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bent 19 January 2008

Well now...
This is one I've been meaning to get to for quite some time.
I've put it off long enough, so here goes.

The gear:

Again, the mixer: Yamaha 01V96v2
Snare: Omar HakI'm Signature 13x5"
Recorder: Tascam CD-RW2000
The DAW (for normalizing): Sony Soundforge 7

All mics recorded at same basic angle - roughly 2-3 inches from top head, off to left side and aimed at the center.
75Hz HPF on mic channels. No other EQ. No Compression, gating, etc...

The mics:

  1. Neumann KM84 (Switched to -10)
  2. Audio-Technica 4050 (Cardioid, -10, Flat)
  3. Shure Beta98
  4. AKG C480B with CK61/ULS (Cardioid) capsule (-10, Flat)
  5. AKG D125 (Because it was in my way)
  6. Shure SM77
  7. AKG C535EB (0dB, Flat)
  8. Electro-Voice 468
  9. Sennheiser e609 'Silver'
  10. Sennheiser 409 (The real thing)
  11. Shure SM57
  12. Shure Beta57
  13. Beyer M88
  14. Sennheiser MD421 (M)
  15. Audix D2 (For DaveDog)
  16. Sennheiser MD441 (M, Flat)

http://www.soundcli…

Enjoy!

Comments

steinmanisk Wed, 12/15/2010 - 15:15

Thank you for the good work! I personally liked 441, 421 and 535 the best, as I was imagining the sound in a modern rock/metal context, where a lot of definition and clarity is needed. They kinda jumped out of the bunch.

I myself record snare drums with a MD441. It's a really great sound, but can get a little bass-heavy, which typically is not such a big deal in the studio. My only concern about this mic is that it is a pain in the *ss to position in front of a really intense drummer, as the microphone shell is not too durable against drumstick hits.. It's a shame Sennheiser didn't make the shells tougher..

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