robin watson
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What a thread. How long???
This weekend we were drum tracking and had an AKG D112 and a Beyer M88TG on hand....
AKG placement was limited to standard practice of sitting it in the (off centre) hole of the front skin. In isolation, EQ flat: uninspiring 'thud' and rather unfocused. Hi EQ yielded some click and playing with the low end gave it some life.
The Beyer, placed inside the kick pointed up towards the beater (4" dist.) yielded a more rounded and musical kick. It sounded like a kick drum. A bit more rounded, a little less overall 'clout,' but even with flat EQ, immediately more usable in the mix, it sat better.
We'll probably end up using the Beyer for the overall tone and dial in some of the AKG's low end, just a little.
Just one person's experience. I'm sure in other setups results would differ.
This weekend we were drum tracking and had an AKG D112 and a Beyer M88TG on hand....
AKG placement was limited to standard practice of sitting it in the (off centre) hole of the front skin. In isolation, EQ flat: uninspiring 'thud' and rather unfocused. Hi EQ yielded some click and playing with the low end gave it some life.
The Beyer, placed inside the kick pointed up towards the beater (4" dist.) yielded a more rounded and musical kick. It sounded like a kick drum. A bit more rounded, a little less overall 'clout,' but even with flat EQ, immediately more usable in the mix, it sat better.
We'll probably end up using the Beyer for the overall tone and dial in some of the AKG's low end, just a little.
Just one person's experience. I'm sure in other setups results would differ.