Blue Bear Sound
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The AKG D112 is almost a de facto standard for kick drums and it works very well in that capacity..........
If you're trying to use it as a vocal mic, then your comment may have some meaning, but as it is, it's like using a screwdriver as a hammer and complaining that the screwdriver sucks compared to the hammer.........
Use the right tool for the right job and you won't be disappointed.........!
Roel
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Blue Bear Sound
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Yes.... bend over.........!Roel said:I like the e604 better for toms as the SM57 which is also a defacto standard... Do I need my weenie adjusted now?
I didn't say he was using it for a vocal mic, now did I........ I was ILLUSTRATING to demonstrate my point about "expectations."
Basically so that newbies reading this wouldn't get the wrong idea about the D112.......!
Someone may not like the D112 - but it won't ever "suck', same as the SM57....!
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ap
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Awhile back, someone named Brad Gallagher of Professional Sound and Light Inc. posted "10 Home Recording Secrets." I was just reading this yesterday as I'm contemplating buying my first kick drum mic. It says:
"Use a good kick drum mic. If you're on a budget, this will be either a shure beta 52, or a Sennheiser E-602. The AKG D112 used to be the economy studio standard, but with new technology, it just doesn't compare to thew two mics(especially for ease of use)."
Any comments on this?
"Use a good kick drum mic. If you're on a budget, this will be either a shure beta 52, or a Sennheiser E-602. The AKG D112 used to be the economy studio standard, but with new technology, it just doesn't compare to thew two mics(especially for ease of use)."
Any comments on this?
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chessrock
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ap said:
Ease of use?
New technology?
Did someone invent a new mic that automatically plugs itself in and points at the beater, and not tell me about it?
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Gregwor
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D112 
Being pretty new into this stuff, I have only used afew different kick mics. For most of my projects, I have been stuck using the D112. I hate the color it adds.
The last mic I tried on the kick drum was an AKG 550 I think??? It was much more 'real'. The D112 seems to add a 'hollow' sound. The sound it produces, sounds almost like it looks
An 'eggy' sound.
When in the mix, it obviously doesn't sound awful, however I would never buy one. That's my two cents.
Being pretty new into this stuff, I have only used afew different kick mics. For most of my projects, I have been stuck using the D112. I hate the color it adds.
The last mic I tried on the kick drum was an AKG 550 I think??? It was much more 'real'. The D112 seems to add a 'hollow' sound. The sound it produces, sounds almost like it looks
An 'eggy' sound.When in the mix, it obviously doesn't sound awful, however I would never buy one. That's my two cents.
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Jetphase
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the d112 is still pretty much the industry standard...
however, for someone wanting a more "modern" sounding kick, the e602, and the n/d868 will tend to give this sound more readily...they're "pre" eq'd so you use less eq at the console....
the d112, however, will give a better representation of what the kick really sounds like...
choose your tools correctly....if you want a modern kick sound, the d112 will "suck" to most peoples ears (without eq)...if you want a classic rock/country/blues/etc sound, the e602 will suck (without eq)
YMMV,
JET
however, for someone wanting a more "modern" sounding kick, the e602, and the n/d868 will tend to give this sound more readily...they're "pre" eq'd so you use less eq at the console....
the d112, however, will give a better representation of what the kick really sounds like...
choose your tools correctly....if you want a modern kick sound, the d112 will "suck" to most peoples ears (without eq)...if you want a classic rock/country/blues/etc sound, the e602 will suck (without eq)
YMMV,
JET
Light
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I have never really liked the D112 myself. I find it to be very particular about placement. I will admit though, it was a giant step up from the AKG D12. The D112 is a fine mic, you just have to spend some time getting it in place, and I find that it does not sound as good if it gets inside the drum. That is just my opinion, though, and I know a lot of guys who swear by the D112. I prefer the Beta 52 for myself, because it doesn't seem as particular about placement. I must stress, however, that is a generalization bassed on my experience. The best sounding kick drum I have heard in a studio was with a D112 that someone took a long time to place just right. Of course neither he nor I have ever been able to recreate that sound, but it was there.
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Jetphase
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Light said:
see...that's "proof" that NO MIC is right for everyone, or everything..... my favorite kick mic is the D25, which is essentially a D12 with a suspension mount....everyone from The Beatles, to The Who, to Led Zeppelin, to The Rolling Stones have used AKG D12, D12E, D20, D25, D36, and D45 mics on their kicks....BIG, FAT sound, that works well in the mix...if you want a "classic" sound....
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JET
Track Rat
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Make mine a Dewers and water. I'm one of the people that love it. I bought one years ago and last year a good friend of mine who owns a music store loaned me a few different kick mics to try out. An ATM-25, Beta 52 and a Peavey kick mic that I can't recall the model of. After trying them all out over the course of a week, I went out and bought a second D-112.
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Richard Monroe
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I'll stay out of the debate on D112 as a kick drum mic, as I have no experience with it in that capacity. It works very well for me on Djembe and Doumbek, and Blue Bear, no shit, I'm tracking one cut with it as a vocal mic because it really is just right for that cut. For just the right voice, it's a better vocal mic than you give it credit for.-Richie
