latest gear acquisitions
Post Method is in the studio working on their album. Seeing as how I've been very unhappy with the drum sounds on the past few projects I've worked on, I decided to reevaluate my mic, placement, and preamp choices. This led to me finally breaking down and getting an API 3124 preamp:
This thing is sweet on drums. I can't wait to try it out on electric guitars next week.
Some new (primarily) drum mics:
CAD M179 x2. I haven't used these yet as much as I would have liked. I've been thinking about trying them on overheads, but I wanted to try out my Audio Technica ATM450s on that job first (which they did really well at). I ended up using 1 M179 as a room mic. It worked ok, but I wasn't overly thrilled with the way the top end sounded--cymbals came out really sloshy. Not a big deal in this case since I'll be slapping a low-pass filter on that track anyway. But I do need to spend some more time experimenting with this mic on overheads and in other applications to see where it works best.
Audix I5 (for snare). I really like the sound of this guy on snare, and it has great off-axis rejection so hihat bleed isn't as big an issue as it is with some other mics. Lots of crispness in the sound and no low-end mud.
Audix D6 (for inside kick). This gives more of that "modern" kick sound with the scooped mids. Placement is very easy. Only thing is, the kick sound is kind of incomplete if you just use this mic, so I've been using a second mic outside the kit (I've been using a Shure SM7B) to pick up a little bit more of the full shell character and some of the mids/highs that the D6 doesn't pick up. I'm really digging the combination of the two.
Last but not least, I ordered a Peterson StroboRack tuner last night. I can't wait until this puppy arrives so I can try it out on guitar.