You need some overhead condenser mics
Ok so i'm fairly new to the whole mic'ing thing and I was wondering what some suggestions would be for over head mics, or cymbal mics.
My setup right now consists of the standard tom mics/clips and sm57's for my hihat and snares. But I'm missing cymbal mics or overheads. I'm really not going to studio quality just something to liven up the cymbals in the audience.
Thanks ahead for the opinions..
You need some overhead condenser mics
Thats the way, uh huh, uh huh, I like it.
these are really good mics for the price (i would get 2 at least)
they have a large condenser
and a narrow polar pattern so that they wont pick up alot of snare/ tom bleed
they work excellent on hi-hats as well
(better than a 57 because of the narrower pattern)
if your in a bind for cash you could probably get away with two or three of these
not gunna have the best quality but they will do the trick for sure
yet again
really tight polar pattern so that theres little bleed over
iwhats your price range?
I'm not really worried about price (within reason) I want to get the best sound possible. I spent many many days testing and playing cymbals to get the sound I wanted. Now I want to project that sound the best I can.
I was looking at the e614's and was pretty impressed with the reviews any opinions?
to be honest anything by sennhheiser is usually a good mic (count out their kick mics though)
my absolute favorite mic for not only overheads and specific cymbals
but also guitar cabinets, vocals, acoustic anythings, and rack toms is the akg c 414 but if your looking for a really good sound that is still in reason you can go with a large diaphragm condenser mic
just for the sake of god
dont buy a ribbon microphone
if you accidentally decide to flip on the phantom power you will blow a mic to shreds
now are you going to be supplying the cables
if so
dont skimp
its amazing how much hum intereference there can be from bad cables
and let me tell you
thats the biggest pain in the *** ever when attempting to fix it and live with what we have
in short
tune your drums
talk to the sound engineer
try and help
he will be happy
which will make your show sound great
afterall
drums are the hardest instrument to mic
BY FAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
keep it rockin fellas
I've found the best way to get the perfect sound you want, is to buy a small, cheap, powered mixer, that way, you can create your own mix/balance of drums, cymbals, kick etc. So just plug all of your mic's into your mixer, mix it to how you want, and then just get the soundman to feed your mixer into the main PA of the gig.
:thumb:
My Kit
Yamaha DTXpress III, Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute, Yamaha Hardware, DW Pedals, Zildjian A Custom, K and ZHT Cymbals. Vic Firth Sticks.
2 Years of Saving. Worth Every Day.
i have two of these. great quality for the price. much better than either the mxl 990 or 992 i have.
maple goodness......
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...12802333_l.jpg
I have 2 CAD condenser mic's and I really enjoy them, specially for what i am doing, which sounds like what you are wanting to do with them.
hi all, newbie here.
I get all my mics etc. off musicstore.de, good prices on good gear, i am living in Ireland so it doesn't cost much to ship.
Check it out!
Last edited by drummer; 12-10-2007 at 02:14 PM.
Shure is the top brand in mics
Keep On Drumming
[QUOTE=funkymcstain;58226]sorry, i thought i posted a link to what i am using. this is them....
great overheads
good call stain
Sennheiser E614's are $199 a piece new
Sennheiser E914's are $389 a piece new
5 Piece Pearl Reference Kit w/ Noble n Cooley Snare
6 Piece Pearl MMX Master Custom Maple
Natural Maple Lacquer Finish
Various Zildjian K and A customs
Paiste Signatures
Paiste Sound Formula Reflectors
I use two akg c 1000s mic's for overhead, they are great in the studio and even better on live gigs, they also have a 9volt battery slot that produces its own phantom should you have a board with no phantom power. They aint cheap but they are fantastic, in fact one of them has been dropped from a quite a high stage and it works flawlessly.
I would recommend trying to get one from a Pa/ rental company if cost is an issue. you cannot kill them.
I didn't want to start a new thread for my question, i will apologize for
butting in here but it does seem to fit. What is the best set up for
mic'ing congas and other hand drums for a live show?
Hey, Jack--when I play congas and bongos at my church, the group leader uses an AKG cardioid mike which is placed near the bongos, but picks up both the bongos and the congas, as well as my vocals.
In this picture, I'm seated much as I am when I'm playin' indoors...it's not shown in this picture, but picture the mike on a stand between and slightly above the bongo heads. (They'd be directly in front of the bongos!) As I said, it picks up the bongo sounds, the congas, and my vocals (indoors, there are two directionals above and in front of the guitar group that helps pick up our vocals...
hopes this helps ya, bro'!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
i found a new favorite overhead mic
the audio technica AT3032
grabs everything you want
and displaces all the muddy noise
once i get the cash two of these will be promptly picked up
"I mean honestly... I don't understand how "boom-click-boom-click-boom-click"evades a drummer...." ~ Kryshah
Gretsch Catalina Club Mod
Sabian cymbals:
18 in. AAXplosion crash
21 in. AA raw bell ride
16 in. Vault crash
14 in. AAX stage hats
Paiste:10 in. metal splash
Zildjian:zil-bel
DW 7000 double pedals
PDP hardware
EMAD!!!
Thats kinda what im doin now charlie. Ive got 2 mics split up between
the 3 congas, uni's. Hey thats a real nice pic of you and your set too!
Thanks.
Bookmarks