I am currently working on building an electric (not electronic) drum set. The basic idea is to stretch membranes of various types (drum heads, metal sheets, etc.) in front of microphones, which are then routed thru a mixer at very high gain in order to incur distortion and then through a compressor, and then amplified. I have gotten very good results using SM-57s and listening on headphones, but I plan to use the resulting drum set in live performance. The obvious issue is feedback, and although I haven't actually run the output through a live amp yet I am pretty sure that it will be a big problem even at low volumes becuase of the very high gain used (please note that the goal here is not in any way to imitate the sound of an accoustic drum set). The other factor is cost- the lower the better, and quality is really not an object at all here because of the amount of signal distortion.
Does anyone have a reccomendation as to what type of microphones would be useful? my price range would ideally be no more than 10-20 dollars- ridiculous, I know, but like I said quality is really not going to be an issue- more like replacability.
I remember reading on this forum about something resembling just a diaphragm with an output that's commonly attatched to the surface of an accoustic guitar for a grungy, lo-fi sound, but for the life of me I can't remember what they're called or turn one up in a search. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, would this be a viable option? I also remember some company putting out a series of rediculously cheap tiny condenser mics, but I'm pretty sure that feedback would be an issue.
thanks,
theo
Does anyone have a reccomendation as to what type of microphones would be useful? my price range would ideally be no more than 10-20 dollars- ridiculous, I know, but like I said quality is really not going to be an issue- more like replacability.
I remember reading on this forum about something resembling just a diaphragm with an output that's commonly attatched to the surface of an accoustic guitar for a grungy, lo-fi sound, but for the life of me I can't remember what they're called or turn one up in a search. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, would this be a viable option? I also remember some company putting out a series of rediculously cheap tiny condenser mics, but I'm pretty sure that feedback would be an issue.
thanks,
theo