I Tested 42 Drum Microphones, Heres What I Learned

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Can any of these mic packs beat the Shure SM57? We tested all the drum microphone kits we could find in the store at Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center... DPA, Audix, Sennheiser, sE, Neumann, and Earthworks were all put to the test! What were your favorites?
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@DimitriFantini 4 месяца назад

Comment your favorite mics BEFORE we reveal them all at the end!!! And huge shoutout to Chuck Levin's for making this whole thing possible... you can check out all the mics in greater detail here: chucklevins.com/collections/drum-microphone-pack-shootout

@ChuckLevins 4 месяца назад

❤❤❤❤❤❤

@chadhiggins9944 12 часов назад

Came for the mics, stayed for the drummer. Sick playing.

@jeremyhammons 6 дней назад

I would have loved to see y'all go back and pick the best snare, kick, OHs, etc... from your conversations and make a hodgepodge pack and see what it sounded like.

@DimitriFantini 4 дня назад

It’s a good idea!! Couldn’t fit it into this one, it already took three days to shoot! 😂

@littleshrederdude 2 дня назад

Yes!

@jeremyhammons 2 дня назад

@@DimitriFantini I could tell! Easily my favorite mic shootout video on youtube. Well done!

@joaoantoniovione484 День назад

the kick drum sound with the sm57 was the giveaway for me

@oskarwroniewicz Месяц назад

Super happy to see SE Pack so high - I liked them the most too and they are the ones I've been wanting to buy eventually. Guessed the SM57s right too. Regarding the video, as a person who has also posted some content myself I feel upset that this only got 900 views over 2 months. I believe a more eyecatching and clear thumbnail would help. The quality of the video, the production/editing (even though maybe a bit overdone at places to my taste), test methodology (blind test), drum playing, quality of sound samples, your personal thoughts and insight on what you were listening to. It's all incredibly valueable and deserves all the views, sadly people just don't seem to be clicking on it. I truly hope this video gets more attention

@DimitriFantini Месяц назад

thank you so much for the kind words!! Maybe I'll swap the thumbnail, maybe I'll just keep plugging away at new vids! Glad to have you here :)

@andrepfeifer1910 День назад

i bought the SE a year ago and they are outstanding

@cowboytonydee Месяц назад

Wow the quality of production and reviewing is great

@DimitriFantini Месяц назад

Thanks really glad you enjoyed it!! 👊

@chris.rcavazos 5 дней назад

they all sounded pretty good. goes to show that if you have a great drummer (not to mention a nice kit and nice room), you can mic it up with a $20 amazon usb mic and it'll still be good. great video! deserves more views for sure.

@Mikas_Emil 4 дня назад

Mindblowing production, playing, everything. WELL done. Subbed.

@DimitriFantini 4 дня назад

That really means a lot, thank you!

@poxcr 5 дней назад

The sE pack sounds as good as the Neumann for 1/7th of the price, while the Audix sound almost as good for 1/10th of the price. Spending more seems almost absurd, specially considering that any differences can probably be compensated by either changing the mic positions and/or a little EQ. Any differences probably become negligible in the context of a mix. Audix wins this one hands down!

@HanspeterHolzer Месяц назад

Our rental company had the Audix set, which we were always very happy with. Effectively, there wasn't much more to do on the mixer thanks to the pre-EQing. Until - yes, until there was a very unfavorable stage situation where low frequency resonances occurred, especially near the drum riser. This was an almost unsolvable problem with the Audix on the toms, as the sound is so strongly pre-shaped. Everything had to be gated out and heavily EQed. Since then I've experimented a lot and now have the SE set on the snare (V7x top, bottom SM57) and the toms (V-Kick on the big floor tom), supplemented by the SE BL8 boundary layer in the kick and (old) AKG C451B as overheads. Rarely the Rhode NT5 on the hihat, in case I want it sharper. Sounds fantastic - even in challenging stage situations! Thanks for this great review! You obviously put a lot of work into it and it confirms some of my own conclusions.

