best mic for recording a bass drum?

revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3804 North Atlantic	Posted on Sep 27 2006 05:53 PM Anyone have any affordable suggestions in the $200-300 range? Thx, Mike — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top
SurfBandBill Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1487 San Francisco	Posted on Sep 27 2006 05:57 PM For me, I've always been impressed with teh Shure Beta 52 A. Hell, I think you can't go wrong with Shure mics for any kind of recording... Check it out on Musician's Friend: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-Beta-52A-Kick-Drum-Mic?sku=270267 ~B~ Top
WoodyJ Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 1544 Bethlehem, GA	Posted on Sep 28 2006 10:25 AM Ditto on the Shure Beta 52. It's the "SM57 of Bass mics". — Jack Booth (aka WoodyJ) The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005) The Hula Hounds (1996-current) The X-Rays (1997-2004) The Surge! (2004, 2011-2012) Various non-surf bands that actually made money (1978-1990) Top
Kawentzmann Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1060 Berlin, Germany	Posted on Sep 29 2006 04:06 AM I found that the Sennheiser 421 is great for live and in the studio I would try a ribbon mic. KK — The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. Top
kick_the_reverb Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1337 Escondido, CA	Posted on Sep 29 2006 10:18 AM My Shure Beta 52 must be defective, it never sounded right. AKG D112 always sounded better. Ran — The Scimitars Top
MikeG Joined: Mar 29, 2006 Posts: 309 Springfield, Oregon	Posted on Oct 08 2006 08:41 PM Kawentzmann I found that the Sennheiser 421 is great for live and in the studio I would try a ribbon mic. KK I have to disagree, a ribbon has too much presence rise for a bass drum plus a bass drum will just destroy a ribbon element if it gets too close. Ask my first drummer about that, lol. I like an AKG D112 or EV RE-30, although the EV is kinda old and hard to find. Top
PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5095 San Francisco	Posted on Oct 09 2006 10:53 AM The EV RE-20 is a great large diaphram mic, commonly used for lower frequencies- Kick drums, bass amps, and FM Djs... -ferenc — Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB Pollo Del Mar on FB DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top
revmike Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3804 North Atlantic	Posted on Oct 09 2006 02:51 PM Thanks for the great tips. We're now recording the kit with one LDC mic, kind of looking at the set as one instrument, instead of a bunch of parts to mix into a whole. After listening to a bunch of early recordings, we thought we'd give it a try. If it works, life will be easier (sort of?!) Mike — Canadian Surf http://www.urbansurfkings.com/ Top

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best mic for recording a bass drum?