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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.

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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.

 

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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?

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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.
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+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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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