hi-hat mic, whats good, and what placement?

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:47 am

Hi guys,

this is my first topic and would like to know a good mic for the hi-hat. As you have probable heard in today's music, the hi-hat seems to be a little more enphasized in the mix (depending on the genre) and i just want to know of a good mic that will soud good close up and what placement would be good for it?

i also need to know of a good overhead mic that will pick up the hi-hat. I have a drummer who uses the hi-hat a lot and it sounds very good. It almost seems to be his trademark so i have lately been in the market for a mic that will help me accent this in the mix with little EQ needed.

looking forward to your sugestions!

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:49 am

Figure 8 Mics are nice for the rejection. I use a few diffrent mics for this. I like the APEX 460 on the hat.

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:31 pm

Thanks man! that mic fits the budget perfectly, but im gonna do some more research before i buy.

speaking of budget.... im willing to spend $300 but it also has to be versital.

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:58 am

You want versatile, you get a SM57.
The thing about versatile is that:

If it does multiple things, it'll do them okay but nothing spectacularly.
If it specialises, it'll do it great but won't be useful.

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