I Tested 42 Drum Microphones, Heres What I Learned
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
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Can any of these mic packs beat the Shure SM57? We tested all the drum microphone kits we could find in the store at Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center... DPA, Audix, Sennheiser, sE, Neumann, and Earthworks were all put to the test! What were your favorites?
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Quality video, would love to see a bass drum depth comparison, 22 by 20 deep, 22 by 18 deep, 22 by 16 and 22 by 14.
Audix were my fave,
Sm 57 are the value king!
I would have loved to see y'all go back and pick the best snare, kick, OHs, etc... from your conversations and make a hodgepodge pack and see what it sounded like.
It’s a good idea!! Couldn’t fit it into this one, it already took three days to shoot! 😂
Yes!
@@DimitriFantini I could tell! Easily my favorite mic shootout video on youtube. Well done!
Wow thank you Jeremy!!
Hear hear. My sentiments exactly. Assuming those particular mics are sold separately and not exclusively in a pack, that would be the ultimate set of mics...
Came for the mics, stayed for the drummer. Sick playing.
You know you´re a Gear nerd when you recognize all the mics by their mounts even when they are censored
lol damn I guess I didn't censor them well enough haha
the kick drum sound with the sm57 was the giveaway for me
@@demonicsweaters At 9:30 they say they used SM57s for everything. That's why the kick sounds so tight and blappy with little bass, not like a normal kick mic sound like the Beta 52.
@@AfferbeckBeats Ah
@@demonicsweaters 13:32 it is a 57 on bass
Exactly, that and the overhead sound.
57s aren't really "made" to be placed that far away from an audio source, they quickly lose most of their depth at a certain distance.
Also, they have a very directional pickup pattern, so to capture a good stereo image they would technically need to sit even further away, which conflicts with the previous point.
With them panned in the mix, you feel like part of the picture is missing, since both mics are not really picking up the "middle" of the drum set, which gives it a confusing sound.
Wow the quality of production and reviewing is great
Thanks really glad you enjoyed it!! 👊
Super happy to see SE Pack so high - I liked them the most too and they are the ones I've been wanting to buy eventually. Guessed the SM57s right too.
Regarding the video, as a person who has also posted some content myself I feel upset that this only got 900 views over 2 months. I believe a more eyecatching and clear thumbnail would help. The quality of the video, the production/editing (even though maybe a bit overdone at places to my taste), test methodology (blind test), drum playing, quality of sound samples, your personal thoughts and insight on what you were listening to. It's all incredibly valueable and deserves all the views, sadly people just don't seem to be clicking on it. I truly hope this video gets more attention
thank you so much for the kind words!! Maybe I'll swap the thumbnail, maybe I'll just keep plugging away at new vids! Glad to have you here :)
i bought the SE a year ago and they are outstanding
@@DimitriFantini haha, something you did worked! 2 more months later youre at 24,000. Great vid man, really enjoyed it
Ah thank you so much!!
@@DimitriFantini Looks like the thumbnail change worked wonders! I'm so glad the video took some traction, all the hard work that was put into it really shows. Congrats!
I'm just glad the best mics were only twice as much as the SM57s, rather than 10 times. Some of those prices were eye-wateringly high.
they all sounded pretty good. goes to show that if you have a great drummer (not to mention a nice kit and nice room), you can mic it up with a $20 amazon usb mic and it'll still be good. great video! deserves more views for sure.
You mean for Shure?
The thing that stands out for me is how subtle the differences are between these mics. It goes to show that if you get a nice kit in a nice room you'll get a nice sound even with nothing but SM57s. A $2 drum key will get you a farther than a $2,000 mic pack if you know how to use it.
Mindblowing production, playing, everything. WELL done. Subbed.
That really means a lot, thank you!
This was an incredible video bro! I loved the whole thing. Those sE mics honestly blew me away. Figured they were the Earthworks or Neumanns.
thanks dude! so glad you dug it!!
@@DimitriFantini hope this video catches the algorithm wave, it deserves it. I know this was a ton of work
@@Chance_Drums that means a lot, thank you!!! 🥰
Our rental company had the Audix set, which we were always very happy with. Effectively, there wasn't much more to do on the mixer thanks to the pre-EQing.
Until - yes, until there was a very unfavorable stage situation where low frequency resonances occurred, especially near the drum riser.
This was an almost unsolvable problem with the Audix on the toms, as the sound is so strongly pre-shaped. Everything had to be gated out and heavily EQed.
