Good live tom mics

[Ermz]

Hey guys,

I'm putting together a mic request list for a weekly gig I do. I've pretty much got everything down aside from tom mics.

I'm pretty clueless as to what the good, unobtrusive live ones are. I've seen a ton of really tiny clip-on ones that pull a monster sound, and if you guys could drop some model names that'd really help.

 

[JCRG]

MD421's

 

[KeithRT99]

sennheiser e604s

 

[JeffTD]

MD421's

LMAO un-obtrusive, for a live setting?

e604's are the little clip on ones, although I've heard good things about those super tiny Shure ones.

 

[Ermz]

MD421's

Hope that was sarcasm. For some reason they actually are in the current mic kit. I would never dream of using them live.

Thanks for the recommendation for the Sennheiser ones, I'll check them out.

The current drum mic kit is Audix PG-equivalent sort of thing. The kick actually isn't half bad. It gets a half-assed D6 sound, depending on the bass drum. It's an F12 or something. The tom mics are F10s and there's even some F15 overheads.

 

[JeffTD]

Those F15's aren't bad actually... I used them on the hat/ride of a recent session, I preferred the RODE NT-1's the band had for OH's, though.

In a live situation, the F15's will work fine, and the tom's will work well, too. The snare I'd replace with a 57, and honestly replace the kick mic, as well.

 

[JCRG]

UUooopps didnt see the live thing, I had just woken up.
A little big I.

 

[Gnash]

sennheiser e604

Only way to go on toms for live. Sucks on snare, but thats what a 57 is for.

 

[Ermz]

I put in a request for a higher end Audix drum mic kit. It's up to the promoter whether he really wants to shell out for it. The F15s are useless as it's a small venue and there's no need for overheads at all. I'm usually pumping everything else through FOH to be heard over them.

So I'm hoping for a D-6, i5 on snare, D-2s and D-4 on toms (never heard anything about the tom mics, but if its in a kit, it makes it easier for the promoter).

 

[JeffTD]

If Murphy chimes in, I know he's used the D2's and D4's on rack/floor toms, respectively.

 

[elmuchoescadawg]

Id go with the E604s rather than the Audixs as they can be postioned a bit more discretely and are a bit more robust. The Audixs sound great but are more likely to break if they get lumped by an inconsistant drummer.