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Old 24th November 2003   #6
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Depending on the drum, I don't think you could go very wrong with either a D112, RE20, or the Beta52 (although I've never used one) on the inside and anything with a decent bass response on the outside. I usually end up using the inside mic for 75-90% of my kick sound and the outside mic for a little low end balls. I have been using a D112 (although I'm starting to see why some people don't like them) inside and a modified MXL2001 on the outside, although some of the guys at work are digging the Blue Ball on the outside as well.


As for your particular situation I don't think you will get what you need from just an outside mic. I would recomend using samples. Even if you make the samples yourself with the sam kick, that could be cool. Just mic it from the inside and get some good solid hits.

Ian
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