Since then I've experimented a lot and now have the SE set on the snare (V7x top, bottom SM57) and the toms (V-Kick on the big floor tom), supplemented by the SE BL8 boundary layer in the kick and (old) AKG C451B as overheads. Rarely the Rhode NT5 on the hihat, in case I want it sharper.
Sounds fantastic - even in challenging stage situations!
Thanks for this great review! You obviously put a lot of work into it and it confirms some of my own conclusions.
Thanks for your insights! I’m sure they will help others as well!
I'm 45 seconds in and I'm already hooked.
Thank you!! Hope you enjoyed the rest haha
@@DimitriFantini I did!
Can we talk about the VALUE of the Audix pack, my goodness! The Earthworks are 10x the price for almost no advantage except maybe in the depth of the hi-hat. Stunning.
This has solidified me adding an SE V Kick and V7 X to the arsenal.
Great video y’all. Love how the top ranking mics had such a spread on price. Proof that great sounds don’t always come from the most expensive gear. Might be worth using the same content to cut some snare/kick/overhead specific videos together too cause I’d love hearing it focused on just those too. Much respect.
We might have to do that in the near future, appreciate the suggestion!
This video was an absolute treasure-trove of knowledge for me, not just what mics are good and what different mics sound like, but also how to pick out different aspects of a mic's sound and what is important to capture (the comment about hihats having lots of frequencies and how that effects recording them, especially). Great production quality. 11/10.
There were aspects of most that I liked. For instance the kick of A, the snare of B, the overheads, hats and toms of E but I think the overall winner for me was D surprisingly. The only thing I was not able to hear in that pack was the toms. But to me it had the best kick, best snare and the most dimensional and tonally pleasing overheads. At least how I'd want to hear that kit EQ'd. Would be nice if you made available for download the complete play throughs of each mic pack in stereo 24bit wave format so we could all A/B without commentary and hear every aspect of the kit. Thanks for going to the effort though. I was surprised how anaemic the Shure SM57 pack sounded. Even on snare only it wasn't my fav by a long shot. It might've been nice to include the complete Shure drum pack as a separate option so it's more on a level pegging with the others.
I wish u added Beyerdynamic TG Drum-Set Pro L MKII. Interesting choise in my opinion
Love how this video cut out all the fat. Just a fair comparison and great sound.
That was the sweetest mic kit blind test I’ve seen yet! Kudos to you guys! And thanks!! 👍🏻👍🏻
looooved mic pack G. absolutely fantastic sound. D was great too.
I've seen a few of these comparison of mic videos and everytime I love the natural and clean tone of the audix. In comparison to the price it is amazing!
they sound great! I use the Audix D2 and D4 on my toms here at the studio
Very nice shootout! As I'm in the market for a set of drummics, this was very helpful and even confirmed my preference for the sE pack. Was going to do a shootout myself, but I kinda thinking of not needing that anymore ;-)
Thank you for taking the time and great work. This is real world experience
Really cool video, and though it only tells you what mics would work the best for that specific drum set in that room, it's still cool to see that not always the most expensive microphones are going to be the best for the task.
I'm not too surprised that the Earthworks mics got such a low score given that they're generally so flat that they don't necessarily flatter what you're recording, which could be good for you if you're looking for something that is the most versatile.
I would love to see what scores the microphones would get when it comes to mixing since bleed and ability to take EQ would be much more important then. Also I think giving out or selling the multi-tracks from this test could be a great resource.
I had been holding out on audix because I wanna buy a new mic pack but honestly I think I may just do it, that’s sounded amazing
Great shootout! Thanks for doing this :)
You’re welcome! 👊
Intetesting. On my smartphone also C and G sounded the best!
Kick In-AKG D12 (old), Shure 52
Kick Out-FET47
Snare Bottom- Senn 441, KM84
Snare Top-Senn 431, Beyer 201, KM 105, KM 84, KMS 105
Toms-421, SM7, c414 b-uls
OH-C414 b-uls, Oktava 012, Coles 4038 C414 anniversary
Kit-RCA PB90, Coles 4038
Room-anything
Thats a good and classic Combination. I prefer condensers too, especially the KM84. My favorite for the snare and the Overheads. MD 421 on the toms and also on the Bassdrum. Kickout a TLM170. And never ever a SM57, in my humble opnion the worst microphone...
