Sennheiser 441 on snare: question
Sennheiser 441 on snare: question
Engage the treble boost switch or no? Do you have a preference?
We will also be mic'ing the bottom of the snare with an SM 57.
The problem for us is that we track and record in the same hall, so our ability to monitor and compare sound is somewhat compromised.
We will also be mic'ing the bottom of the snare with an SM 57.
The problem for us is that we track and record in the same hall, so our ability to monitor and compare sound is somewhat compromised.
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Thanks everyone, very helpful!
We wound up using the boost. I like that detailed high end on a snare, and I'm used to dialing that in with EQ when we use a 57 (and/or finding it in the overheads' pickup). We tried the set up a bit further back but it kind of became target practice for our man's sticks, so we kept in in a traditional close position. What a great, great microphone! Our drummer heard the difference from a 57 right away. We LOVED it on snare. I'm going to try the 441 on an AC30 and vocals next.
We wound up using the boost. I like that detailed high end on a snare, and I'm used to dialing that in with EQ when we use a 57 (and/or finding it in the overheads' pickup). We tried the set up a bit further back but it kind of became target practice for our man's sticks, so we kept in in a traditional close position. What a great, great microphone! Our drummer heard the difference from a 57 right away. We LOVED it on snare. I'm going to try the 441 on an AC30 and vocals next.
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the awesome kind.. haha. seriously. sounds really big and detailed. great attack, and has really good off-axis rejection, so you're not getting tons of hi-hat in the signal.jjbohn wrote:What type of sound do you get out of it?
it really sounds like the drum, rather than the "mic's interpretation" of the drum. if that makes any sense.
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Re: Sennheiser 441 on snare: question
i love the 441. but i would put in on the bottom and the 57 on top. just my opinion, but i think that the tighter patter of the 441 on the bottom gets a really nice focused sound of the snares that i find particularly useful. and a 57 on the top? hell 80% of recorded music probably has a 57 on snare. okay that's probably not quite true, but it's more than 50% i'm sure.Mark67 wrote:Engage the treble boost switch or no? Do you have a preference?
We will also be mic'ing the bottom of the snare with an SM 57.
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