Snare mic

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If any one can give me their opinion on these mics for snare that would be great. Right now im using an i5. Its decent,but i need something that is tailored to a snare.

57
Sennheiser e905
Sennheiser MD421
 
I just put a e609 up for sale and thats great on snare! I prefer it over the 57 myself and others agree I'm sure.

80.00 and i pay shipping if your interested pm me.......
 
thanks bfoundation81 for the offer, but i already have a 906. I just need something basically only for the snare.
 
Beyer 201, senn 421 (but gets in the way at times) nothin wrong with a 57 or a 609 (not 906)
 
Out of the mics I own, unless the drummer is a knuckle draggin cave man I use a AKG C-1000. If he is a knuckle dragger, I use an MD-441. If his IQ is in single digits I put up a 57 so when he smacks it with a stick, I don't care.
 
Wherever a 609 works, a 906 typically works as well. The Beyer 201 mentioned above works pretty well, but my favorite for the last while has been the beta 57a. Personally, I could not use a C1000.
 
if you can't get a good snare sound with an i5, then the mic isn't your problem

the i5 is about as "tailored" as a mic can be for a snare
 
I used to think that 57 was terrible on snare. (check I even have a thread about it)

But now (after more experience) I have come to realize that the most important thing is the drum and drummer. (and the song)

Also a nice pre-amp helps tremendously to make a 57 sound even better. I've been fortunate to work at a nice studio and I've found that I really like the sound of a Tube Tech MP-1a. But there are plenty of nice pre-amps that will make a 57 on snare sound golden.

Of course also the reason the sound of the snare is so important, is because most of your drum sound should come from the overheads (hence making good overheads and good overhead placement important)

You really can't squeeze a good drum sound out of just close mics. The drum sound should sound good in the room before even thinking about setting up mics.
 
I tried a 609 on the snare last time I recorded and it worked out great. Miles better isolation than an SM57 and much more body and attack to it. Will be using from now on.
 
i5 or '57 for me. I've had good results with an AKG C414 undersnare (got the idea from someone here), and I've also started only using undersnare and using OHs for most of the top skin sound...
 
I agree, different strokes for different folks. If I remember next time I am at the studio I will take a listen to your songs:)

As for the I5 being tailored for snare.... I would not go so far as to say that. What I have found is that a standard 57 always sounds at least decent. With the I5 I have found it to be very hit and miss. Sometimes it sounds great, but sometimes it just sounds pretty bad.

I love putting a 414 under the snare. It is quite possible that you got that idea from me, all though I am sure I am not the only one who does this.
 
Love the 421.

I like the C1000 on the resonant head, too.
 
Personally I love 57s for top and bottom. A live sound co. I work with uses neumann km184 for snare bottom which is nice too, but pricey!! For one gig where setup and teardown between acts needed to be super quick we actually used a km184 as a hat/snare mic which worked great!

I don't know about the sennheiser 905, but one band that I work with live bought some 903's for snare top and bottom. I find them to be a bit thin sounding, but manageable.
 
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Don't buy a new one... the i5 is great if placed well and has a good signal chain hooked up to it.
 
i like to buy new mics and i like to try different placements

who says the best sound is 1/4" from the head?

not me

if i want to listen to a snare performance i want to listen from a distance and i want to hear a real good open snare sound not some muffled beyond recognition and tightened down non-snare
 
...and i like the sound of a large condenser at about 3 or 4 feet
 
a 57 will always give you something decent to work with. if it doesn't, it's not the mic's fault. ;-)

that said, a 609 is nice, as is a shure 545 (57 predecessor), and personally i really like the mxl 603 (where some folks like the km84/184). i've also used the mxl v67 to great success for miking the shell of the drum.

i'd like to try a 201 or i5 at some point.


cheers,
wade
 
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