@DimitriFantini 15 дней назад

Thanks for your insights! I’m sure they will help others as well!

@micko0001 49 минут назад

I've seen a few of these comparison of mic videos and everytime I love the natural and clean tone of the audix. In comparison to the price it is amazing!

@FranssenMark 3 дня назад

Very nice shootout! As I'm in the market for a set of drummics, this was very helpful and even confirmed my preference for the sE pack. Was going to do a shootout myself, but I kinda thinking of not needing that anymore ;-)

@DomPalombiMusic 20 часов назад

Man I was surprised about the sE mic pack! I've been using Earthworks for a while and was lowkey rooting for them for them to be high rated haha. Super cool comparison either way, and hope you're well dude!

@lematrix01 День назад

Thank you for taking the time and great work. This is real world experience

@tonyvalenti6614 Месяц назад

That was the sweetest mic kit blind test I’ve seen yet! Kudos to you guys! And thanks!! 👍🏻👍🏻

@Mezurashii5 3 дня назад

Immediately thought C was the SM57 because that's what I liked most, so of course the least appropriate mic for the job would be my #1.

@colehetzel5003 2 дня назад

man c sounded absolutely perfect to me, i thought it was just a random focal bias but i kept listening to all of them over and over and c just HITS, so glad the sm57 resonates with me in a blind test, best mic.

@DimitriFantini 2 дня назад

@colehetzel5003 hey that’s really cool!

@Mezurashii5 2 дня назад

@@colehetzel5003 I liked it cause it was the only kick sound that would get through in a metal mix without much work on it. Should have a sub mic on it as well though. Plus it had the most mids, and whenever the mids aren't pronounced enough, the high end can quickly start sounding out of place.

@colehetzel5003 2 дня назад

@@Mezurashii5 Yeah, to me the 57 captures the soul of drums, it is kick snare toms hats cymbals, it's not breath or twinkle or rumble or splash. it is 30 fps. it's punchy and slappy and clicky and pingy and choppy, and just a tad boxy. i would not mic a kit with ONLY sm57s but if i had to mic a kit with only one mic model, it's sm57 all day.

@drummerdiaries1520 День назад

thank you for doing this. as a hobbyist i was partial to A C and E -- after seeing all the prices, production, hearing the mixing etc. i lol'd because honestly - i'm super happy with my existing Shure setup at home and what I paid for it. so this was a great confirmation that it's not all about the price. that being said G also sounded the "Best" in my opinion and maybe will take a look at those sE Vpacks down the line.... but for now, content. thanks again

@XxDarklexX Месяц назад

This was super helpful and so well produced! It really help me decide which mic set was the best just listening and not taking decisions by price or other factors!

@erikondrums 8 часов назад

This video helps SO much when choosing mics. Great comparison and the structure of the video was great. I’m guessing the DP5A Audix is actually the DP7 since it got the overheads as well and not just kick, snare and toms. Great video!

@Warpedsmac 2 дня назад

Audix and Heil (not reviewed) are the best...both in sound and value. Cheers from Australia!

@mirkomarkovic3438 2 дня назад

Kick In-AKG D12 (old), Shure 52 Kick Out-FET47 Snare Bottom- Senn 441, KM84 Snare Top-Senn 431, Beyer 201, KM 105, KM 84, KMS 105 Toms-421, SM7, c414 b-uls OH-C414 b-uls, Oktava 012, Coles 4038 C414 anniversary Kit-RCA PB90, Coles 4038 Room-anything

@KaitsuDrums 4 месяца назад

Great shootout! Thanks for doing this :)

@DimitriFantini 4 месяца назад

You’re welcome! 👊

@JulianFernandez 2 дня назад

nicely done. thanks!

@infinitydrumming День назад

Amazonf work on the video. Every recording was neautifully done. I knew the VPack Arena would take it if it was in the collection. Killer mic pack. I have the Audix DP7 and going back I would have bought the SE pack if I knew about it first. As of now I am gradually picking up parts of the pack. Love the V Kick. It has replaced the Audix D6. Such an amazing kick mic... Especially with the variable settings. Its a swiss army knife of kick mics with everything you need in one mic.

