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Comment on Mic Pre One by Hendrik XIX

Hendrik XIX — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:31:29 +0000

Please note that thanks to Adam Scartozzi, we now have a recall sheet for the Mic Pre One. Just click on the “Recall Sheet” Link in the right navigation bar.

Comment on Mic Pre One by John S.

John S. — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:46:38 +0000

Don’t fear the pad, SATAN!

Comment on Mic Pre One, Mic Pre IV and Gain by admin

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:19:20 +0000

Thanks eng0109:
Snare drum timbre can be changed a lot by mic placement. In general, pointing the mic towards the center of the drum produces more attack and less ring, while pointing toward the rim yields more ring and less attack. The further away the mic is, the more natural the mic will sound, but the more the hi-hat, and the other drums will bleed into the mic. I prefer to place my top mic further away from the drum head (around 6″ above the rim), with a cardioid (SM57, Audix i5, RE20) or a hyper-cardioid (BETA57, BETA56, Audix D2) pointed dead center. Use a hyper-cardioid if you’re getting too much bleed, because it helps to reject the sounds to the sides. Note that hyper-cardioids, do pickup immediately behind the mic as well.
-Hendrik XIX

Comment on Mic Pre One, Mic Pre IV and Gain by eng0109

eng0109 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:02:33 +0000

Thanks for this. I couldn’t figure out why I was still peaking out on my snare drum tracks even with the gain turned all the way down. I will use the pad from now on. I was just moving the mic further away, but then I was getting too much bleed.