@@markmoog2369 yeah i hate that thing for most applications. But i have three where i like it-guitar amp, room mics and if i don't have anything else-rack tom
Excellent video! I loved this.
I'm excited to see the Audix pack ranks so highly. What were the overheads for the Audix pack? The DP5A doesn't come with overheads as far as I can tell....
I was a Beta 52 guy for a long time. I heard a demo of the sE V Kick and got it immediately. It's a dope mic and makes me happy that the best pack here includes it.
Great video! Thanks for helping me decide.
My budget is going with Audix.
good choice! at the studio I run we currently use the Audix tom mics, they are doing the job well!
Absolutely loved pack D. Knew pack C were the 57s as soon as I heard the snare and the kick
All totally usable
You earned a new sub from the quality of this video. I agree with other commenters, would love to see you revisit this recording and pick your favourite mics for snare, kick, Toms, overheads, etc and make a mixed mic pack recording.
This was super helpful and so well produced! It really help me decide which mic set was the best just listening and not taking decisions by price or other factors!
thank you for doing this. as a hobbyist i was partial to A C and E -- after seeing all the prices, production, hearing the mixing etc. i lol'd because honestly - i'm super happy with my existing Shure setup at home and what I paid for it. so this was a great confirmation that it's not all about the price. that being said G also sounded the "Best" in my opinion and maybe will take a look at those sE Vpacks down the line.... but for now, content. thanks again
Haven't ended the video yet, but IMO the C and the E are the best sounding ones. I am not sound tech guy so I don't have a proper back-up for my preferences, it's just that they sound better in my ears :)
Awesome quality in your videos Dimitri, would love to keep seeing these!
I'm glad you commented this before having the mics revealed! Go by your ears!
The sE pack sounds as good as the Neumann for 1/7th of the price, while the Audix sound almost as good for 1/10th of the price. Spending more seems almost absurd, specially considering that any differences can probably be compensated by either changing the mic positions and/or a little EQ. Any differences probably become negligible in the context of a mix. Audix wins this one hands down!
nicely done. thanks!
This video helps SO much when choosing mics. Great comparison and the structure of the video was great. I’m guessing the DP5A Audix is actually the DP7 since it got the overheads as well and not just kick, snare and toms. Great video!
Immediately thought C was the SM57 because that's what I liked most, so of course the least appropriate mic for the job would be my #1.
man c sounded absolutely perfect to me, i thought it was just a random focal bias but i kept listening to all of them over and over and c just HITS, so glad the sm57 resonates with me in a blind test, best mic.
@colehetzel5003 hey that’s really cool!
@@colehetzel5003 I liked it cause it was the only kick sound that would get through in a metal mix without much work on it. Should have a sub mic on it as well though.
Plus it had the most mids, and whenever the mids aren't pronounced enough, the high end can quickly start sounding out of place.
@@Mezurashii5 Yeah, to me the 57 captures the soul of drums, it is kick snare toms hats cymbals, it's not breath or twinkle or rumble or splash. it is 30 fps. it's punchy and slappy and clicky and pingy and choppy, and just a tad boxy. i would not mic a kit with ONLY sm57s but if i had to mic a kit with only one mic model, it's sm57 all day.
definitely sounded the best to my ears as well
Man I was surprised about the sE mic pack! I've been using Earthworks for a while and was lowkey rooting for them for them to be high rated haha. Super cool comparison either way, and hope you're well dude!
All these mic packs sounded amazing because your playing Dimitri is amazing my friend. I tuned into because I was interested in the the title but just got inspired by your chops and pocket and groove. It proves the old adage it's not the arrow it's the Indian (if that's not too politically incorrect to say these days?? apologies in advance for any offence)
This is amazing
Thank you very much!
@DimitriFantini
Late to the party, but THANKS Heaps for this Blind comparison. Removing Sighted Expectation/Confirmation Bias is a must in order to make a decision purely on the SOUND, so a massive 👍👍for that!
My personal impressions and preferences were pretty much in line with you guys for the most part. However, I really did like the Kick on "F" the Earthworks. I think Bob may have mentioned this, too, and it was my initial impression before he said that, so I was like, "YESSSS!" when he said that, LOL. 😊
At least one thing to point out, though: Put this kit in a different area in the live room, or in another room altogether, and your impressions and ratings of these drum microphone kits could easily be VASTLY different, at least in terms of their Spectral Balance or overall timbre. However, the overall level of Detail and Dynamics should remain more consistent.
