Nady DMK-9095 7-Piece Drum Mic Questions???

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Has anyone experienced with these mics?? Im on a low budget and im looking for a package so i can start recording bands.... is this a good choice?


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Not so great.

I suppose that they will do in a pinch, but if you're going to be depending on them regularly, they're not that wonderful. A lot of the signal quality is poor.
Save up and get either a piece at a time (the best choice really) or fork over for a better quality selection. As has been recommended on this forum many times, you really don't need that many mics to effectively record a drum kit if you are good with placement. A pair of good SDC overheads, a good kick mic and a good snare mic (and some can get away without the snare mic, but I always use it). If you shop around and get real good advice, you might be able to get away without spending as much as you'd think. Then you can always add to your mic closet a piece at a time and it won't seem like such a big nut all at once.
 
Check out the recorderman's technique.
Gives you a great drum sound with only two overheads.
Of course if afforded, kick and snare reinforcements are a great improvement over an already great technique.
 
If they're anything like the CAD mics, they're garbage. I used mine for 1 session and promptly sold them on eBay. You get what you pay for.

Like the other posters said, a pair of good OH mics, a kick mic and if you can swing it a snare mic, will go a long way towards getting a good sound.
 
Told ya so. Get a pair of large condensor mics for drum overheads (because you can use them for vocals and other things too) and another SM 57 or a kick drum specific mic and you'll be able to cover drums as well as vocals, guitars, ect. The route you're going on the budget you mentioned in the other thread you'll end up with some half assed drum mics that won't double up very well at all to record other sources. That's my thinking anyway since you're asking.




Read that article about building a mic cabinet I sent you.
 
I use the 5 piece package with a pair of CM88 condensers that I purchased separately. I have used these for recording and sound reinforcement for live shows and have had no problems. They are definitely on the cheaper side and I have had to glue some of the mounts on mine as they cracked, but I have always been able to get a good sound out of them as long as I use a preamp. These aren't any good going into a 1/4 inch jack on a mixer or sound card, have to use XLR and a preamp. The tom mics are also pretty decent for micing a guitar amp too.
 
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