favorite snare mic

SureShot · Post by **SureShot** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:45 am

Hi everybody,

i was wondering what everyones favorite snare mic is. and what do you use to process it.

My favorite combo at the moment is shure sm56a on top and a sennheiser md441 on bottom.

the sm56a has a nice bright top end which i really like especially if you bring it out with a good eq. and the sennheiser md441 is just a nice mic wherever you put it. And i like the fact that both mics are hypercardoid so they are a little easier to place.

I also own a beyer m201 and of course a couple of sm57's but i've never been a big fan of the sm57 on snare and i find the m201 a little dark for my taste it never seems to sound as nice as i would like it to. If anyone could enlighten me on using a m201 for snare please indulge me.

Haven't used much condensers on snare, i own a pair of geffel mv692/m70 but i think they might be a bit too bright (great on ride though) and when i started out i used a akg c1000 on snare but the thing overloaded too easily although the tone was pretty ok.

greetings,

Thomas

AnalogElectric · Post by **AnalogElectric** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:57 am

On the top:
Josephson e22s

Bottom:
Sennheiser MD504

I'll run the Josephson through a Drawmer 1960 with next to no compression or through Sytek pre (a non-BB channel).

The Sennheiser will most likely run through whatever pre is unused after everything is mic'd (I'm not particular about bottom snare integrity - just as long as it gets enough of the snares).

--Adam Lazlo

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:02 am

Revox 3500. Like a slightly toppier (or less lowend-y) 201.

If I want more top, I use a bottom mic.

Great rejection from the hat, great transient response with a Sage SE-1 mic pre no matter what room I am working in. I own a beautiful vintage neve console, and the sage SE-1 is my primary kick and snare pre every time, regardless of genre.

Working at studio metronome in New Hampshire this week on the new dub trio record... Lots of great pre's here, and I am STILL using the sages as kick and snare... even with API/neve/telefunken stuff all over the place.

The 201/ or the revox 3500 just seem to have enough bottom that you can compress the snare as much as you need to without getting rid of the oomph. The sound just jumps through the hoops that a snare has to jump through in a modern mix...

simply using a HPF and a BUNCH of compression, the snare sits right for me using that mic and pre.

Dave Stanley · Post by **Dave Stanley** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:27 am

I've been digging either an Audio Technica ATM63he or the Audix i5 lately. The 57 just doesnt to it for me.

JASIII · Post by **JASIII** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:30 am

Lately I've been shell micing with an AKG D880.

junkstar · Post by **junkstar** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:32 am

I've been using my Alice a lot.

dokushoka · Post by **dokushoka** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:32 pm

m201 or MD441.
57 on the bottom.

ulriggribbons · Post by **ulriggribbons** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:37 pm

Beyer M160, for about 10 seconds

(warning, do not try this at home!)

djimbe · Post by **djimbe** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:56 pm

TLM103
Stedman N90
Altec M20
Sennheiser MD406

If I can't get the sound with one of those I quit for the day...

SureShot · Post by **SureShot** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:06 pm

joel hamilton wrote:Revox 3500. Like a slightly toppier (or less lowend-y) 201.

i thought that was just a rebadged beyer mic, didn't know there were sonic differences. I'll give that mic a go if i can find it somewhere.

vsr600 · Post by **vsr600** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:09 pm

usually an i5 on top and no bottom mic though last weekend I used a Oktava MK012 on top with two (yes two) 10db pads on the capsule and a Avenson Audio STO-2 under the snare. It sounded awesome.

Max · Post by **Max** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:20 pm

I've recently rediscovered the C414 B-ULS. It has more weight than let's say a KSM 141 and sounds more open than a M201 and it's sound is more balanced than a Beta98.
I like all of the mics mentioned above, I've just neglected the 414 too often.
I've also used M88s, AT4050s or MD441s for snare drum and I'm sure that I'll use them again.

Slider · Post by **Slider** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:36 pm

I stick my ear right next to the snare drum then I put a mic cable up my ass.
Obviously I then run that through a neve 1073 preamp. Then I compress the snot out of it with a distressor.
Finally I reamp it though a custom 100 mic'ed with a sm57.

A.David.MacKinnon · Post by **A.David.MacKinnon** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:55 pm

I'm back to the 57 lately with an RE15 on the bottom.

Mane1234 · Post by **Mane1234** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:53 pm

I guess it depends on the sound I want...I've been using either an Audix D3 or a Senn 421 lately....I've been thinking about getting some Octavas 012's and using those on the whole kit, except the kick anyways and see what that sounds like. I'll never have enough choices...

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