As an example, I just recently recorded a series of "SOUNDSTAGE POSITION TEST TRACKS" to be used by home or car audio HiFi enthusiasts and "audiophiles" when either setting-up or evaluating their loudspeaker systems.
The majority of these tracks used a variety of percussion instruments, including one of my favorite Snare Drums...a 5.5″ x 14″ Dixon Artisan Equator with a hybrid Oak with Steel Band shell...
I used a near-coincident A/B+X/Y "N.O.S." stereo microphone configuration ("Nederlandse Omroep Stichting", which is a variation of ORTF) with a pair of Lewitt LCT-340 SDC mics (which happen to be extremely versatile).
The track was set up to capture the Snare Drum in 7 Equally-Spaced Positions across the soundstage, from Far Left to Far Right:
Far Left / Left / Left Center / Center / Right Center / Right / Far Right
The sound of the snare at each position was very Similar in Timbre & Amplitude as expected, EXCEPT when I placed & struck the snare in the "Right" position! In just that one position, the Timbre & Amplitude of the snare changed SIGNIFICANTLY, to the point that you'd think it was now a 8" x14" Snare that was tuned much lower! My standard 5.5" x 14" snare suddenly became "fat & massive", but just in that one position!
The immediately adjacent "Right Center" and "Far Right" position snare hits returned to their more uniform or "normal" timbre & amplitude.
For reference, each of these 7 Positions were only space 28" apart, but a constructive interference mode in the room caused a massive anomaly in just that one particular position. Unfortunately, this forced me to have to shift and re-set the entire setup until I could mitigate this anomaly, as it was then more obvious that it affected the other instruments while being played at this position/location as well.
The same effects are found in the majority of professional "live rooms", and of course, are often taken advantage of when tracking drums. So again, just sayin' that your mic preferences COULD potentially be completely different based on the position of the kit in the room, or when placed in another room.
I'm using quite a few ribbon mics now on my drums and the room, as well as my saxophones. Favorites are the Mesanovic model 2, Samar VL-38A, AEA R88, and KU4, the latter of which I don't own, yet. But when I compared and made my "Go-To" Drum Mic Pack purchase decision, I settled on the original Lewitt DTP BEAT KIT PRO 7 set.
This kit included a pair of the LCT-340 SDC mics for the overheads which included both Omni & Cardioid capsules. The Lewitt LCT-340 are now discontinued and the updated 2nd Gen DTP Beat Kit Pro 7 set comes with the newer LCT-140 AIR mics which are still nice but are less expensive and don't have the interchangeable Omni/Cardioid capsule option, and they have a bit more self-noise, but higher Dynamic Range.
One of my favorite mics in this kit is the Bass Drum DTP 640 REX mic which has both Dynamic & Condenser capsules that are aligned in the common mic housing/body. There are also multiple settings on the mic for each capsule. It pretty much has never failed to give me both the Attack & Body of the kick, regardless of the tuning or muffling.
Needless to say, I would have loved if this Lewitt drum mic pack was included in this comparison. But there are obviously a few others that didn't make it into your comparison as well. Having said that, I'm surprised you tackled as many as you did...HUGE undertaking!
One last recommendation:
For Drum O/H's (or nearly ANY Percussion or Acoustic String instrument for that matter), I highly recommend the Audio-Technica AT5045. For drums & percussion, these are ideal due to their 149dB SPL capability + 141dB Dynamic Range. FANTASTIC on Upright Double Bass, or ANY strings!
Other than the AEA KU4, I haven't heard any other mics that capture as much LIFELIKE Depth, Detail, Dynamics, Harmonics, and Ambiance of the instrument and room. Sure, sometimes that is NOT what you want, but if you're looking for REALISM, these are incredible...but unfortunately not cheap.
Thanks again for all the time and effort put into this comparison, as well as the great production quality! ...One of the best I've seen to date. 👍
Cheers
thanks for your insights, super helpful to have you here!
Fantastic video! Thank you for the content. Amazing playing, thank you for giving us an example in a mix with other instruments, thank you for the back to back solo'd drums example, and thank you for the wonderful playing!
edit: any chance at a round 2 of this style video, but this time with some of the mic packs that didn't make it to this video? The AKG, AudioTechnica, Behringer, Lewitt and Shure (PGA line since there doesn't appear to be a kit with B52/sm57/sm81?) mic kit packs - might be a couple brands I'm missing, but I'd love to see that and am interested to see if the more budget conscious microphones hold up!
