ATM 25

[Aearth]

Thanks once again for all the SLUTZ for the heads up on the ATM 25......just so good on floor tom, I'm going to get more to put on all toms.

Anyone try the ATM 25 on a kick, sorry I didn't try it out yet (haven't got my own drum kit), didn't have time during the last session.


Nick

[David Lee]

Originally Posted by Aearth

Thanks once again for all the SLUTZ for the heads up on the ATM 25......just so good on floor tom, I'm going to get more to put on all toms.

Anyone try the ATM 25 on a kick, sorry I didn't try it out yet (haven't got my own drum kit), didn't have time during the last session.


Nick

SUCH a killer tom mic...glad you like it.

[rickrock305]

I've tried it on kick, never on toms though.

worked well for me, placed on the beater in combination with a fet 47 outside the kick.

[henryrobinett]

I love it on kick. Never used it on toms. Hoe does it compre to the 421 on toms. 421 is my fav tom mic, but if it ranks up there with that maybe I'l just get more ATM25s.

[bigbone]

Originally Posted by Aearth

Thanks once again for all the SLUTZ for the heads up on the ATM 25......just so good on floor tom, I'm going to get more to put on all toms.

Anyone try the ATM 25 on a kick, sorry I didn't try it out yet (haven't got my own drum kit), didn't have time during the last session.


Nick

I do use it on floor toms.....and my floor toms is always happy...... thumbsup

[Drumsound]

I use it on BD most of the time. For kicks (no punn intended) I used a 421 in the BD on a recent project nad tried the ATM25 on electric guitar. It worked nicely there too.

[allbaldo]

Good on kick. Really good on toms, and some bass amps. I've never tried it on guitars....hmmmm.

[bleen]

It's been my go-to kick mic for almost ten years.

Lately, I've also used it on a 4x12 cab at 45º to one cone and an sE Z3300 on one of the other cones also at 45º - HUGE guitar sound with no processing necessary. thumbsup

[henryrobinett]

I've also used it several times on upright bass, wrapped in foam, in the bridge pointing up, in conjunction with a Millennia TD-1 DI. Worked quite nicely.

[cgarges]

I've got one inside a kick drum (with a Lawson L47FET outside) right now. I'm really liking this for helping get an attack-heavy kick drum sound.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

[Almost Human]

Never tried it on toms, but I understand a lot of guys have had great success with them there. Albums by Evanescence, Stained, and Linkin Park all had ATM-25's on the toms.

[Aearth]

Just bought another ATM 25, on it's way from the US as it's cheaper to get one from where most of you guys are then here in Australia.

One of my mates did the hire and live recording for the Eagles when they were here on the Aussie tour, they used the ATM 25 on the toms. They used a D112 on the kick, I have the actual D112 they used. I didn't say I liked the sound of the D112, but I can't wait to try the ATM on a kick next time around.

Nick



Nick

[usamike]

Anyone tried ATM 23 on rack toms, or stick w/25s on all toms?

-Mike

[warhead]

Originally Posted by cgarges

I've got one inside a kick drum (with a Lawson L47FET outside) right now. I'm really liking this for helping get an attack-heavy kick drum sound.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

Chris, have you checked out the Audix D6? It's got click / slap for days.

War

[Blitztone]

The first place I tried my ATM25 was kick, and that's the microphone I've used on kick ever since.

Then one day I brought to a friend's session. The drums were already well-tweaked with other gear so we stuck it in front of the bass amp, through an old Altec 1567 followed by some compression. Holy crap, it was the bass sound from all those mid '60's British bands (esp. the first couple LP's by The Who)!. So I bought another one, one for bass and one for kick drum. It works fine for more modern bass sounds too.

A couple months ago I tried it out on a Marshall half stack, a Shure 57 up close, and the ATM25 back a little, both bussed to a single channel. For bright guitar sounds like p90 bridge pickups, it really did work well. Not the tightest sound, but BIG. However, for the darker guitar tones (humbuckers, especially in neck position or with treble rolled off) it was far too muddy sounding for my tastes.

So I have 2 ATM25's and for me that's a real useful number to have on hand.

