Buy Audio Technica Midnight Blues Drum Microphone Pack MB/DK4Audio Technica Midnight Blues Drum Microphone Pack MB/DK4 Product Description:
- 4 Mics custom engineered for drum applications
- Cardioid polar pattern reduces pickup from sides/rear
- Built in adjustable stand mounts
Product Description
The MBDK4 Drum Pack includes four microphones engineered for drum applications. The three included MB5K snare/tom microphones and one MB6K Kick microphone feature a low-profile design for versatile placement around your kit.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Great buy!!
By DanTheMan
These mics sound phenomenal for the price! The toms are crisp and clear, and the kick drum microphone does not sound muddy like cheap microphones do. They are slightly flat sounding, but that is a simple eq fix. Even when using top of the line Shure/Senhieser/Audix mics, you will likely be doing some EQ to get the drum sound you like anyways. I would recommend these drum mics to anyone on a budget! They sound much better than CAD mics for sure, and they are both around the same price range.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
The cheapest way to get your drums mic-ed, but not great by themselves for recording.
By jerseydeval
These mics are ok for the beginner home studio if you are just looking to get your drumming ideas recorded. They are also fine for recording practices with your band. They are also fine if you are going to use them for mic-ing your drums live at shows and putting them into the mix a little, as I used the kick drum mic from this 4 pack placed into the kick drum and would send it to our PA to beef up the kick during live performances. Just keep in mind these mics are condenser mics and like all condenser mics they require xlr plugs with 48 volt phantom power, not quarter inch jacks that are unpowered like dynamic microphones. So if your mixer does not have xlr phantom power jacks, these mics will be useless to you. That being said, I would not try to record a demo or an album with these mics. The highs fall off very fast on these mics after about 12khz. This leaves you with a very dull and unlively recorded drum sound. These make terrible overhead mics for drums. They will sound decent if you use each mic as a close mic to only one drum, however you will still need to use some better condenser mics for overheads to brighten up your highs (cymbals) and liven up your sound. Generally I find these mics to be very dull (even with equalization), flat, cold, and unlively sounding. They are not bad sounding or awful, they just arent going to give you the warmth or liveliness you are looking for when recording drums. I think you could get a better recorded sound with two decent large diaphragm condenser mics (like two AT-2020 ($90 each, or two MXL990 $70 each) used as overheads and a cheap dynamic or condenser mic shoved in the kick drum. Those three mics would produce a better sound than these four mics for not much more money. Of course you would also need stands too though. So though this is the cheapest way to get your drums recorded, I think spending a little more on two decent overheads with stands is a better choice with better results and will get you farther down the road in your recording endeavors.The Good:Cheap, I paid 149 for my 4 pack and that includes four mics and three sets of mounting clips. They are a cheap way to be able to record your whole drum kit. They have excellent noise rejection and do not pick up background noise much at all. They are easy to use and set up. They are also smooth sounding and never get shrill, and do not distort easy. They also feel very solid and durable. Ive had mine for years with no issue.The Bad:They are extremely flat sounding. They are also dull sounding due to the highs cutting off at 12khz. Not very lively sounding when used for recording. They are ok for recording things in the low to mid range like toms and kick drum, but are too dull for a good snare sound and suck for the recording of cymbals. You will still need a decent set of overhead mics if you want to get a decent recorded drum sound.Summary:These mics are good for using to mic your drums for live applications. They resist high sound levels, distortion, and dont feed back easily. They are well made. They are also ok for a practice studio or rehearsals.These mics are not good for recording anything that you would want to put out in public such as a demo or album. You will need better mics for that. You get what you pay for, and your not paying much here for four mics with mounting hardware.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.Super Tough
By Ronnie P
Drummers are known for beating the crap out of microphones, but I believe you could throw these against the wall and they will ask for more!!!! These mics sound great for the money too. I haven't used the Kick mic on a kick drum yet , I just use it as a floor Tom mic and use a better known mic (shure beta 52, Akg D112, Sennheiser 602) for the kick.
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