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Originally Posted by therecordinghous  Well, just to be the antagonist, I use 421's all the time and get great sounds. I dont understand why people cant. Maybe people are just burnt out on the sound.
I have 3 DW toms. A 10, 12, and 15. All tuned to their respective note. I may tune them down a bit, depending on the song, but never higher.
I put the 421 body at 90 degrees to the drum head, about 1" in, 1" off. This actually keeps your mic from getting hit, as it is perpendicular to the drum head.
Also, dont underestimate the power of MOVING the kit. Find a spot in the room where the bass drum is just huge, the toms will sound good there too. |
Yeah man, I'm with you on that. I roll off some of the bottom with the M-S switch on the 421 when I stick em that close and it works like a charm. I dunno, I've heard some pretty bad tom sounds with 421's from other people and I don't how they do it. I mean you have to TRY to be that crappy. Maybe it's the room/cymbals/OH placements? I don't know.