Just looking for comments on any of the various kits (shure/peavey/ca/audix etc..generally 3-6 mics in a kit w/ case and cords for around $200.....are they crap or what?
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Just looking for comments on any of the various kits (shure/peavey/ca/audix etc..generally 3-6 mics in a kit w/ case and cords for around $200.....are they crap or what?
mic kits don't usually come with cords, those would be seperate, that being said I would get the Audix.
thanks Randy.....so If I were to get say an Audix 7 mic set and something like a Yamaha mixer 16 channel....mics to the mixer then send what...a stereo signal to the board??
Any comments on the Akg Drum Kit Plus..? it includes the legendary d112, 2 c1000s, 4 c418 and the aluminium case. I?m getting one of those, so any feedback is welcome...
I think that the kit plus a sm57 would be a great pro combination...
The AKG pack is a great package.
As to the question above from SJJ, yes mice to the board and either a mono signal or a stereo signal to the house.
Sennheiser e602 for the bass, sm57 for the snare and maybe a pair of r?de NT5 for overheads.
what about the akg micro pak
I have a question regarding kick mics. Some of the tailored frequency response mics add a character to the drum that's not there normally. At a Weckl clinic, the techs were changing the kick mic while Dave was playing it. Without the mic, the kick (from a distance) sounded really flat, no bottom but tons of attack. Once the Beta 52 was put in place all of a sudden you got the real nice low frequency "whomp".
So, if you start off with a kick that already has the sound quality that you want (e.g. a well tuned Gretsch with a lot of natural bottom), wouldn't it be better to go with a flat frequency response mic like the SM91 as opposed to the preshaped D112 or the B52?
Thanks
Shure PGDMK4 & 6 kits are excellent
Andy, problem there with the 91 would be being flat and cannot be pointed directly at the beater spot of the head. So now you have to 'create' high click with eq, yes maybe a d112 or beta52 or even the audixd6 have a 'shape' to them, but I would rather use any of the above 3 before the 91. AND, I do actually use all 3 of these mics and all work really well.
to second randy,
every sound engineer (live sound) that i've worked with, keeps raving about the audix D6. i think just for this mic alone, i'd get the package.
Thanks Randy...good point!
what about the senheiser 421? I've used them and they work great on toms as well as bass drum, sometimes i even see it on snare.
Hey, vinnie uses them on toms on the zildjian video (my favorite drum (toms especially) sound so far).
Personally I am not a fan of the 421, sounds too boxey to me. For kic, the ultimate mic of choice would be an EVRE20
md421 works great for the bass, toms as well as the snare! It's also great for guitar.
ehem, for those 200$ you can't get one of these! Try the audix or shure pgd packs.
The mike that has become the current favorite of most sound guys - live and many in the studio for rock music is the Audix D6. I've yet to read or hear any sound man say anything other than it's awesome. Electronic Musician has an online roundup review of 6 or 8 kick drum mikes from a couple of years or so ago just before the D6 was released that's available online at their site.
Brad
I have a D6 in my newer DW/Pacific kit and it sounds very nice.
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Try these babies from RED5 AUDIO
and you can read a review HERE
Yeah...Dazz I'm trying to get info here in the states. They say they will be for sale but I keep waitng
I mentioned the Red5 Audio mics in THIS post recently.