Audix DP-7

Me, talking about the Audix DP-7

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• audix
• microphones
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• overheads
• sm57
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[JTLmusicWEB]

D2 hyper cardioid=less bleed no?

[TheWALOS]

@JTLmusicWEB

Hypercardioid mics are more open-back, and the polar pattern is less center focused (like an SM57), so the bleed is actually worse. Because they're open-back, they don't reject sound from behind the capsule.

[zkranz0]

seth rogen.

[TheWALOS]

@pendersky

/watch?v=RdLOnf63zgk

I answered your question in a video, because it would take way too long to answer here.

[TheWALOS]

@pendersky

I might actually just make a video to explain it, it's really complicated.

[TheWALOS]

@pendersky

The whole point behind micing the drumkit is to capture each drum/instrument individually, cutting out as much bleed as possible will improve the overall phase coherence of the recording. The reason the kit sounds fine to your ears is because you only have two ears, they're really close together, and your brain evolved to phase-correct all by itself. If you're putting 16 mics on a kit, it's exactly the same as putting 16 ears on the kit, all at differing distances.

[pendersky]

@TheWALOS I get it. thank you very much for that. Very informative! What are your thoughts on the shure 98d/s? Would they be better than an SM-57?

I've heard of bleed recently, but could you tell me why it is a problem that one drum is heard through the mic of another? when I sit at my kit and play I can hear all the drums..... so isn't that a good thing for the listener too?

[TheWALOS]

@pendersky

Also, what is the benefit of a tighter pattern? Reducing bleed. Looser patterns pick up more from the back and sides. Say you had a D2 on your first rack tom right under your crash, when you hit the crash chances are good you're going to pick it up a lot on your D2. If you had an SM-57 there, it rejects enough from the back to make it a non-issue. It makes editing easier, and it sounds better, in my opinion.

[TheWALOS]

@pendersky

It can be, it really depends on what you're looking for. Some people enjoy a coloured frequency response in their mics, especially the overheads. However, generally you're going to want something flat that will accurately capture the sound of the instrument you're recording. So, generally you're only going to really want to use a mic that boosts the attack of your toms if your toms don't have the level of attack that you're looking for.

[pendersky]

@TheWALOS i'm new to all this. so when you say less problems, what sort of problems are you referring to. i thought it was an advantage for a mic to have a boosted frequency curve for attack -especially toms? what is the benefit of having a tight polar pattern?