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Help me pick a crazy room mic!

Post by r0ck1r0ck2 » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:14 am

well it'll probably be some kind of condensor...tho i'm not sold on that 100%
this will be for drum recording and i've got a fair amount of Room to work with..

this is pure laziness (i don't think i can convince my drummer to let me muck about with 17 mics running around the room for hours..

so here's my list (Alphabetic)

ADK TC
AKG BlueLine (Hyper)
AT pro37r
Audix D2/D3
Beyer m160
Beyer M834
EV 660
EV 664
Senn 609
Shure 57 ?
Unidyne Pe 52

bunch of RadioShak Mics...i'll probably try these first...

just looking for pity here...humor me
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Re: Help me pick a crazy room mic!

Post by eeldip » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:30 am

r0ck1r0ck2 wrote: bunch of RadioShak Mics...i'll probably try these first...

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seriously, if you are looking for a "crazy" room mic, radio shack has a "reverb mic" with a spring reverb tank located INSIDE the mic.

its the coolest room mic, and certainly craziest there is. the spring is like 3 inches long, so it has very little in common with other spring reverbs out there, plus if you stick it in high SPL situations... that thing BOINGS
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Post by r0ck1r0ck2 » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:33 am

i bought my ex one of those for her birfday...shoulda got one for myself...

wonder if they still have those...
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Post by ctmsound » Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:14 pm

I'd use the Pro37r. So would Steve Albini if it was one of his only choices.
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Post by @?,*???&? » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:15 pm

Any of those through a long piece of 6" diameter PVC!

In lieu of that, search for an Ektaphone mic on ebay. I picked one up for $8 or so and it totally kicks ass for drums.
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Post by r0ck1r0ck2 » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:35 pm

Any of those through a long piece of 6" diameter PVC!
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Post by r0ck1r0ck2 » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:49 pm

oh yes the tube..
"Do It Again=the beach boys"
i think page did that one too

any odd positions around the kit you are fond of..
drummers ear..
that sort of thing
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Post by JGriffin » Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:11 am

Jeff Robinson wrote:Any of those through a long piece of 6" diameter PVC!
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Yup. Long bits of PVC pipe are a must-have.
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Post by r0ck1r0ck2 » Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:13 am

ok...i go on a raid..
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