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Old 18th February 2010   #35
msmith
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I tend to use the 201 a lot for top snare. It sounds good. The main things that put it over the top:

Footprint- Small and easy to position under a hat or between a rack tom.
Pattern- Very good rejection/ easy to isolate program
Build- Very well built. Direct hits from sticks aren't a problem.
Sound- Can handle super high SPL with clarity.

It's by no stretch of the imagination the best sounding mic for a snare drum, but it's other attributes pretty much make it a winner most of the time...
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