Re: Secondary kick mic ....
Quote Originally Posted by Mike Brown View Post
... a few of my inexpensive favorites are a Senn. 421 (never let me down...) or a EV RE20.
Unfortunately, the new 421s did let me down. Bought a pair, babied them (never even used them on kick) and both failed shortly after the warranty period. They looked brand new, and Sennheiser wanted almost the same price to replace the cartridges as they cost new, something just under $400, not "inexpensive" to me. The new thinner voice coils just don't stand up to the abuse the older ones did.
I have a pair of 421s from the 1960's that still sound great.
My favorite kick drum mic is the EV RE27, a neodymium magnet version of the RE20, it has more extended HF response and more output.
The RE series mics have no proximity effect, so the sound is not tied to the distance from the head. Much more flexible than any of the "usual suspects", but does require a bit more bass boost than you get with normal cardioid mics since the bass is not boosted when placed close to the sound source.
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