New Snare Mics

rocky · Post by **rocky** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:23 pm

I shot out all the suitable mics i have on snare for a session recently.
I tried 414,421,441,Re20,n/d408/308,sm7,m201,sm57
I liked the 57 then the Re20 then the 414.

Up until then I was favouring a 421 most of the time.
It's given me a new found respect for the sm57.

I used Re20's on toms - painful to get positioned but they sounded fantastic.

percussion boy · Post by **percussion boy** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:21 pm

Here's an alternate flavor: ADK TC -- their cheaper tube LDC.

I'm not saying it's the mic for yer normal cracking snare sound. But it can make a wood snare sound real fat and round in a small room -- think "Heart of Gold"-era Neil Young. Hit the drum lightly in the middle, no rim shot, and this big bosomy noise goes right to tape.

roscoenyc · Post by **roscoenyc** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:04 am

drumsound wrote:Audio Technica ATM 23he.

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^^^sound great and handy too!

Derrick · Post by **Derrick** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:31 pm

How are you guys micing the snare shell? I got a very dull dound when I tried it so maybe I did soemthing wrong. Anybody got a picture of the proper way to mice a snare shell and what style mics are best for this (condensor, dynamic, omni, cardiod, etc)?
Thanks!

fossiltooth wrote:
TV Lenny wrote:How often and under what circumstances does anyone find themselves micing the shell? (as demonstrated at TapeOpCon) What mic have you used?
Whenever you want a bit more "crack!" and a little less "pop"!.

I dunno, so many things can work.... an sm7, an i5, a 160, a 4047, a 414... anything but a bright sdc in my opinion. I'd avoid a km184 or an nt3 or an ma100, but that's just my taste.

allbaldo · Post by **allbaldo** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:07 pm

pootkao wrote:In love with the SM7b on snare lately.

Been having some good luck with this myself. For some reason, I'd never thought to try it until recently.

JASIII · Post by **JASIII** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:12 pm

Derrick wrote:How are you guys micing the snare shell? I got a very dull dound when I tried it so maybe I did soemthing wrong. Anybody got a picture of the proper way to mice a snare shell and what style mics are best for this (condensor, dynamic, omni, cardiod, etc)?
Thanks!

I use a dynamic cardioid and put it as close to the shell as I can get it without touching. I like to place it midway between 2 lugs, and in a way that minimizes the hat leakage. I would like to find a used ev635 or similar omni, to see what difference no proximity effect makes, it seems like a popular choice.

Derrick · Post by **Derrick** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:18 pm

JASIII wrote:I use a dynamic cardioid and put it as close to the shell as I can get it without touching. I like to place it midway between 2 lugs, and in a way that minimizes the hat leakage. I would like to find a used ev635 or similar omni, to see what difference no proximity effect makes, it seems like a popular choice.

Hmmm... I will have to try this again. A dynamic cardioid like a 57? Is this mid way between the top/bottom rims as well as between two lugs? Inother words, right directly in the center of the shell both with respect to the lugs and the rims?
Thanks

JASIII · Post by **JASIII** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:17 am

Yep, just like you said. a 57 would work.

teamdresch · Post by **teamdresch** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:05 pm

Not cheap or anything, but a DPA 4011 is grrrreat on snare, top or bottom.
Also liking SM7b.

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