Video review + free samples: Telefunken drum mics

[Max Morton]

Presenting my new mic review. It was fun to test these, especially the new M82. In this video you'll hear some raw drums in a rock mix and soloed. I also compared M80/M81/M82 with my favourite recording set - Shure SM57/Audix D2/Audix D6. And the last but not the least - I sliced some kick drum samples for you

Please check it out and tell me what you think:



Pearl 24inch kick (dry&processed, WAV&TCI): https://www.dropbox.com/s/u55uls4ci3y1naw/Kick Pearl 24inch Tfunk M82.zip?dl=0

P.S.: There's an Audix I5 under the snare. It's not used. I used only a top snare mic.

 

[Sloan]

Sweet, thanks for posting!

 

[nezvers]

I love that solid low-end on kick. Sound like it really doesn't need much to have it right in mix.

 

[Max Morton]

Yeah, solid is the right word. The same with M80's and M81's midrange. Feels like the signal can take a lot of beating and will still sound tight and solid in the mix.

I love that solid low-end on kick. Sound like it really doesn't need much to have it right in mix.

 

[EOC]

This sounds divine!

 

[Max Morton]

This sounds divine!

Thanks man!

Gonna test CU-29 Copperhead quite soon. I know that these mic videos are not as popular as guitar videos, but I just love mics so much

 

[Studdy]

Great raw sound. You should do a tuning/drum setup video.

 

[Max Morton]

Great raw sound. You should do a tuning/drum setup video.

Thanks a lot man! Well, I do nothing fancy tuning wise, I just don't rely on tuners too much. You should try to hear the lugs' tones transforming into the head's tone and then, together with the resonant head into the tone of the drum.

Plus, having a great drummer is a blessing. The one who's on a video is our band's drummer, and he has a great, focused and precise hit. When hitting that way, you don't even have to tune carefully It still sounds great. Nice attack, consistency, low bleed in direct mics (the dude is tall). The only bad thing were the snares going out of tune because of constant rimshots. But there are special plastic thingies you can put on lugs to prevent them from loosening.

And on contrary (as we all know), it's a pain in the ass to record a bad or average drummer and you simply can't go with live tones in that case.

 

[Jaymz]

Wow sounds great man!

You get some awesome tones

 

[Nebulous]

Really digging the snare sound, but the whole kit sounds really good with the Tele's!

 

[Max Morton]

You get some awesome tones

Uh, thanks a lot! I'm trying hard

Really digging the snare sound, but the whole kit sounds really good with the Tele's!

Yeah! They are less bass heavy (and more mid-forward sounding) and reveal the tone easier. They also have some sort of snap to them. I still love Audix D6/D2 and SM57. When you roll off some mud below, they may sound a bit more pleasing then Tele's in my opinion...

... I just thought. Would you guys like the multitracks?

 

[TonyS.]

Cool video. Multis would be cool to check in the studio.

 

[EOC]

We would love the multitracks!

 

[Max Morton]

Here, multis of T-funk and Audix&Shure drums + guitar and bass stems Try mixing them if you want, I'd love to hear it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ump8vba8imrozr2/T-funk drum mics multitrack by Max Morton.zip?dl=0

Update: Completely forgot that I mixed these from the viewer's perspective. So either flip the OH and ROOM stereo image, or place the hihat to the right and ride to the left. Same thing with toms.

 

[EOC]

Here, multis of T-funk and Audix&Shure drums + guitar and bass stems Try mixing them if you want, I'd love to hear it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ump8vba8imrozr2/T-funk drum mics multitrack by Max Morton.zip?dl=0

Update: Completely forgot that I mixed these from the viewer's perspective. So either flip the OH and ROOM stereo image, or place the hihat to the right and ride to the left. Same thing with toms.

Thanks man!!!!!