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Originally Posted by drBill  Yes, you should be terrified. Depends on the drummer, but I'd never put one of my 84's on snare. There's always the chance of a stray stick, etc.. I love the sound though. I found that the MXL991/604 sounds in some ways better (if you're looking for some brightness on the top head) and they are throw away cheap, so when I put a SDC on the top head of the snare, that gets the nod.  |
thumbsup+1 I have a few MXL SDC '84 knock offs: 551, V67n, 604. & they all handle the SPLs nicely as well as being flat in the 100Hz region.
Another surefire brilliant mic I use is the AKG C2000. Built like a tank and it pretty much has a supercardioid pattern as well as built in pad. (I've never had to use the pad on snare though)