Shur SM 57
PVM 325
AKG C451
first...i have to say...i was foolished by the AKG's guide book...
they list AKG C451 as the top choices for snare....which is not...
beacuse C451 is sensivity condensor mic, which always pick up high hat like crazy!!!
Shur SM 57 is not bad, did not pick up too much...
Gate is not the best way of recording...
The reason of that is gate also caused of losing details of snare sound; i won't use it as first choice.
To isolate the snare(i used to have that problem too), my way is to put the snare mic right on the snare drum (touch closely). This way the snare...