Re: Best minimalist way to mic a drum kit?
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:20 am
There is an interesting thing about the Coles 4038
They are extremely fragile in terms of staying 100% optimal. Like *extremely*
Yet they’ll also work and pass signal and seem to sound “okay” or even “great” in some applications even when fairly-well compromised
For this reason I’d never, ever gauge how much i like the entire make/model in a given application without a decent sample size and first-person experience
They have a thin ribbon and very little blast protection when compared to something like an RCA. As a result it’s barely an exaggeration to say that they tend to be happiest when never ever used to close mic anything
My personal pair, bought brand new, is for drum overheads only. We have a pair at our Brooklyn place that’s also reserved exclusively for drum overhead duty
As soon as one is put within 20cm/1ft of anything at all i start to wonder whether it’s really “good as new” even if it seems to sound fine
They are extremely fragile in terms of staying 100% optimal. Like *extremely*
Yet they’ll also work and pass signal and seem to sound “okay” or even “great” in some applications even when fairly-well compromised
For this reason I’d never, ever gauge how much i like the entire make/model in a given application without a decent sample size and first-person experience
They have a thin ribbon and very little blast protection when compared to something like an RCA. As a result it’s barely an exaggeration to say that they tend to be happiest when never ever used to close mic anything
My personal pair, bought brand new, is for drum overheads only. We have a pair at our Brooklyn place that’s also reserved exclusively for drum overhead duty
As soon as one is put within 20cm/1ft of anything at all i start to wonder whether it’s really “good as new” even if it seems to sound fine