compasspnt wrote on Sat, 22 January 2011 00:14 |
What is a hi hat mic?
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Due resect - but of all people who might have responded to this thread I would have expected you to understand just how important great capture of a great drummers playing of the H/H is to the groove of a song.
The H/H [at least to me] is as important as the kik and snare. It is THE element of groove for a great drummer that separates the men from the boys.
The capture of that element of the kit is [to me] of paramount importance... its why Charlie Watts is a genius - it is why Bernard Purdie is a king, why Steve Gadd is to be revered. It is the soul of the instrument we call drums - and why the KM-69 was commissioned to see the light of day.
Hearing - or more importantly "feeling" the hat in the groove is [to me] of such importance that if anyone has to ask the question of why it is important that they should seek a living in the provision of plumbing supplies.
The primary reason the KM-69 came to be was to capture H/H.... if you see no reason to this then I suggest you question the majority of your career which [at least from the highlights that have inspired me to aspire to excellence in my albeit minor career] brought you to the the status you have achieved.
High hat - albeit an unknown part of the kit to the great majority of listeners - is the key to the feel of the groove -- or at least it is in my world, and as always YMMV.
Peace.