@Chaos-Dynamics 3 дня назад

Nice work 👍🏼

@Timmyyycx 2 дня назад

I wish u added Beyerdynamic TG Drum-Set Pro L MKII. Interesting choise in my opinion

@marcpompette7431 2 дня назад

I'm surprised, yet, unsurprised at the SM57 sound, pound for pound GOAT of mics. What is surprising is the higher end mics actually sounding WORSE than the 57s imo...this was a GREAT video 👌

@DimitriFantini 2 дня назад

glad you liked the video Marc!

@ILikeWafflz 3 дня назад

It's unbelievable that the third best kit cost a literal _tenth_ of the second best one

@matthewgray713 2 дня назад

There were aspects of most that I liked. For instance the kick of A, the snare of B, the overheads, hats and toms of E but I think the overall winner for me was D surprisingly. The only thing I was not able to hear in that pack was the toms. But to me it had the best kick, best snare and the most dimensional and tonally pleasing overheads. At least how I'd want to hear that kit EQ'd. Would be nice if you made available for download the complete play throughs of each mic pack in stereo 24bit wave format so we could all A/B without commentary and hear every aspect of the kit. Thanks for going to the effort though. I was surprised how anaemic the Shure SM57 pack sounded. Even on snare only it wasn't my fav by a long shot. It might've been nice to include the complete Shure drum pack as a separate option so it's more on a level pegging with the others.

@alyxgonzales 4 дня назад

Really cool video, and though it only tells you what mics would work the best for that specific drum set in that room, it's still cool to see that not always the most expensive microphones are going to be the best for the task. I'm not too surprised that the Earthworks mics got such a low score given that they're generally so flat that they don't necessarily flatter what you're recording, which could be good for you if you're looking for something that is the most versatile. I would love to see what scores the microphones would get when it comes to mixing since bleed and ability to take EQ would be much more important then. Also I think giving out or selling the multi-tracks from this test could be a great resource.

@xxwookey День назад

This was very well done, although I honestly can't tell the difference between any of these - they all sound fine. That may be youtube's fault for compressing things quite a lot by the time it gets here, and my USB headphones are probably deeply mediocre. This will be a useful video for years to come. Interesting to see that price does not correlate significantly with performance here, beyond 'don't buy the cheapest ones'. To be fair I guess there are a boatload of much cheaper stuff than Shure SM57s which you just ignored.

@MaximvanWijk 2 дня назад

I love these tests! However, you should actually do at least one more back to back listening session after shuffling the packs and then pick the average rating you gave each one. My reasoning behind this is that for the first pack, you tend to rate it somewhere in the middle since you can't compare it to anything and you want (unconciously) to be able to rate the next pack as better or worse compared to the former. Pack E is my favourite sounding pack by the way.

@colehetzel5003 2 дня назад

the only shootout that ever scratched my unbiased itch is the jim lill one

@philosopheces 2 месяца назад

Great video! Thanks for helping me decide. My budget is going with Audix.

@DimitriFantini 2 месяца назад

good choice! at the studio I run we currently use the Audix tom mics, they are doing the job well!

@EricChesek 23 часа назад

I'm going to go C on the SM57s. It has a tighter sound with less sizzly high end. A bit of a honk in the upper mids.

@uniiin День назад

Fantastic video! Thank you for the content. Amazing playing, thank you for giving us an example in a mix with other instruments, thank you for the back to back solo'd drums example, and thank you for the wonderful playing! edit: any chance at a round 2 of this style video, but this time with some of the mic packs that didn't make it to this video? The AKG, AudioTechnica, Behringer, Lewitt and Shure (PGA line since there doesn't appear to be a kit with B52/sm57/sm81?) mic kit packs - might be a couple brands I'm missing, but I'd love to see that and am interested to see if the more budget conscious microphones hold up!

