Your favorite kick drum condenser, and where you point it
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Your favorite kick drum condenser, and where you point it
We've been here before, but I've just been thinking about using two mic setups on a kick drum again after a couple years of leaning towards a single dynamic. Neumans aside what condenser do you like on your kick and where do you often point it?
used an 87 before but if your asking what else i have used, ive used a rode k2(not a huge fan of it) but it rocked on the particular kick i was recording. I usually point it straight at the hole if the kick has one and put it about where the wave of the kick falls off, just use your had to feel where the air wave disappears. sometimes with and sometimes with out a kick tunnel. Ive also used one of the new AKG214's havent got around to mixing that or really giving a listen to the project the guy i was recording decided he really didnt like that song anyway.
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+1drumsound wrote:I like the AT 4047 a bit off center getting some tone from the front head of the BD.
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That's my first try location, but I like the Soundelux U195. I rarely use the "fat" selection. Just straight up normal response and maybe padded down.drumsound wrote:I like the AT 4047 a bit off center getting some tone from the front head of the BD.
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The coolest sound I ever got with a condensor on a kick was an MC012 on the beater side with an omni cap. It had a very scooped feel. Very responsive on the upper mids to highs, and pretty much nothing between that and the lower sub freqs - like 60Hz-ish..
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It didn't end up working for the mix, so I didn't use it, but for something along thelines of hip-hop, it would probably be the perfect thing.
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It didn't end up working for the mix, so I didn't use it, but for something along thelines of hip-hop, it would probably be the perfect thing.
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I've had good results with a Shinybox ribbon before. (I know it's not what was asked but I'm bored and lonely and crying out for attention.)
Anyhoo, it was maybe a foot away pointed at a 45 degree angle downward to where the rim meets the head. I think Royer mentions aiming it this way for a ribbon.
It sounded fine. Good low end.
I wonder how much the bi pattern played into the sound. I hadn't thought about it.
Anyhoo, it was maybe a foot away pointed at a 45 degree angle downward to where the rim meets the head. I think Royer mentions aiming it this way for a ribbon.
It sounded fine. Good low end.
I wonder how much the bi pattern played into the sound. I hadn't thought about it.
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I do pretty much the same thing. I place it so half the diaphragm is in front of the hole and the other half is catching the head. Works good for me through my Hamptone JFET.drumsound wrote:Halfway-ish between middle and the rim for a decent starting point.losthighway wrote:Yet another thing to add to my list of reasons an AT 4047 is a good mic to have around.
So you mean you like it outside of the front head and not straight in the middle, but closer to the rim of the drum?
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Same placement and I used to favor my 4047 (which is great there) but now I use my Blue Mouse into my EH12AY preamp and I am loving the sound. I usually have it pretty close, maybe a couple of inches back and angled down slightly.drumsound wrote:Halfway-ish between middle and the rim for a decent starting point.losthighway wrote:Yet another thing to add to my list of reasons an AT 4047 is a good mic to have around.
So you mean you like it outside of the front head and not straight in the middle, but closer to the rim of the drum?
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