Great video! Had a few different mics I've been looking at getting so it was nice to hear them side by side to get a better idea. Big help man. Much appreciated.
Interesting comparison. I like hearing the individual drums then the kit then the isolated drum on the kit. 57 is just a good mic. I feel like I have heard that sound on thousands of recordings and it is what I expect to hear on a miced kit. The 609 was surprising, the tone was nice but what I thought it really brought out above the others was the attack or the stick sound. The 421 to me sounded the most full and round. It made the Tom’s sound big. The beta was interesting. To my ears it was approaching the clarity of the condensers but still kept more of the sound rejection of the other dynamics. Both the condensers I thought were similar. They had the most clarity and for lack of a better word the most “realistic” sound. I felt like I was really hearing the complete sound but they also had the most bleed. So, that makes me believe that they are bringing in some room sound too which is why it feels or sounds more “real”. All in all you could use any of these mics to get a nice great recording. Probably one of the dynamics if you are recording in an untreated room and then choose whether you want more attack (609) more umph (421) more clarity (Beta) or just a relatively flat even sound (57). If you are in a good room. Just choose based on the project.
@@jasonmills6041 I agree with a lot of what you are saying here. There is definitely a balance to find between how good and bright a sound you want vs how much bleed you can handle, and it varies by project, genre, drummer, and room for sure! Really cool, thanks for commenting 👍
Great test. interesting to read the different opinions. Having vintage MD421 on my toms in my studio, I tried shure beta98, sm75, DPA 4099 and c214 before. All are good for toms. Here I really like the MD421, AKG214 (neutral en definition) and the Blue Dragonfly.
Great video! Had a few different mics I've been looking at getting so it was nice to hear them side by side to get a better idea. Big help man. Much appreciated.
This was Great!
I feel like Shure 57 or E 609 for racktom..
but for floor tom E 609 is the best
Great comparison, and I’m glad that you soloed the microphones as well, because I was interested to see what kind of bleed each one would have.
Interesting comparison. I like hearing the individual drums then the kit then the isolated drum on the kit. 57 is just a good mic. I feel like I have heard that sound on thousands of recordings and it is what I expect to hear on a miced kit. The 609 was surprising, the tone was nice but what I thought it really brought out above the others was the attack or the stick sound. The 421 to me sounded the most full and round. It made the Tom’s sound big. The beta was interesting. To my ears it was approaching the clarity of the condensers but still kept more of the sound rejection of the other dynamics. Both the condensers I thought were similar. They had the most clarity and for lack of a better word the most “realistic” sound. I felt like I was really hearing the complete sound but they also had the most bleed. So, that makes me believe that they are bringing in some room sound too which is why it feels or sounds more “real”. All in all you could use any of these mics to get a nice great recording. Probably one of the dynamics if you are recording in an untreated room and then choose whether you want more attack (609) more umph (421) more clarity (Beta) or just a relatively flat even sound (57). If you are in a good room. Just choose based on the project.
@@jasonmills6041 I agree with a lot of what you are saying here. There is definitely a balance to find between how good and bright a sound you want vs how much bleed you can handle, and it varies by project, genre, drummer, and room for sure! Really cool, thanks for commenting 👍
This was great. Im now split between the 57 and the 609.
Thanks yeah I was pleasantly surprised with those as well. Great value for the cost
Great test. interesting to read the different opinions. Having vintage MD421 on my toms in my studio, I tried shure beta98, sm75, DPA 4099 and c214 before. All are good for toms. Here I really like the MD421, AKG214 (neutral en definition) and the Blue Dragonfly.
Thanks for sharing! I especially love the condensors on this as well.
Impressive task, well done!
Awesome, thanks! :)
I like beta the most.
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56a still the most realistic mic.
Lovely, keep it up!! If I was you I would employ Promo'SM!!