-vocals-the-sm7b-321

At 5:25 in this video Mike says "My vocal chain is a U47..."

The band is also employing a wide selection of A-T hard-wired microphones, including the AT4050 on guitars and overheads; AT4047 on guitar cabinets; AE2500 on kick; ATM350 on rack and floor tom; ATM450 on hi-hat; AE5100 on ride; and AT835STs for audience.

Hi equipboard.com team! the on your site about Chester Bennington you can see that Chester‘s using an AEW T6100 too. the Video is a concert from Linkin Park were you can see (from 23:23 - 24:40) that Mike uses the same microphone like Chester. He‘s using it since 2007 and is still using it. and this is why i want to add it! hope you‘re good! Bye (sorry for my bad english xD)

1 minute in he says that he uses this microphone.

In the YouTube video by Edu Abentin, Chester Bennington is frequently seen using the Telefunken U47 microphone in Mike Shinoda's home studio for vocal recording sessions.

Mike Shinoda used this microphone to record vocals for the Xero tracks.

Mike Shinoda uses the Sennheiser SKM 2000 Wireless Microphone with the e865 capsule since 2010.

Mike Shinoda has confirmed the use of the Neumann U47 microphone by stating in a tweet, "I record on a U47 primarily."

From Audio-Technica's 2008 press release titled "Linkin Park and Audio-Technica Mics Hit the Road Once Again." - "Chester Bennington, along with Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park, uses the Audio-Technica Artist Elite 5000 Series UHF True Diversity Wireless System. This system includes the AEW-R5200 true diversity frequency-agile dual receiver and the AEW-T6100 hypercardioid dynamic microphone. Additionally, the AEW-T1000 UniPak transmitters are used for wireless guitars."

Mike Shinoda used the Shure SLXD2/SM58 microphone during a live performance of "One Step Closer" with Nate Barlow from Finch in Ventura, CA on June 21st, 2014. This is documented in a video by Vindicate Media on YouTube, titled "Linkin Park Feat. Nate from Finch - One Step Closer - Ventura, CA."