davescott Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Shure mic kit, every time! No other manufacturer produces mics that are good for the whole kit. Audix are bollox.Do you have to go with a single manufacturer? A Shure/Sennheiser combination can save you some money and sound good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMitchell Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Shure mic kit, every time! No other manufacturer produces mics that are good for the whole kit. I disagree. Looking at the three kits that Shure offer, leaving aside the two entry level PG series kits, that just leaves the 1xBeta52 + 3xSM57 kit, which isn't very imaginative, is it? Shure should put a kit together with say 1xBeta52, 3xBeta56, 1xSM57, 2xSM81... at least that could work as a complete kit in many situations. Do you have to go with a single manufacturer? A Shure/Sennheiser combination can save you some money and sound good. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 If its shure you want then a 91 and some 98's, if the budget is tight the studiospares own brand kick drum £25 cheepy is suprisingly good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshy Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 Shure mic kit, every time! No other manufacturer produces mics that are good for the whole kit. Audix are bollox.Do you have to go with a single manufacturer? A Shure/Sennheiser combination can save you some money and sound good. What makes you say that? Have u used them/had a bad experience with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave SA Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 To me Shure on drums is a little bit of an antiquated approach/sound. Audix is where you want to be in my opinion. The e604 is great, but only with the older style 504 clips. 91 still holds it own, but only just, I'd prefer a 901. Just my oar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalshez Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 the 91 can't really be used on it's own without a lot of work on it, whereas the 901 is pretty much there already. 901/902 combo is vastly superior to the 52/91 combo as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dymondaudio Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 +1 for the Audix D series. I own D2's D4's D6's i5's (the list goes on). They are very modern sounding so I guess it depends what you want from them, but like most mic's you can get them to sound how ever you want by positioning / EQ. Although in this regard, I find the Audix the best for not being too fussy where you place them, the only time I use any EQ on an audix mic is when trying to compensate for a poorly tuned drum. The i5 and D2 make great guitar cab mic's and the D6 sounds lovely on bass cabs too! I've used Sennheiser e904's and liked them but would still plump for the Audix. Nearly all the drummer's I've had to mic up have absolutely loved the sound from the Audix. Unprompted praise on the drum sound from audience member's at practically every gig I do also says a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skdean Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I would also go for the Audix drum mic kits .I have used Audix for many years and they have a great sound that is easy to eq. The also seem to survive the rigours of touring very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightsource Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 As Lightsource says, it's all very subjective though. I personally don't care for the D112 on a kick drum at all--but it all depends on the sound you're looking for. Bob Just out of interst, Bob, what did you use the D112 on, that you didn't like? I do mainly Rock, so can get the sound I like from the D112. But that's mainly on a small band / show basis, rather than touring or Pro market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Just out of interst, Bob, what did you use the D112 on, that you didn't like? Actually quite a lot of different stuff--but all theatre-related. Back "in the day" the D112 used to be my standard kick drum mic but I was never overly happy with the sound--too much "boom" and not enough definition for my ear, even with a lot of EQ. Shows ranged from the old musical classics to more "rock" style stuff like Forbidden Planet, Little Shop and a few original pieces that I designed the sound for. It's probably a case of not wanting/needing as much "thump in the gut" for a theatre show than I would if I worked on rock stuff. In the end, I stopped using the D112 and started putting my ancient D202 on kick--I was much happier with that. Luckily for me, the D6 came out about the time my 30 year old 202 died a death...and the Audix became my mic of choice over anything else. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappie Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I don't think I can actually remember the last time a D112 went out on one of our shows. Everyone here absolutely hates them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave SA Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Yip, our D112 is the last thing to go off the shelves and almost always will have a 91 go out with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 It shows the changes in pro audio "fashion" though. The D112 used to be the "standard" kick mic, often with a 91 or similar pointed at the beater for the "click" which is how I ended up having one. At first I thought it was just me when I didn't like it--but then decided to go with my ears instead of fashion. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallMike Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I think the best investment when buying any drum mics is the purchase of a drum key, and knowledge of correct placement of drum mics. A lot of the time, the difference in cost with drum mics is their construction and ruggedness. I can get a great sound out of a D112, and a D6, and a C414 because someone didn't pack the a 52. Know what I mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Know what I mean? Yup. I've frequently received a lot of strange looks when I crawl around the drum kit on all fours--but finding the sweet spots can make a huge difference. Tuning the drums is a skill I wish I had--but I suspect most drummers wouldn't let me touch them anyway. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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