FattMusiek said:
I can't really say I recommend the Audix Fusion pack. I got them a while back and while they serve my needs for micing the rest of my drum set (toms, hats, ride), they're not the best. They're probably more suitable for live use and not studio use.
There may be a good point here. Actually, I would speculate, that you can say this about any
mic pack. When it comes to recording the "concept" of mic-pack is very questionalble (imo)... I mean, different drums, different studio rooms, different drummers and different tastes/musical styles plus add to this different recording equipment/setup.... and so, I'd say it is nearly impossible to design some sort of "universal mic pack" which will work great in many/most home/studio-recording situations. Maybe that's why 'pack-recommendations' are not very popular and most people, who
worked through drums recording, end up with some specific combination of different mics (not a pack) which works the best for them.
"Mic Pack" concept (maybe!) may set expectation, that it will (or have to) work great right out of the box....while in reality all it is - it's just a set of specific mics..that's all ..heh heh
, even though the pack called "drum-pack". Some mics from that pack may work well (or, say, the user may find the way to make it work well in his/her situation), some may not.... most likely - the first recording experience with any pack will NOT meet the expectation and thus the purchase will be disappointing.
I don't really know how to avoid "mistakes" when just starting out in drum recordings. It is really hard to recommend where to start, especially when a person has limited $$$-amount to spend... (and who does not?
)...
You gotta start somewhere though... That's why I think that it's better to actually describe your specific experience instead of just labeling mics as good/bad. Well, I don't know really... ranting sorta'speak
if $ spending power is a real issue, then one thing you may take into consideration: purchase used or purchased mics which are more 'resellable'.... or better both. I believe that both shure pg mics and audix fusion are pretty easy to sell on e-bay and not so easy to buy really-cheap. These are pretty popular on open-market. If you hunt on e-bay for some time you can score a pack for somewhat half-price or so....
Buying any of these packs new? I'd say - no-no (if you don't have much cash and just starting out/trying out to record drums), but that's not because of the mics in these packs are crap or bad... you just never know for sure whether or not the combination of these mics will work well for you ...especially if you've got just 10 mins to "play around" before hitting rec.button
/respects
