With limited amount of inputs (only 4), I'd go for the widest pick-up pattern for the overhead mic.
With limited amount of inputs (only 4), I'd go for the widest pick-up pattern for the overhead mic.
so you would say omni would be the best way to go i take it cardioid still looks good pick ups what in front of the mic and not whats behind it
I know my answer is going to blow a little but it really depends on your room. I have a pair of Oktava MK-012 which come with Omni capsules, Hyper cardioid, cardioid, and super cardioid. I have tried them all in different configs and what I thought would work well ended up not sounding that great. If you can pic up a pair of pencil condensers with the ability to add different capsules in the long run you can tailor them to the room acoustics.
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Best mic for cymbals hands down is a condenser
Last edited by itchie; 06-14-2012 at 07:40 AM.
You can pick up a small diaphram condenser stick mic pretty cheap these days. I'm on a tight budget for drum mics and picked the AKG T-170 condenser stick mic for $145.00 USD.
AKG Perception T-170 condenser stick mic $99-$149 USD.
Cardioid pattern:
In use:
Are you trying to pick up all the cymbals or just focus on the hats and ride? If you need everything, go with omnidirectional or hypercardioid; if you just want those two getting the most attention go with cardioid. Personally I prefer cardioid on everything.
Last edited by Russ; 06-17-2012 at 04:26 PM.
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I totally agree with Russ. I would not mess with the omni or hyper because you are usually going to pick up a lot of crap in the recording which will decrease the fidelity of the sound if the room is not acoustically treated properly. Cardioid is the way I would go. A known quantity and pics up what is in front of it.
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BTW, late. Did you notice the curve on the graph? Notice how they are bumping the 10000 to 12000 range to make the drums "shimmer". A lot of companies do that. I personally do not care for that. I want a completely flat response across the curve so there is no boosting or cutting of the sound file (unless I do it) and only the most accurate reproduction of the sound. A bit of an acoustic trick to our ears some of the companies like to do. If we A/B between another set you would gravitate to the ones with the high boosted because the frequency is louder (not better in fidelity).
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Check the SPL of the usb mic firstly...i have a Blue Yeti usb mic, and it does distort at higher levels....Samson makes one that has a good reputation....again check the spl...
That's a shame. Hopefully under warranty though late.
Studio build up thread:
http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.p...dio-16527.html
We used it in the studio two weeks ago and it worked fine. Had to use a SM57 as an overhead instead.
Bought it a GC. They wanted too much for the extended warranty pushing the price beyond what I thought was reasonable. I'll have to look into it and see what broke.
Yay! Hope you weren't the operator!
Been there done that... haha
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