Tom microphones blindtest (.mp3)
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silverwulf
Ghost in the Machine
Very interesting. I'd like to see some Audix D2/D4's tossed in there for comparison sometime too if anyone has any. I've heard a lot of people say they remind them a lot of 421's.
Ermz
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Razorjack
Bass Behemoth
I can throw up a sample of i5 vs 57 on snare when i get the chance, wont be for a few days but I'll start a thread about it. I found a combo of the i5 (on top) and 57 gave great body and snap to the snare.
silverwulf
Ghost in the Machine
The 421's almost sound flatter than the e604 does...at least on this sound system. It's too bad you don't have some Audix D2's and ATM25's for comparison also. I seen a lot of people speak of how ATM25's have been used on toms on a lot of modern albums recently.
Ermz
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silverwulf
Ghost in the Machine
Moonlapse said:
Definitely...and if you've got any other comparable mics for comparison along with them, toss them up there too...
Glenn Fricker
Very Metal &Very Bad News
Figures #3 is a 57..... I've read several articles about guys getting fantastic results miking up a kit with nothing but 57s.
fact.Nebulous said:
It is normal for the 57 and I don't find it very useful on toms.
OzNimbus said:
Well... it is a little bit sucky on the kick! (because of the lack of low) and it's bad idea to have the same high response on the whole kit.
Andy Sneap
Metal Guru
the audix D range do remind me alot of 421's, with a slighty flatter attack.
The beta 98's are ok, little lacking in lower mids and low end for me, the attack is kinda hard and clicky, same with the AT's. I'm talking about the smaller AT's by the way. Condensers....think thats the model....
The beta 98's are ok, little lacking in lower mids and low end for me, the attack is kinda hard and clicky, same with the AT's. I'm talking about the smaller AT's by the way. Condensers....think thats the model....
cobrahead1030
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Moonlapse said:
i don't have any clips comparing the two, but when my band did our drum tracks we tried both those mics on the snare...the 57 had a nice clarity that we didn't get from the i5, but it was kinda thin sounding, and picked up this 'ping' sound that we just couldn't dial out with our eq (on our mixer, which is very limited)
the i5, same settings, same position...sounded a little thicker which was nice, and had more of a 'crack' sound that we were after, i was a tad on the muddy side tho
i could post a short drum clip with the i5 on the snare if you would like tho
silverwulf
Ghost in the Machine
Andy Sneap said:
Andy, how would you rate the Audix D Series in comparison to the Sennheiser 609's that you've used before?
broken81
Used by Protools
master of puppets and ...and justice for all both had nothing but 57's on the snare and toms - and i believe that's for both the top and bottom mics
i've always used the D2 on rack toms, D4 on the floor...but that's because i got the set with 2 D2's and a D4. i'm sure the D4 can be used on the rack toms, but keep in mind that it's also voiced to be deeper/lower sounding than the D2.
LSD-Studio
HCAF crusher
I always preferred the D2 on the racktoms (to everything else) for the standtom it's either D4 or 421 for me
Seizure.
Member
I actually like e604's above md421 on small toms realy, md421 on floor mostly works abit better though.
