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jetbase

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Re: Tom Mics : An Alternative to 421's?
« Reply #45 on: May 04, 2009, 07:11:26 PM »

rankus wrote on Sat, 02 May 2009 04:53


Next item: Find something that won't break the bank for snare drums.  Getting sick of the same old 57 sound!  (May try one of the 25's there tomorrow.)




Have you tried a condenser on snare yet, maybe something you already have?

For years I had an Oktava MK219 which I never liked & never used. Eventually I cut the grill off, tried it on snare & now it's one of my favourite snare mics. Oktava MC012 isn't too bad either.
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Re: Tom Mics : An Alternative to 421's?
« Reply #46 on: May 04, 2009, 11:49:29 PM »

I have at times been absolutely thrilled with a KSM32 on snare.  Sennheiser MD431 can also be brilliant.  I have really come to think of a snare as a vocal in terms of mic choice.

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Re: Tom Mics : An Alternative to 421's?
« Reply #47 on: May 05, 2009, 06:12:26 AM »

Tom, I was not familiar with the 431 so I did a quick search.

http://www.massenburg.com/cgi-bin/ml/tracking_mics.html?id=Y Dqh2FoE

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Drums...

OH's: Sanken CU-44x
Snare: Sennheiser MD431
Toms: AKG C414EB
Hat: AKG C-12
Kick: ELA M251
Room: B&K 4003 (fronts removed)



Guess you're in good company.
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Re: Tom Mics : An Alternative to 421's?
« Reply #48 on: May 05, 2009, 07:49:19 AM »

I was turned on to the 431 by Dave Mattacks who had just returned from tracking a Mary Chapin Carpenter record with GM.  

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