Hi there,
New to this, so hopefully I'm in the right place.
I'm looking to buy my first set of drum mics and need a bit of advice please. These will be primarily used for studio recordings and not likely to be used in any live situations. I've also currently got a pair of Rode M5 matched pair which I am going to use for overheads for the time being - I've done a bit of recording with these before and I actually don't mind how they sound for the price.
So my original thought was to get the Audix PD5a pack (D6, D4, D2x2, and i5) but after having a listen about I think I can get more versatile mics for a similar budget - the D6 scooped mids maybe makes it a little bit of a one trick pony?
After doing a bit of research I thought about getting the Beyerdynamic M201 as a snare top - seemed like a bit of a step up from an SM57?
I then found the T-Bone MB75 as a cheap alternative to the SM57 for the snare bottom - from what I've read and heard it does a pretty good job for a third of the price and if I feel like having a "57" on the top I have that option.
In terms of tom mics, I'm not sure what the best option is. I've seen a lot of good things said about the Sen e604s which I'm open to. I was also maybe thinking of getting a Sen e904 for the rack tom and a Sen e902 for the floor tom (my thought being that this can be used for kick as well?). Any thoughts on this? The 421s are a out of my budget but are there any other recommendations people have?
When it comes to the kick as well I'm really not sure what to do here. Should I be looking to get two mics here one for inside and outside or can I get by with one well placed mic and let the overheads do the rest? For my interface I'll either have the choice of two kick mics or hi-hat, which I think I prefer the latter. I like the sound of the AKG D12 VR but I'm not sure if it's false economy spending so much (£300) on a kick mic when my overheads are worth less haha and if I should go for a kick drum mic such as Shure Beta 52A or AKG D 112 MKII which is drastically cheaper?
I know a lot of this comes down to personal preference but any advice or thoughts on the above would be much appreciated.
Thanks all
New to this, so hopefully I'm in the right place.
I'm looking to buy my first set of drum mics and need a bit of advice please. These will be primarily used for studio recordings and not likely to be used in any live situations. I've also currently got a pair of Rode M5 matched pair which I am going to use for overheads for the time being - I've done a bit of recording with these before and I actually don't mind how they sound for the price.
So my original thought was to get the Audix PD5a pack (D6, D4, D2x2, and i5) but after having a listen about I think I can get more versatile mics for a similar budget - the D6 scooped mids maybe makes it a little bit of a one trick pony?
After doing a bit of research I thought about getting the Beyerdynamic M201 as a snare top - seemed like a bit of a step up from an SM57?
I then found the T-Bone MB75 as a cheap alternative to the SM57 for the snare bottom - from what I've read and heard it does a pretty good job for a third of the price and if I feel like having a "57" on the top I have that option.
In terms of tom mics, I'm not sure what the best option is. I've seen a lot of good things said about the Sen e604s which I'm open to. I was also maybe thinking of getting a Sen e904 for the rack tom and a Sen e902 for the floor tom (my thought being that this can be used for kick as well?). Any thoughts on this? The 421s are a out of my budget but are there any other recommendations people have?
When it comes to the kick as well I'm really not sure what to do here. Should I be looking to get two mics here one for inside and outside or can I get by with one well placed mic and let the overheads do the rest? For my interface I'll either have the choice of two kick mics or hi-hat, which I think I prefer the latter. I like the sound of the AKG D12 VR but I'm not sure if it's false economy spending so much (£300) on a kick mic when my overheads are worth less haha and if I should go for a kick drum mic such as Shure Beta 52A or AKG D 112 MKII which is drastically cheaper?
I know a lot of this comes down to personal preference but any advice or thoughts on the above would be much appreciated.
Thanks all