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TheNightman77
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Hey All,
Newbie here, and I know this topic has been beat to death, so I'll give you the specific scenario and maybe you guys can let me know what you think?
I have a drum set with 5 toms total (including floor) and about 8 cymbals. For some time I have been looking to buy a mic kit for the drums that I can use with DP6. I have used the Shure PGDMK6-XLR bundle for recording drums before, and was a little dissappointed with the sound I got from the overheads and bass kick. I have an Audix i5 that I'm happy with so I figured I would take a look at those mics, especially since the D6 is supposedly a beast! I'm looking at this page on sweetwater as it seems to have the best selection: http://www.sweetwater.com/c982--Drum_Mic_Bundles
So the mic bundle I was looking at was the Audix DP5-A bundle. The problem is these dont come with condensors for OH, which is something I feel that I need with so many cymbals. I was thinking of purchasing this set, and using the i5 in the bundle along with the lone i5 I have already as overheads, and buying an SM57 seperately for the snare, as I hear its pretty much the best around for such purposes. Has anyone used i5s as overheads before? Will this give me as good a sound as if I sucked it up and spent the extra money on the Audix DP-7 bundle? It was a little more than I wanted to spend.
Your insight would be much appreciated!
Newbie here, and I know this topic has been beat to death, so I'll give you the specific scenario and maybe you guys can let me know what you think?
I have a drum set with 5 toms total (including floor) and about 8 cymbals. For some time I have been looking to buy a mic kit for the drums that I can use with DP6. I have used the Shure PGDMK6-XLR bundle for recording drums before, and was a little dissappointed with the sound I got from the overheads and bass kick. I have an Audix i5 that I'm happy with so I figured I would take a look at those mics, especially since the D6 is supposedly a beast! I'm looking at this page on sweetwater as it seems to have the best selection: http://www.sweetwater.com/c982--Drum_Mic_Bundles
So the mic bundle I was looking at was the Audix DP5-A bundle. The problem is these dont come with condensors for OH, which is something I feel that I need with so many cymbals. I was thinking of purchasing this set, and using the i5 in the bundle along with the lone i5 I have already as overheads, and buying an SM57 seperately for the snare, as I hear its pretty much the best around for such purposes. Has anyone used i5s as overheads before? Will this give me as good a sound as if I sucked it up and spent the extra money on the Audix DP-7 bundle? It was a little more than I wanted to spend.
Your insight would be much appreciated!