The most shocking microphones I’ve ever used were Beringer 3-piece vocal set. They look like black SM 58s, and sounded better than anything I ever heard. They were noiseless, sensitive as a condenser, punchy and worked equally well on Octobons, rack toms and 18” floor tom. All three came together in a case and only cost $30! Ultravoice 1800.
For cost/performance ratio Audix drum packs always seem to come out on top. I’d have these over anything Shure make any day. It’s unfortunate that Audix mics are prone to damage when placed near the port of a kick drum, best to either place the mic fully inside or a good distance away to save the diaphragm being ripped to shreds from the air pressure. Particularly on the D6.
Unbelievable content. New sub here!
Glad to have you!!!
Mic pack C, just by the kick drum sound, I’m thinking is 57’s. It cuts through and sits in the mix great although it doesn’t have much below 90hz. I may be wrong though. Gotta watch the rest of the video.
The earthworks reveal made me so happy 😂 I think drummers would do the same thing with DW in a blind listening
Nice work 👍🏼
Gmod / Source SFX are a nice touch!
Oh good ear!!!!
Amazonf work on the video. Every recording was neautifully done. I knew the VPack Arena would take it if it was in the collection. Killer mic pack. I have the Audix DP7 and going back I would have bought the SE pack if I knew about it first. As of now I am gradually picking up parts of the pack. Love the V Kick. It has replaced the Audix D6. Such an amazing kick mic... Especially with the variable settings. Its a swiss army knife of kick mics with everything you need in one mic.
Audix and Heil (not reviewed) are the best...both in sound and value. Cheers from Australia!
goes to tell that price has nothing to do with what works the best. sE are killing it. Use v7x on toms sometimes (same mic as vBeat!). Just a cheap and very good mic. Lacks some bite sometimes but its a good mic.
would have loved to hear how they perform when eq'ed in a mix. Some mics sound good raw but as soon as you add EQ they kind of die.. the power is lost. Thats where the SM57 is winning a lot cause it still has power.
I suspect most people who records drums in studio situations have a mix of mics that think work best for each application.
I started with the PG-Shure pack but through trial and error have gotten to a diverse mixture of mics. 52A, OM1's, 98AMP's, etc etc etc.
I can't see anyone who has been at it for a while buying a super expensive mic pack nor can I see a beginner dropping 2k to 5k on a drum mic pack.
I could very well be wrong.
I'm going to go C on the SM57s. It has a tighter sound with less sizzly high end. A bit of a honk in the upper mids.
Shots fired at Meshuggah...
nah Meshuggah is awesome lol
Hello! Really great video and really surprised about the Earthworks. Not at all about SE though, they are such good bank for the buck.
Two notes though: I know a lot of studio people do this out of habit but if you ever do a video like this again, please consider doing it from an audience's perspective rather than a drummer's. It feels really jarring to have the audio flipped from the visuals.
Second: I don't think blurring out the titles and the mics is a good idea. I could tell which were the Audix and 57s packs and it kind of defeats the purpose of the video as a result.
Otherwise amazing work and great video all round. Might go buy myself an arena pack now!
Thank you!
This was very well done, although I honestly can't tell the difference between any of these - they all sound fine. That may be youtube's fault for compressing things quite a lot by the time it gets here, and my USB headphones are probably deeply mediocre. This will be a useful video for years to come. Interesting to see that price does not correlate significantly with performance here, beyond 'don't buy the cheapest ones'. To be fair I guess there are a boatload of much cheaper stuff than Shure SM57s which you just ignored.
I love these tests! However, you should actually do at least one more back to back listening session after shuffling the packs and then pick the average rating you gave each one. My reasoning behind this is that for the first pack, you tend to rate it somewhere in the middle since you can't compare it to anything and you want (unconciously) to be able to rate the next pack as better or worse compared to the former. Pack E is my favourite sounding pack by the way.
the only shootout that ever scratched my unbiased itch is the jim lill one
we actually did this, the video portion of that just didn't make the final cut! The listening and comparisons were extensive, but there's a limit to how much of this people are willing to spend their time watching haha
I love D and E, especially E's Hi hat sound
Well, I was way wrong in which one was the Shure pack! But I agree the SE had the best overall sound. Really surprised by the price and quality disparity with these packs. This was great though. I wish I had 42 mics to experiment with. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it! I wish I had 42 microphones to experiment with too hehe 😜
Very cool blind test! I loved the Audix sound! Quick question though: as the the Audix DP5A doesn't come with overhead condensers, what did you use for the overhead mics? Was it just the other (2) D2's since you only had one tom?