[bleen]

Originally Posted by usamike

Anyone tried ATM 23 on rack toms, or stick w/25s on all toms?

I've got six of 'em. They sound great on toms - not as much low-end extension as the 25, but a tight pattern with lots of rejection on the sides.

[LOL]

Hi

(First post here !)
As a drummer, I really love audio technica mics for drums !
I use ATM25 on kick for many years, ATM23 on snare and cheaper Pro25's on toms.
They seem to be just similar to ATM25. Same specifications, same sound !
Did anyone ever compare ATM25 vs Pro25 ?

[ImJohn]

Like someone else said, I tried it on bass drum a few years ago and that's all I've used since. (inside, 3 to 5 inches away from the head)

I tried them on toms and while it sounded 'ok' I wasn't really impressed. Could be because I normally use Emperor heads tuned fairly low and the ATM25's didn't see bright enough for me. (I tend to like condensors on toms generally speaking )

I think Stedman N90's would sound great on toms but I haven't tried it yet.

[ImJohn]

Originally Posted by LOL

Hi

(First post here !)
As a drummer, I really love audio technica mics for drums !
I use ATM25 on kick for many years, ATM23 on snare and cheaper Pro25's on toms.
They seem to be just similar to ATM25. Same specifications, same sound !
Did anyone ever compare ATM25 vs Pro25 ?

Welcome LOL!

[AjD]

Originally Posted by LOL

Did anyone ever compare ATM25 vs Pro25 ?

I've got the Pro 25, typically dedicated to floor tom duty. It sounds *wonderful* on floor tom. Not too shaby on bass cabs either. My understanding that it's the exact capsule as the ATM25, with a slightly different housing. Never tried them side-by-side though.

The Pro25 is a great mike, that happens to be cheap. They're $59.95 at 8th Street.

adam
drawingroom

[LOL]

Originally Posted by ImJohn

Welcome LOL!

Thanks John !

I use emperor heads too at this moment and AT Pro25 just sound great !
Not boxy, with big low end ! Evans G2's seem to give a "sharper" attack.
My Pro25's love them too !

[ImJohn]

Originally Posted by LOL

Thanks John !

I use emperor heads too at this moment and AT Pro25 just sound great !
Not boxy, with big low end ! Evans G2's seem to give a "sharper" attack.
My Pro25's love them too !

So, what kind of mic pres are you using? ( and compression / EQ?) And what kinda music do you tend to play?

Originally Posted by LOL

Hi

(First post here !)
As a drummer, I really love audio technica mics for drums !
I use ATM25 on kick for many years, ATM23 on snare and cheaper Pro25's on toms.
They seem to be just similar to ATM25. Same specifications, same sound !
Did anyone ever compare ATM25 vs Pro25 ?

Yup, maybe the Pro25 I had was broken, but it was really terrible, compared to my ATM-25. Night and day.

The ATM-25 has been my "go to" kick mic, ever since they came out.

MG

[cgarges]

Originally Posted by warhead

Chris, have you checked out the Audix D6? It's got click / slap for days.

War

I haven't. Been curious about it, though. That and the Sennheiser 602.

Like I need another freaking kick drum mic that's not a FET47...

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

[LOL]

Originally Posted by ImJohn

So, what kind of mic pres are you using? ( and compression / EQ?) And what kinda music do you tend to play?

I don't record drums by myself. I only play pop on live gigs.
Pre's are in the board, from Midas XL to Yam 01V !
I always bring my AT mics on the shows, and FOH engineers are very happy with it !
Most of the times, with Pro25's a little notch -6dB around 250 Hz on toms, no compression, and it sounds really great !

[Sounds Great]

Originally Posted by cgarges

I haven't. Been curious about it, though. That and the Sennheiser 602.

Like I need another freaking kick drum mic that's not a FET47...

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

I used the ATM25 on the kick for a long time, after going through the usual suspects.

I ended up replacing it with the E602. Just the right amount of tone/punch/air (inside the kick drum). Very little eq necessary.

[Sqye]

Fine on kick, but depends on the kick and player, as usual
Good luck