Happy Holidays!
Ok, I was wondering what the consensus is with regard to large diaphragm condensers or pencil mics. I know it's a, "let your own ears be the judge", -type thing. But was wondering about some of the "pitfalls" with either that I may not be taking into consideration.
I have a decent sounding room where I play i.e., vaulted ceiling, asymmetrical walls, carpeted floor etc. I have a nice kit (in my opinion anyway); a Tama Starclassic Maple outfitted with decent mics: Senheiser 421mkIIs on the toms, SM57 top and bottom snare, SM81 for hi hat, AKG 112 on the Bass drum, and AT4041s for the overheads in a spaced pair array (I do like that stereo left to right sound).
I guess large mics would give me more of the room, right? more bass response, etc?
I'm considering purchasing a pair of AKG 214s to experiment. Another idea I was thinking of was a pair of AKG414s and experimenting with the polar patterns. Either in Omni or figure 8 to capture reflections off the ceiling -to really capture the room.
Thoughts? (I know, I know. Do what sounds best!)
One last thing:
I leave my mics hooked up. I see no reason for taking them down and putting them back up when I play; you know those moments of inspiration. What do studios do, use mic covers, socks or something like that? It can't be good to just leave them exposed: dust, etc.
Thanks for reading!
Ok, I was wondering what the consensus is with regard to large diaphragm condensers or pencil mics. I know it's a, "let your own ears be the judge", -type thing. But was wondering about some of the "pitfalls" with either that I may not be taking into consideration.
I have a decent sounding room where I play i.e., vaulted ceiling, asymmetrical walls, carpeted floor etc. I have a nice kit (in my opinion anyway); a Tama Starclassic Maple outfitted with decent mics: Senheiser 421mkIIs on the toms, SM57 top and bottom snare, SM81 for hi hat, AKG 112 on the Bass drum, and AT4041s for the overheads in a spaced pair array (I do like that stereo left to right sound).
I guess large mics would give me more of the room, right? more bass response, etc?
I'm considering purchasing a pair of AKG 214s to experiment. Another idea I was thinking of was a pair of AKG414s and experimenting with the polar patterns. Either in Omni or figure 8 to capture reflections off the ceiling -to really capture the room.
Thoughts? (I know, I know. Do what sounds best!)
One last thing:
I leave my mics hooked up. I see no reason for taking them down and putting them back up when I play; you know those moments of inspiration. What do studios do, use mic covers, socks or something like that? It can't be good to just leave them exposed: dust, etc.
Thanks for reading!