@kevindavis2332 12 дней назад

I’m glad to see E series score low😂 I hate mixing that mix pack live

@kougan_music 2 дня назад

Absolutely loved pack D. Knew pack C were the 57s as soon as I heard the snare and the kick

@ryanshook8284 2 дня назад

Yea man it's a shame that the sennheiser pack overheads kinda fudged up the sound. The Kick and Tom mics are just suuuuuperb. Pack A toms and Kick, Pack D snare, Pack E for overheads.

@zacharysmithingell5460 День назад

Excellent video! I loved this. I'm excited to see the Audix pack ranks so highly. What were the overheads for the Audix pack? The DP5A doesn't come with overheads as far as I can tell....

@robin_miller_music 2 дня назад

D or G for me I think are my faves. No idea which are the 57's!

@daleluce87 3 дня назад

This is amazing

@DimitriFantini 3 дня назад

Thank you very much!

@user-pt8ji2ir5b 4 дня назад

Unbelievable content. New sub here!

@DimitriFantini 3 дня назад

Glad to have you!!!

@nink.4942 День назад

haha they hated the earthworks but honestly i was a fan. also i was not a huge fan at all of the kick sound on the neuman pack! was so surprised to see the SE pack on top but i can agree i really loved how it sounded!

@vazdaqui8513 12 дней назад

what are the neumann mics used?

@zachahr2094 27 дней назад

Gmod / Source SFX are a nice touch!

@DimitriFantini 26 дней назад

Oh good ear!!!!

@malachimoody6584 2 месяца назад

Great video! I happened to just purchase the se v kick so I'm happy to hear how it did in this context. Do you guys recall what eq settings you had the mic set to in this test?

@DimitriFantini 2 месяца назад

I don’t know!! But try each setting and see what you like best for your kit and room!! That’s the most important thing anyway :)

@DrumGalaxy 4 месяца назад

I have the Audix D series. Love them! Just a warmer overall sound to me. SM57 on snare bottom.

@DimitriFantini 4 месяца назад

That’s a good combo!!

@WalterdaLima Месяц назад

before reveal, I was thinking c was se and g sm57.... but finally this video confirm to me the idea earthworks is not the best mic kit... anyway I like more the any other beta 98 am/c, got to checkout

@czcsean 2 дня назад

Try the Telefunken drum packs

@HR2635 16 часов назад

goes to tell that price has nothing to do with what works the best. sE are killing it. Use v7x on toms sometimes (same mic as vBeat!). Just a cheap and very good mic. Lacks some bite sometimes but its a good mic. would have loved to hear how they perform when eq'ed in a mix. Some mics sound good raw but as soon as you add EQ they kind of die.. the power is lost. Thats where the SM57 is winning a lot cause it still has power.

@stephancloete1 День назад

Pack C is the SM57s

@sdpu00 День назад

Rock and stone!

@jamesreyes4654 5 дней назад

Huh who would of guessed the se is so high up and that one was instantly my favorite and I got the 57 pack right too lol

@madrooster7 23 часа назад

You didn't even cover the best bang for the buck, which is the AKG Drum Set Session 1. Though the SE V7X is my all time fave snare mic.

@DbiPro 16 дней назад

You guys are hero’s

@DimitriFantini 16 дней назад

❤️❤️❤️

@Ted_Swayinghill 2 дня назад

i still have my audix pack. love it. however I want Lauten to drop a drum mic pack

@kniferideaudio Час назад

I thought the Earthworks pack was better than scored. I feel like with a little change in the balance from the over heads to the close I would have really liked it. OH sound of Neumann def sounded best to me other than the kick. Change that kick out with the SE and it would be perfect . Kick drum gave SM57 away.

@GreyMostly 4 месяца назад

appreciate the efforts!!! what were the overhead mics used during the Audix pack demo?

@DimitriFantini 4 месяца назад

The Audix pack is the DP7, we left a link to the mics in the description 👊

@El_Mapache 4 месяца назад

Very cool blind test! I loved the Audix sound! Quick question though: as the the Audix DP5A doesn't come with overhead condensers, what did you use for the overhead mics? Was it just the other (2) D2's since you only had one tom?

