Overhead Options.

[blue642]

Bump?

[kenm]

It's probably your room and not your mics.

Having said that, I got good results the other day with my MXL 603s. Octava o12s are also very common. Earthworks makes incredibly accurate mics for drum overheads as well.

Ken

[Jim vanBergen]

Accurate? Earthworks. Period.

No so accurate but good sounding: Neumann KM84i, KM184s, DPA 4011, Sennheiser MKH40s; AEA R84s in blumlein or R88, COles 4038 pair in Blumlein; Schoeps CMC6/ MK4.

Now, how to find something under $200? Sennheiser e914 and e614 are in this price range. I know AKG's C1000 gets raves from people who like it (sadly, I'm not one of them). Saver your $$, AND sell your old mics and buy the best you can afford with the combination.

[r0ck1r0ck2]

i'll put in 2cents here....
the nady rms-2 was really nice on overheads....
but
its gonna really reflect your room....figure 8 you dig...
if you're in a rough room that will not help you and you'll want a cardioid mic...
my ceilings are tall enough that i can sort of get away with a figure 8 on overhead....

i like the AT pro37r right now....it's trashy but nice...$75 to $85 used...

old akg 451? ---> i use a akg blueline overhead sometimes...hyper capsule...

what about those oktava 319?
012 pair? haven't used them but i'm going to try and borrow a pair from a friend....

i'm really getting interested in oktavas right now.....
they're just so damn ugly....

[blue642]

Thanks for all the replies, i now have an arsenal of what to look for.

I work at an online music store so I may be able to stretch the price range a little bit ( by saving more and the discount). However stretching 250 to over $600 seems unlikely.

Also, My room is, you guessed it.

FAAAAAR from great. However with my overheads the rest of my kit sounds pretty good, just the cymbals.

I have acoustical foam in my room to control it.

I know that mic placement is half of the battle (maybe this is my problem) What is a figure 8 pattern? what are some good ideas to try and how can I figure out things such as the null points of my mics, and which angle is best to aim in which direction. ( I know trial and error has helped me get the actual DRUMS sounding very well, the cymbals, as I've stated is another story.)



Please help with advice or links to advice...

[r0ck1r0ck2]

figure 8?
well it sorta looks like this

8

bi directional....so the back and the front of the capsule/ribbon pick up the same amount of signal..
so if you've got a troubled room.....its gonna pick that up...

[ozraves]

Get a pair of Avenson STO-2.

[blue642]

Originally Posted by Sounds Great

So you were talking about $250 for the pair?

lol, yes sorry for any confusion.
I would be able to stretch more, however i just spent almost 10000 in other equipment.

[mojava]

I tried a pair of these last week as drumoverheads AWESOME!!!! through a dwfearn pre....Phenomenal...another producer friend of mine and I were blown away how good a pair of $500 (PAIR) mics can sound!

I am a believer! I will tell everyone...btw, I also used them as accoustic guitar mics and they did NOT dissapoint!

Wow..