ProSoundWeb Community

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 ... 27   Go Down

Author Topic: Best Kick Drum Mic?  (Read 198728 times)

JamesButera

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 17
Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2011, 08:53:06 PM »

It all starts with the drum and the player. I'm a Sennheiser E902 with a E901 on the inside junkie. Although I've watched FOH guys get amazing sounds with the Beta 52/91 combo. Check out the Heil PR48 if you get a chance, probably the only other mic that I'd use besides the Sennheiser E902.
Logged

Mac Kerr

  • Old enough to know better
  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 7546
  • Audio Plumber
Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2011, 09:06:58 PM »

It all starts with the drum and the player.

"JButera", please go to your profile and change the "Name" field to your real full name as required by the posting rules clearly displayed in the forum header.

Do not reply to this message.

Mac
moderator
Logged

Doug Johnson

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 270
  • Rhoadesville, VA
Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2011, 11:34:59 PM »

As always there is only one correct answer to this question.... Beyer M88.
Doug Johnson
Logged

Dave Dermont

  • Forum Moderator
  • Global Moderator
  • Sr. Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 376
  • From The Great Pocono Northeast
Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2011, 09:58:20 AM »

As always there is only one correct answer to this question.... Beyer M88.
Doug Johnson

There is never only one answer
Logged
Dave Dermont

Warning: Dates on calendar may be closer than they appear

John Cameron

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 32
Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2011, 11:29:09 PM »

I really like the sound of the E902, I do most of my shows with it. If I have a metal band I'll pull out the E901 8) For recording I put both to have more options.
Logged

Chris Hindle

  • SR Forums
  • Hero Member
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 2679
  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Earth, Sol System,......
Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2011, 03:36:10 AM »

There is never only one answer
In a lot of situations, I like the RE-20.
With some bands, even the lowly D-112 is "right"
Used a '58 on a fly date where my mic box arrived the day after the show.....
Logged
Ya, Whatever. Just throw a '57 on it, and get off my stage.

Jason Tubbs

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 52
  • Rochester, NY, USA
Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2011, 05:05:13 AM »

IT DEPENDS.

On a normal day, I have a wide variety of mics available.  I try to choose the one that compliments the instrument, drummer's style, genre, etc.  One night might require a 91 in/D6 out, while the next might require an M88 on an intact resonant head.  Or a CAD E100.  Or a D112.  Or a transformerless SM58.  Or a pair of DPA 4061's with no kick or any other close mic.  Don't limit your options!

JT
Logged

Jack Arnott

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 157
Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2011, 12:04:57 AM »

1) I seriously hope this was the first thread in the Lounge.
2) I only with I could have authored it.

3) Any mic will work, the important part is a good sounding drum, played correctly
3)B) As previously proven, sometimes the best mic is no mic.

4) Please, Please, Please make this a sticky. One and done, for eternity, or the end of this forum whichever comes first.

Regards, Jack
Logged

Tom Reid

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 55
Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2011, 05:06:00 AM »

It's funny, the thing up on stage that has the narrowest range gets a whole lot of attention.
When I was hauling gear and asking sage sound people I was always told ...
"If you can't get a decent kick drum sound with an SM57 or 58 then your rig/gig ratio is probably off."

If you've worn the silkscreen off your 57 then you should know no one goes home singing the kick drum.
Well, except maybe the crowd I had tonight.

Gate it, flip polarity, tune the drum, mic the beater side, use 2 mics, change the pillow, aux feed the kick channel, cut a hole in the head, use it to key the bass compressor, PZM omni hypercardiod phantom that sucker. 
Just don't settle for inferior kick, there's always an excuse to buy a microphone.
Logged

Dave Dermont

  • Forum Moderator
  • Global Moderator
  • Sr. Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 376
  • From The Great Pocono Northeast
Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #19 on: January 22, 2011, 10:21:52 AM »

1) I seriously hope this was the first thread in the Lounge.
2) I only with I could have authored it.

3) Any mic will work, the important part is a good sounding drum, played correctly
3)B) As previously proven, sometimes the best mic is no mic.

4) Please, Please, Please make this a sticky. One and done, for eternity, or the end of this forum whichever comes first.

Regards, Jack

I was going to ask if this should be made sticky.

I have made it so.

Since we are all about The Community here, I can be talked out of it.
Logged
Dave Dermont

Warning: Dates on calendar may be closer than they appear

ProSoundWeb Community

Re: Best Kick Drum Mic?
« Reply #19 on: January 22, 2011, 10:21:52 AM »


Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 ... 27   Go Up
 



Site Hosted By Ashdown Technologies, Inc.

Page created in 0.041 seconds with 21 queries.