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Drum microphone help?
I play on a Pulse 5 piece set, and i am looking for some mics for live playing and recording (mostly recording though). I am debating between the CAD Premium Drum Microphone 7-Piece set (found here: http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/CAD-Premium-7Piece-Drum-Mic-Pack?sku=271264) and the Digital Reference DR-DRM7 set (found here: http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Digital-Reference-DRDRM7-7-Piece-Drum-Mic-Kit-with-Case?sku=270458). I'd really like to stay around that price. So any suggestions?
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You should be more specific. For which console? Amazon has it for $99.00 for the PS2. I know b/c I bought it recently. Give us some details.
No Harmonix decided that it would be easier to sell whithout the whole band stuff and to the other guy who commented if there so shitty HW COME THEY HAVE A ROCK BAND?? speaking of Mr. wears ur rockband? oh thats rite u probly cant play any instraments,I have opened for Green Day with my band last year and they werent only great artist but amazing people so dont judge bands if you have no talent whatsover
That CAD set should work well for everything. Here is a great free book on recording drums:http://www.shure.com/ProAudio/Resources/ssLINK/us_pro_mic_techniques_drums_ea
All the bundles come with the game, you won’t find one with just the instruments. You could buy the items separately, but they are much more expensive that way. I would buy the bundle and then resell the game, either to a game store or on eBay.
In addition to the comments regarding the SM57, there are alternatives that sound great for less money. Such as the SHS OM-450. I have one, and I actually prefer it over the SM57. It sounds warm and rich. Slap it on your snare for a pleasant surprise. It typically runs for about 20 or 30 dollars less than the SM57.There is also a great brand of microphones for ridiculously cheap. They sound really good on my kit, which is your standard run of the mill maple kit. GLS Audio’s ES57 is simply unbeatable for the price. You can get 3 of them for the price of one SM57. The quality is impressive as well.
There are no band bundles for GH5.However…. if you order GH5, you get a free copy of GH: Van Halen.
You should be able to use any USB microphone, so check Ebay or Amazon for one. The drum kit isn’t officially sold seperately yet (they want people to buy the whole kit, even if you already have a guitar from GH3) but they will release it in the new year. You may be able to find someone selling it online if they’ve broken the kit up, but I’d wait if I were you.
Shure do a kit with PG52 & PG56 mic’s – I think it’s reasonably priced and nice quality, I have some info on the PG56 here:http://www.cassette2cd.co.uk/studio/focus/shure_pg56.htmTry googling for it… I don’t think you can go wrong with Shure, a reputation built on good quality and good value for money IMHO.There’s no condensers with this kit, but you surely won’t get any decent ones within the $200 budget…??If this is for ‘live’ work, then go without the condensers, but for recordings, I would be tempted to concentrate on finding good condensers first and then adding the drum-kit mic’s later…I find Audio-Technica very good for good-value-for-money condensers, but I don’t have much experience with using different condensers with drums, I have only tried the AT ones and have no complaints….
it will work, and it costs so much, because it is a collectors edition
It’s much better to have a hole in the front head of a kik drum for recording. By having a mic “inside” the drum, the engineer has more flexibility over the sound once recorded. And this also keeps other drum sounds (cymbals, snare) from “bleeding” into the kik mic.
The company that makes the MAY Internal Miking system is called Randall May International.I don’t know if they still make these products or not. It appears some custom drum builders do still offer it as an option, but I couldn’t find anyplace to buy them directly. In any case here is their web contact info:WWW: http://www.randallmay.comEmail: mayrandall@aol.comPerhaps you can get a hold of someone there and find out about local or online dealers.You do have a couple of other alternatives. The Shure Beta 91 Bass Drum Mike is designed to be placed inside of the bass drum.http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-Beta-91-Bass-Drum-Microphone?sku=270283The RockBag by Warwick Kick Drum Pillow with Microphone Mount.http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/RockBag-by-Warwick-Kick-Drum-Pillow-with-Microphone-Mount?sku=444059Another possibility is to use a traditional mike and boom stand that is placed so the mike is going through a port in the bass drums front head.Good Luck.
yes, they will work perfectly fine
Let’s start from the bottom up: For the kick drum, a great choice is a Sennheiser 421. The dream mic is a Neuman FET 47 For the snare, you can’t miss with a shure sm57. If your budget allows, a small capsule condenser like a Neuman km84 or an Audio-Technica 4041. For the hi hat, a really good economical choice is a Shure sm81 or again, a Neuman KM 84 or a AKG 451. For the toms, can’t miss with the Sennheiser 421’s. In a pinch, you can get away with SM 57’s. Then the overheads: I suggest saving a decent portion of your mic budget for overheads because they will pick up the overall sound of the kit. They should always be condensers. Small or large diaphragm. Almost any model from AKG will perform well. 460’s, 451’s, 414’s all will work wonderfully. Again I’ll refer you to Shure SM 81’s if your budget gets tight. Audix has a pretty good drum mic package as well.