Farview said:The D112 placed inside the drum a couple inches from the batter head will get you a sond that you can shape into just about anything you need.
The Beta 52 likes to be placed just inside the hole in the front head. It will give you the boom and tick kind of sound.
thajeremy said:Id go with what ever you can find the best deal on....though they are both very different mics, and you HAVE to use different micing techniques, they are both versitile enough to use in most cases...
i picked up my Beta 52 for $110 shipping and all....thats just one of those deals you cant pass up....if you can find a deal like that...grab it...second skin said:this is what i'm leaning toward doing. it seems like while there are tons of opinions on all of them that you need to really just get one or all of them and go from there because opinions are just that. what i have gathered is that there are mics that have a heavy eq curve built in and ones that offer more of a full range sound. i'll be micing the same drum most of the time which is good but not neccesarily amazing. a mic with a built in eq curve could be a good thing but i worry about getting stuck against a wall if i that isn't what i need. then again a more full range mic will give more of the sound of the drum. which could be good or bad with my limited experience.
i think i just need to pick something up used so i can experiment and then if it's not what i need i can get out of it what i put in and move on from there. experience is the key i guess.
Farview said:I already weighed in on this but, I have both and kind of go back and forth with which one I decide to use. To a certain extent, it doesn't matter. I can get a great kick sound with either. The D112 is great on bass cabinets and a couple other things, the Beta 52 is really good on kick and that's about it. (except as an effect)
That is all the same kick hit. I had all 3 mics on the same kick and hit it once. Then put the mp3 together.tbone36109 said:nice demo farview. do you have all three mics or are they just recordings you found and spliced together
lapieuvre said:thanks for the kicktest.wav I was interested in the D112, I used to have a Beta 91 but got stolen :0(, I don't want to spend 300$ again on a kick mike...
Both the D112 and the Beta 52 have interesting sound.
Good point.kid klash said:Note Farview's description of each mic's placement... changing the mic placement will give different sonic results.