Best-ever kick drum mic on blowout sale -- while they last!
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm
Get it while you still can, as this is the best kick drum mic ever (and I've literally tried them all, except the Sennheiser e901 boundary mic):
http://www.music123.com/Electro-Voice-N ... 7.Music123
I've been using the E/V ND868 as my main kick drum mic for several years now, and it works well in every genre. Good solid sound with characteristics similar to E/V RE20, except cleaner and with higher transient response.
I'm a strong believer in dedicated kick drum mics, due to how the diaphragm stretches and ultimately changes the mic over time. I own the RE27 revision of the RE20 and it is very similar on the kick, but I'd rather leave it for vocals, voice-overs, and the like.
I haven't checked other websites yet to see if this sale is across the industry and whether the mic is actually being discontinued. Both E/V and Audio technica tend to discontinue incredible mics, so as to not get into a locked image like Shure and AKG. it's a shame in many ways (I need three more ATM25's).
http://www.music123.com/Electro-Voice-N ... 7.Music123
I've been using the E/V ND868 as my main kick drum mic for several years now, and it works well in every genre. Good solid sound with characteristics similar to E/V RE20, except cleaner and with higher transient response.
I'm a strong believer in dedicated kick drum mics, due to how the diaphragm stretches and ultimately changes the mic over time. I own the RE27 revision of the RE20 and it is very similar on the kick, but I'd rather leave it for vocals, voice-overs, and the like.
I haven't checked other websites yet to see if this sale is across the industry and whether the mic is actually being discontinued. Both E/V and Audio technica tend to discontinue incredible mics, so as to not get into a locked image like Shure and AKG. it's a shame in many ways (I need three more ATM25's).