Sixteen Samples Of Mics On Snare

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:58 pm

This is now a sticky. We can all thank Ben for his efforts. Even though some might say its a skewed example of the mics' abilities, I feel as though it is a very good look into each ones tonal sweep.

You may continue to replay to this as there are no further needs of bumps.

Enjoy.

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:28 pm

- All the snares sound reasonably good.. although I hate to say it but the good ol' Shure SM57 has that something extra; it jumped out at me right away.. a bit more bright and clarity and true to the sound of the snare.
- The 4050 was a cut above as well..

- The Senns didn't sound as good as I thought they would.
Again - great stuff!

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:30 pm

In my best Elvis voice: "Well, thank ya. Thank ya verra much!"

Glad I could oblige.

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:08 pm

I'm amused by how different the MD441 and MD421 sound!

SM57's the standard for sure and this test proves it.

There were a few I liked better than the 57 however. The AKG C535EB sounded great, it picked up dynamics well. The SM77 was good as well and pretty bright. The 4050 has a lot of depth to it that I liked. The Beyer was cool since it was so warm sounding. A few others had a nice deep bass response but I don't typically look for that in a snare mic.

Ultimately, I'd rather a drummer took out an SM57 than any of the others so I'll be sticking with that! It does the job almost as well as some of the others costing many times more.

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:25 am

Wow! Thanks! These posts are great!

For me, the 57 definitely holds it's position well compared to all of the others... except that C535EB! I WANT ONE!!! Smile

What a fantastic snare sound!

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:43 pm

Thank you for doing this test. I can't believe how good that 535 sounds! I would have never thought to put that on a snare but wow, I have to get one now. Very Happy

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:38 pm

Y'all are very welcome.

I'm really surprised at the outpouring of support for the 535.

I honestly put that in the mix on a lark, much like the 125.

I do really like the KM84, and the 57.

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:46 pm

Davedog wrote:

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Notice there is no 'ring' whatsoever.

I've played around with that drum in the the store and it rings like a bell.

Bent - what did you use/do to muffle the ring?

BTW, my 2 favorites were the SM57 and the Audix D2.

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:45 pm

Bill - Ancient Chinese Secret!

A slice of Moongel, in just the right place!

Don't tell anyone!!!

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:04 pm

I would be very interested in hearing the different mics on an AMP and/or an acoustic. I am looking at beefing up my mic cabinet and this would make some decisions a lot easier Smile

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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:23 pm

SSHACK was working on some.
I might be able to do so in the near future.

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 2:56 pm

this is great! Thanks alot! Very Happy

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:04 pm

I really like the sound of the AKG C535EB. It has a certain crispness to it but at the same time, a nice full low end.

Does anyone else think that the Senn 441 sounds like its the open fill from "Superstition"? It has a very nice analog sound. It doesn't have a crisp high end sound but its interesting.

Thanks again!

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:14 am

Very interesting, makes me want to try some by myself. I have done the same type of shoot-out for a french magazine 2 years ago. That's where I discovered the Audio Technica PRO37. I've never looked back!
Before it, I used SM57, Beyer M88, AT3525 or Gefell M294, with Gefell M300 on bottom. Now I use only the PRO37 on top and M300 on bottom.

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