Good question. The DPA pack was not the DPA5A like I listed in the video, that’s a mistake on my part. That pack is the DP7 like you’ll find in the description!
It's awesome how the Audix kit was 10 times less than the nueman pack and ranks neck and neck. And the sE blows them all away for $1150
Shows it's not the price that determines sound
A or C I would say, others had more hype in the low or high end... buuuut I can't say I'm confident at all!
I tasted 42 drum microphones and here is what I learned
I'm surprised, yet, unsurprised at the SM57 sound, pound for pound GOAT of mics. What is surprising is the higher end mics actually sounding WORSE than the 57s imo...this was a GREAT video 👌
glad you liked the video Marc!
I have the Audix D series. Love them! Just a warmer overall sound to me. SM57 on snare bottom.
That’s a good combo!!
Yes, very surprised that a microphone set that cost less than $1200 beat out one that I'm assuming cost over $4000? or more with the Neumann! I'm not sure I could tell from listening to the UA-cam audio, but it's also crazy that super expensive earthworks scored the same as the SM 57s. I use the SM 57 on the snare and toms. I found using a boundary mic on the floor does a good job of picking up a lot of stuff, including the bottom of the snare. Mic placement is so important. I'm still learning that.
scores aren't everything! Truth is, I use the Earthworks overheads in the studio every day and you can hear them in all my other videos. And they sound great
If anyone is going for the se vpack be aware that the v7x and the vbeat are the same mic. 99$ vs 179$😉
I wish "F" kit's cost as low as you ranked it. I liked it a lot more that E and G. Sounds good with lower volume.
Would love to see something featuring the new Lauten drum mics
I have heard great things
Meshuggah !
It's unbelievable that the third best kit cost a literal _tenth_ of the second best one
You guys are hero’s
❤️❤️❤️
Guessed G for the shure
D & G my fav while listening in Sony headphones
Proof spending more does not always improve things.
I am curious why no AKG or Beyer dynamics were tested?
I couldn’t give an honest listen to any of them because your commentary wouldn’t shut up 🤷♂️
Edit: I’ll revise to say, I commented too soon on the video. When you were trying to figure out C during the first run, you guys really stepped over all of the track. But the re-listens at the end really let the tracks come through.
I’m not surprised by the vpack arena. It’s what I daily in a live environment.
need 42 different drummers for each setup
I really love the Neumann Sound and prefer the Sennheisers over the DPAs even... But damn the sEs really do sound good - only second to Neumanns for me
I thought the Earthworks pack was better than scored. I feel like with a little change in the balance from the over heads to the close I would have really liked it. OH sound of Neumann def sounded best to me other than the kick. Change that kick out with the SE and it would be perfect . Kick drum gave SM57 away.
i still have my audix pack. love it.
however I want Lauten to drop a drum mic pack
Huh who would of guessed the se is so high up and that one was instantly my favorite and I got the 57 pack right too lol
Spoilers!
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My favourites by far were B and E. I was really hoping one of then would be an affordable set.😂 Guess I got expensive taste lol
Really liking A, D, and F. I'm thinking C are the 57s?
before reveal, I was thinking c was se and g sm57.... but finally this video confirm to me the idea earthworks is not the best mic kit...
anyway I like more the any other beta 98 am/c, got to checkout
Yea man it's a shame that the sennheiser pack overheads kinda fudged up the sound. The Kick and Tom mics are just suuuuuperb. Pack A toms and Kick, Pack D snare, Pack E for overheads.
D or G for me I think are my faves. No idea which are the 57's!
fascinating
haha they hated the earthworks but honestly i was a fan. also i was not a huge fan at all of the kick sound on the neuman pack! was so surprised to see the SE pack on top but i can agree i really loved how it sounded!
You didn't even cover the best bang for the buck, which is the AKG Drum Set Session 1. Though the SE V7X is my all time fave snare mic.
What do you guys think of the Yamaha EAD10? El Estepario uses it and it sounds great, especially since its just one mic. Then again he would make anything sound insane
Brilliant video .. wow audix did well .. what about the AKG & Presonus ? . What would u recommend for a beginner ? Without busting the bank
My guess (on the SM57s) is C... or E. But I'll say C.
I must have bias, I thought "D" sounded the best and they are the mics I use.