im looking for drum mic set

[metalmansam]

im i dont have alot of money to spend but im looking for good quality. can anyone tell me what sets are good, or what mics are really good for what? thanks
Sam

[EdWonbass]

I hate to sound like an ass but I would first suggest doing a search on drum mics in this forum. It will tell you everything you want to know.
You can type in
drum mics, or
cheap drum mics, or
budget drum mics, or...

[cubanorocker316]

im learning about all this recording stuff with my freind and so far i think youll prob. be luckier buyin seperate mics, just go on a musical instrument website and just search percussion mics and read the reviews on it people willl usually say you know its good for w/e latR.

[Tim Brown]

Yeah, you are better off buying individual microhphones. Generally, the mic's in those drumkit packs are junk. Most drummers don't know any better and think " I can mic my whole kit with this cheap mic pack!" but there is a reason the mic pack is so cheap - it's junk.

Save your money and get a pair of Marshall MXL 603's for overheads - they seem to be the standard budget winner as far as overheads go - they chould cost you about $160 for the pair, or you could try the Marshall 990's, which sell for about $50 each - they have the same microphone elements as the 603's, inside a different microphone case.

Then, once you have the overheads, you could add a decent microphone specifically designed for the bassdrum, and build your mic collection from there. The reason I say this is - with those mic pack's, at some point you want have any use for those crappy mics - and you'll be out some money - if you start with at least decent mic's, you will get years of use out of them. I have a pair of PZM microphones that I purchased 20 years ago, and they still work just fine.




Tim