@DimitriFantini 4 месяца назад

Good question. The DPA pack was not the DPA5A like I listed in the video, that’s a mistake on my part. That pack is the DP7 like you’ll find in the description!

@ygorbarker 4 дня назад

Love the sE kit! The vkick was flat on the switches?

@cfusilier2 4 месяца назад

Well, I was way wrong in which one was the Shure pack! But I agree the SE had the best overall sound. Really surprised by the price and quality disparity with these packs. This was great though. I wish I had 42 mics to experiment with. 🙂

@DimitriFantini 4 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I wish I had 42 microphones to experiment with too hehe 😜

@EdwinCahyono-zm3mc Месяц назад

U used audix dp5a, how about the overhead? It isn't include the pack

@annekedebruyn7797 3 дня назад

It shouldnt have been so surprising because I see a lot of sE the past few years in live sound on the drums. But still. That sounded really good. Earthworks however surprised me. I have only had fantastic results with that set.

@DimitriFantini 3 дня назад

We use Earthworks SR25 as overheads at Red Bridge Studios and get great results

@modellking 3 дня назад

I really love the Neumann Sound and prefer the Sennheisers over the DPAs even... But damn the sEs really do sound good - only second to Neumanns for me

@TheMaddoxfam 21 час назад

I couldn’t give an honest listen to any of them because your commentary wouldn’t shut up 🤷‍♂️ Edit: I’ll revise to say, I commented too soon on the video. When you were trying to figure out C during the first run, you guys really stepped over all of the track. But the re-listens at the end really let the tracks come through. I’m not surprised by the vpack arena. It’s what I daily in a live environment.

@langyampsdmb 2 дня назад

Does anyone have experience with the Sennheiser 9 series on drums? I would imagine they would have fared well here..

@mykehart3488 23 часа назад

What overheads were used for the Audix DP-5a pack?

@desperanto. 16 дней назад

Those drums sound perfect with any mic. Can you tell us more about the sizes (20, 12, 14?) and processing?

@DimitriFantini 15 дней назад

Yep you got the sizes right (standard depths) it’s a Gretsch Brooklyn kit and there is zero processing on these drum mixes. I wanted you to hear EXACTLY what they captured!

@desperanto. 15 дней назад

@@DimitriFantini thanks so much man. Great job tuning these drums

@DimitriFantini 14 дней назад

🙏🙏🙏

@oceanus123 День назад

Meshuggah !

@cowboytonydee Месяц назад

Not suprised by the results

@llRoBoBinHoll 12 часов назад

Spoilers! . . My favourites by far were B and E. I was really hoping one of then would be an affordable set.😂 Guess I got expensive taste lol

@zvotaisvfi8678 День назад

did all your preamps have transformer inputs this greatly affects sound of mics

@zvotaisvfi8678 День назад

for example. One time I was about to sell some KSM 137 because the mxl 991 sounded so much better. but that was before I tried both on transformer preamps. and in this situation the ksm worked better than the 991

@Joshstix95 Месяц назад

SE is the best mics ever

@sambaotaku 15 дней назад

Now mix them haha, something like: "Which mic of the sE VPACK can I upgrade for the same price of selling one"

@bassface84 3 дня назад

wow...

@brahmbean1342 3 дня назад

B fo sho

@Till_Lingenberg 5 дней назад

To me the snare in pack G sounds like ass lol

@TimSuliman 3 дня назад

Not a great drum performance for comparison. No cymbals?

@floling День назад

what a waste of paper.. just for the rating.. and the other thing: why always the flat - no eq - tests? i dont get it

@mandubien 3 дня назад

And then you realise that one mic that seem to sound worse than another one fits better for this particular song you’re recording…

@DimitriFantini 3 дня назад

Hell yeah that totally will happen. Context matters! At Red Bridge Studios we use Earthworks SR25 daily and they sound great… and there are 100% settings where I’d love to try all SM57s again.