I need a couple of -10db pads for my new audix scx-one sdc mics

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Hello all.... I just got a couple of audix scx-one mics which so far im loving but i have a problem. i need a -10db pad in order for me to use them as drum overheads but i talked to audix and they dont make them(?).

i admit i am clueless on these... ive seen them on mics and on amps/preamps but how would i use one if my mic doesnt have one and my preamp doesnt have one? can you recommend a standalone unit or somehting??

thanks
 
You really need to pad them? They must be pretty hot.

Anyway, you can get inline pads that plug right into a mic cable.

Here is a link to Whirlwind, scroll down to Imppad to see one. Either plug it into your pre or use it between two cables to keep the strain off the jack on the mic pre.
 
okay thanks for the link. i was searching google for a long time and microphone manufacturers but i coudlnt find anything.

I think its a combination of them being a sensetive mic, my aardvark q10 only going down to -8, and loud drummers. ;)

thanks again.

oh btw, are there good/better pads on the market that might affect the sound quality? or are they pretty basic?

also, i was thinking about maybe instead getting a pretty nice stereo preamp that had s/pdif output that i could hook into my aardvark q10 that would have -10db pads built in? this way, i could record 10 inputs at once (as opposed to eight), and might have a couple of different sounding or possibly better quality pre's to use... any recommendations or ideas? i dont know how much money id be able to spend, but id want something at least of equal quality to the aardvark q10's pres.

thanks!
 
One thing to bear in mind is that if the sound pressure is overloading the mic putting an attennuator downstream on the mic cable is not going to help.
 
okay... i dont think thats whats happening in my case, though.

the output just clips every now and then on the random snare hit thats a little bit louder than normal. i dont even think its really distorted much yet.

i would like to have more headroom anyways, though.

thanks for the reply.
 
photo, get the Shure dB pads that hasbeen posted.

BTW, those Audix SCX-one's are cool mics. They're warm and buttery. they sound quite a lot like the Josephson C42's.
 
Thanks, I was thinking the Shure ones might be a better deal since you can switch among -10/-20/-40etc plus that it might be slightly higher quality.

Its great to hear more good things about the scx-ones... i came across a pair at a steal of a price and thus far have been really impressed by them. of course, they're easily my most expensive mics (i have a 57, senn e609s, akg d-112, couple of mxls), but being compared to the josephsons which ive heard a lot of good things about makes me feel real good about my acquisition.

so far ive used them as overheads (sparingly though as i need the pads before i can really put them to work) and ive really been impressed (a HUGE leap up from my $40 mxl LDC mics i was using) and aso acoustic guitar (which before i was just a 57). i was hoping that they'd also be good on piano and other acoustic instruments (violin/cello)... do you have any suggestions for other instruments i might use them on or specific miking techniques i might use? thanks...

now i have to buy a few more good cables, some -10pads, a couple more mic stands, and then i must decide on my next purchase.... hmmm.... sennheiser md-441...? those new inexpensive ribbon mics sound very interesting as well.... or maybe i should invest in some pre's that are better than my aardvarks.... oh the choices! i have a feeling i would be much better off spending money to job shadow a recording engineer or something but getting new gear is so much fun!

thanks for all your help guys,

any more suggestions are welcome
 
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