digital wonder
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Can i mic a bass drum with a shure 58, and can i use my condensoner mic for overhead or ambience recordings of the drums.
Can i mic a bass drum with 58's
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omnipotent
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Hay S8-n,
When you take the pop filter off a 58 does it make it the same as a 57 (no pop filter/ extended bass)?
When you take the pop filter off a 58 does it make it the same as a 57 (no pop filter/ extended bass)?
S8-N
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I cant tell a differenve between a 57 and a ball-less 58. And I like the sound of a 57/58 on kick.. In fact, The kickdrum on the Red-Hot Chilli-Peppers Blood sugar Sex Magik was recorded with a SM57... And it wasnt because they couldnt afford good mics...
I use an AT pro25 and a sm58 simultaneously on the kick... The 58 captures the attack better than the pro25 to my ears.
I use an AT pro25 and a sm58 simultaneously on the kick... The 58 captures the attack better than the pro25 to my ears.
Van heinous
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I wouldn't want to mike a bass drum with a 58. You will not like the results.
If it;s all you got, then try to run it through as much EQ as you can.
Otherwise, get an Audio technica ATM-25, the cheapest decent bass drum mic I know of.
If it;s all you got, then try to run it through as much EQ as you can.
Otherwise, get an Audio technica ATM-25, the cheapest decent bass drum mic I know of.
omnipotent
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I asked some guy who works for an audio company, and he said that the wiering of the 57 and 58 is the same but the capsual is different. i don't know how true it is though.