beyer m201 vs. the audix i5 - Page 2

Dr Gris · 16th November 2009

Ah, I saw the post from Han now, that´s great!
Sorry if I hijacked!!
I don´t have a i5 so I don´t have any usefull info to the OP.

ManOnAMission · 2nd December 2009

The 201 is my favorite mic for guitar cabs. The 57 never seems to capture the bottom end right and the top sounds ratty. The 201 is just better all around.

Guam · 13th December 2009

Try the Heil PR22. You can't go wrong with that choice. I prefer that over the i5, which is a great mic - but not a PR20/22.

floydisbest · 18th February 2010

I am also interested in the Beyer m201. I've tried a few mics on the snare- sm57, sm7, i5, 441, and beyer m88. The M88 is amazing if you want a nice, strong-rounded thwack of a hit. My only thing with that is I only let my in-house drummer use it because I can trust he won't ding the grill.... is the M201 at all similar in sound?

msmith · 18th February 2010

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...

floydisbest · 18th February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by msmith

It's by no stretch of the imagination the best sounding mic for a snare drum

Really? I mean, not even close? I guess I was hoping it was more than a solid sound- have you used the M88 on snare before? What would you recommend sound-wise?

msmith · 18th February 2010

I think you're taking it a little out of context. I use a 201 quite a bit for snare. I just wanted to convey that I use it for a myriad of reasons. It's not a life changing sound. It is a really well built little dynamic mic that works well for top snare duties.

I don't think that I've used an M88 on snare. I could imagine, though. In my imagination, it would sound very good with a nice low end. It would be a little harder to position, the basket could get torn up from a direct hit, and it would have a little more side and rear bleed. Not bad things, necessarily. The plus to the M88 would be its versatility on other sources. I tend to like M88's on more things than the 201.

Jimbo · 18th February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by floydisbest

I am also interested in the Beyer m201. I've tried a few mics on the snare- sm57, sm7, i5, 441, and beyer m88. The M88 is amazing if you want a nice, strong-rounded thwack of a hit. My only thing with that is I only let my in-house drummer use it because I can trust he won't ding the grill.... is the M201 at all similar in sound?

The m201 and m88 are, clearly, in the same family. However, the m88 has a big bottom end to it, and a rounder sound. I own both, but have never tried the m88 on snare -- will do that soon!

I think the m201, m69, and m88 all have that wonderful Beyerdynamic sound to them.
m201: clean and tight with a light transformer coloration
m69: clean and round with a light transformer coloration
m8: clear (not clean) and round with an extended bottom with heavy transformer coloration

All these adjectives are relative to these Beyer models.

loujudson · 18th February 2010

Just for another idea, I like the sound of Audix D3 on snares and toms. Nice tight pattern, rich and accurate sound.

L

nigel saunders · 18th February 2010

The 201 is also my favourite for acoustic guitar

lectric · 18th October 2011

I also like the M201 on electric guitar...I want to try a M69.

Electric Sugar · 18th October 2011

I use M201 on my own vocals. I have to be careful not to go off axis because of the polar patter but it's just right for my voice. Hardly needs any EQ at all, and better room rejection than a lot of mics.

ray_subsonic · 18th October 2011

beyer m201 vs. the audix i5 vs. sm57 ..

Loved them all so much I had to have them .. There is no one definitive snare mic ..

Joshua Estock · 18th October 2011

The M201 is my favorite snare mic by far. Sounds huge and is great at negating hi-hat bleed. However, as mentioned above it isn't best on everything, but it is always my first go-to.

kafka · 18th October 2011

Old thread, so I don't mind piping in even if I'm not 100% on-topic. I have no experience with the i5, but the m201 has recently become my first-try mic for everything. The pattern is pretty tight on it, so I also tend to mic a little further away with it because the sound changes so radically when close micing. Because the off-axis rejection is so good, it also tends to sound tighter when further out than a lot of wider pattern mics.

Disjointed · 19th October 2011

ive been moving to the m201 a lot more for snare recently, though i find that i need to position it differently to get a better sound (then the audix, or 57)...

about 4-6 inches off the shell pointed to center of the shell, nice tight crack, with good 'm201' depth

also slide a little closer to the kick and you get a sweet kick/snare in 1 mic sound

18th February 2010	#34
floydisbest Gear addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 400	I am also interested in the Beyer m201. I've tried a few mics on the snare- sm57, sm7, i5, 441, and beyer m88. The M88 is amazing if you want a nice, strong-rounded thwack of a hit. My only thing with that is I only let my in-house drummer use it because I can trust he won't ding the grill.... is the M201 at all similar in sound? __________________ Just because you have some crazy-good gear doesn't make you good at what you do, but dammmmn, it sure is fun to have those bragging rights! My Tunes: www.myspace.com/matttenclay I play bass & mix for: www.myspace.com/nathankalish I engineer/mix for: www.myspace.com/cavemanrecords

18th October 2011	#42
Electric Sugar Gear addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Preston Posts: 493	I use M201 on my own vocals. I have to be careful not to go off axis because of the polar patter but it's just right for my voice. Hardly needs any EQ at all, and better room rejection than a lot of mics. __________________ "And the music was like ELECTRIC SUGAR..."

18th October 2011	#44
Joshua Estock Gear maniac Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hoosierville Posts: 169	The M201 is my favorite snare mic by far. Sounds huge and is great at negating hi-hat bleed. However, as mentioned above it isn't best on everything, but it is always my first go-to. __________________ JoshuaEstock.com

18th October 2011	#45
kafka Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,992	Old thread, so I don't mind piping in even if I'm not 100% on-topic. I have no experience with the i5, but the m201 has recently become my first-try mic for everything. The pattern is pretty tight on it, so I also tend to mic a little further away with it because the sound changes so radically when close micing. Because the off-axis rejection is so good, it also tends to sound tighter when further out than a lot of wider pattern mics. __________________ - It looks just like a Telefunken U47 - with leather. You'll love it ... - Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny. - It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.

19th October 2011	#46
Disjointed Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the catacombs Posts: 742	ive been moving to the m201 a lot more for snare recently, though i find that i need to position it differently to get a better sound (then the audix, or 57)... about 4-6 inches off the shell pointed to center of the shell, nice tight crack, with good 'm201' depth also slide a little closer to the kick and you get a sweet kick/snare in 1 mic sound __________________ "I'm so disgusted with what you did, i cant even focus on what you're saying anymore"

16th November 2009	#31
Dr Gris Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 190	Ah, I saw the post from Han now, that´s great! Sorry if I hijacked!! I don´t have a i5 so I don´t have any usefull info to the OP.

2nd December 2009	#32
ManOnAMission Gear nut Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 85	The 201 is my favorite mic for guitar cabs. The 57 never seems to capture the bottom end right and the top sounds ratty. The 201 is just better all around.

13th December 2009	#33
Guam Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	Try the Heil PR22. You can't go wrong with that choice. I prefer that over the i5, which is a great mic - but not a PR20/22.

18th February 2010	#35
msmith Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austin Posts: 168	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...

18th February 2010	#39
loujudson Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,616	Just for another idea, I like the sound of Audix D3 on snares and toms. Nice tight pattern, rich and accurate sound. L

18th February 2010	#40
nigel saunders Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: southampton Posts: 936	The 201 is also my favourite for acoustic guitar

18th October 2011	#41
lectric Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Spain Posts: 326	I also like the M201 on electric guitar...I want to try a M69.

18th October 2011	#43
ray_subsonic Lives for gear Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,444	beyer m201 vs. the audix i5 vs. sm57 .. Loved them all so much I had to have them .. There is no one definitive snare mic ..

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