Studio projects C4 or B1 for drum overheads?

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Cost aside - which pair would I do better with? Two b1's or two C4's? I wont be miking individual tom's, and I heard that the B1's (LDC) might have a nicer blend of hi-hat/splash/toms then SDC's would.

Another thing to take into account is that I will be occasionally recording vocals with these, and acoustic guitar. But ultimately I would like to know which would get me a better drum sound.

Thanks !! hopefully I can finally go ahead and get some condensor
 
I'd say if you're doing lighter music - jazz, folk, light pop, light rock- that the B1's would be the better choice. They're also do well on acoustic gtr and some vocals. If you're music is heavier - rock, metal - then I think the C4's are going to work better for you.

My 2¢.
 
I have used two b1's and they yielded pretty suprising results. They really shined on lighter, more "ambiant" drumming, heavier drumming seemed to get kinda muddied or distorted, took really careful EQing to fix. However, if you intend on recording vox and acoustic, definatley stick with the B1, great results in those areas too! The C1 is probably more suited for Rock drum OH, with less emphasis on tom "thickness" and more tom "attack".
 
Dot said:
I'd say if you're doing lighter music - jazz, folk, light pop, light rock- that the B1's would be the better choice. They're also do well on acoustic gtr and some vocals. If you're music is heavier - rock, metal - then I think the C4's are going to work better for you.

My 2¢.
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Amen to that, for jazz the B1's can do a wonderful job, for rock you'll get to much of everything, including the kick, which may be not the sound you're after for rock music
 
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