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What do you all think about the Sennheiser E604?
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-E60...pr_product_top
A client of mine used it on his snare, and it sounded quite good to me, once I compressed and EQed it correctly to my taste. Since the band is a poor start-up, he suggested trading my recording services for one of these mics (he has something like 4 of them). He suggested it was worth $90 of recording time, but an Ebay search makes me feel $80 would be about right.... |
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What do you all think about the Sennheiser E604?
On 08/04/2014 15:08, Paul wrote:
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-E60...pr_product_top A client of mine used it on his snare, and it sounded quite good to me, once I compressed and EQed it correctly to my taste. Since the band is a poor start-up, he suggested trading my recording services for one of these mics (he has something like 4 of them). He suggested it was worth $90 of recording time, but an Ebay search makes me feel $80 would be about right.... Well, if you're worried about ten bucks, how rigidly are you timing the sessions? I charge a fixed price for mobile sessions up to four hours, and don't worry too much if they run half an hour or so over. Then again, I don't have another band waiting outside to set up in my studio (Which I don't have anyway). -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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What do you all think about the Sennheiser E604?
Meh
Do you need a cheap dynamic? It ain't bad but there are plenty of inexpensive mics I'd use before I ever plugged one of those in. I say do the recording as a favor or make him give you cash. It isn't enough money to worry about. Now if he wanted to trade a u87 for a few days of recording that's a different story.... |
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What do you all think about the Sennheiser E604?
On 4/8/2014 7:47 AM, Nate Najar wrote:
Meh Do you need a cheap dynamic? It ain't bad but there are plenty of inexpensive mics I'd use before I ever plugged one of those in. I say do the recording as a favor or make him give you cash. It isn't enough money to worry about. Now if he wanted to trade a u87 for a few days of recording that's a different story.... Well, it did a decent job, certainly around SM57 territory, and $80 is still a chunk for my situation. But the impressive part was how small and compact and in-obtrusive this mic is. No long boom arm getting in the drummer's way, and I loved how it clipped onto the rim. |
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What do you all think about the Sennheiser E604?
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... http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-E60...pr_product_top A client of mine used it on his snare, and it sounded quite good to me, once I compressed and EQed it correctly to my taste. Since the band is a poor start-up, he suggested trading my recording services for one of these mics (he has something like 4 of them). He suggested it was worth $90 of recording time, but an Ebay search makes me feel $80 would be about right.... The trouble with clip on drum mics is shock noise, and trying to keep that under control. Picture the drummer using cross-stick rim shots, for instance. I use them live for convenience, but nothing but stand-mounted mics for recording. For snare I'd take a 57 on a stand over a E604 any day. Sean |
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What do you all think about the Sennheiser E604?
Nate Najar wrote:
Meh Do you need a cheap dynamic? Yes, you always need a cheap dynamic. It ain't bad but there are plenty of inexpensive mics I'd use before I ever plugged one of those in. I say do the recording as a favor or make him give you cash. It isn't enough money to worry about. I'd tend to agree, but if you're that broke, it's a useful cheap dynamic. Same goes for the AKG D880... they ain't no 441 or RE-20, but when you need a cheap dynamic, they're a step up from a 57. Now if he wanted to trade a u87 for a few days of recording that's a different story.... I did that with a pair of U47s, back when they weren't worth anything much. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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What do you all think about the Sennheiser E604?
On 4/8/2014 7:58 AM, Sean Conolly wrote:
"Paul" wrote in message ... http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-E60...pr_product_top A client of mine used it on his snare, and it sounded quite good to me, once I compressed and EQed it correctly to my taste. Since the band is a poor start-up, he suggested trading my recording services for one of these mics (he has something like 4 of them). He suggested it was worth $90 of recording time, but an Ebay search makes me feel $80 would be about right.... The trouble with clip on drum mics is shock noise, and trying to keep that under control. Picture the drummer using cross-stick rim shots, for instance. I use them live for convenience, but nothing but stand-mounted mics for recording. For snare I'd take a 57 on a stand over a E604 any day. Hmm, I didn't really notice any shock noise, but then the drummer didn't make any snare rim shots, so I'm not sure if that would bother me. But that's something to listen for, for sure. To bad, because it seems so snazzy to clip the mic onto the drum! Perhaps the E604 would be better as a tom mic, where you don't really make intentional rim shots? |
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What do you all think about the Sennheiser E604?
"Paul" wrote in message
... On 4/8/2014 7:58 AM, Sean Conolly wrote: "Paul" wrote in message ... http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-E60...pr_product_top A client of mine used it on his snare, and it sounded quite good to me, once I compressed and EQed it correctly to my taste. Since the band is a poor start-up, he suggested trading my recording services for one of these mics (he has something like 4 of them). He suggested it was worth $90 of recording time, but an Ebay search makes me feel $80 would be about right.... The trouble with clip on drum mics is shock noise, and trying to keep that under control. Picture the drummer using cross-stick rim shots, for instance. I use them live for convenience, but nothing but stand-mounted mics for recording. For snare I'd take a 57 on a stand over a E604 any day. Hmm, I didn't really notice any shock noise, but then the drummer didn't make any snare rim shots, so I'm not sure if that would bother me. But that's something to listen for, for sure. To bad, because it seems so snazzy to clip the mic onto the drum! Perhaps the E604 would be better as a tom mic, where you don't really make intentional rim shots? That's just one case - every drum hit is going to be felt distinctly on the rim. If the mic has excellant internal isolation, and it's attached to the iso-rim where the tom mounts the difference may be inaudible. The Shure 98 and Audix Micro-D do very good job at it, but they also list over $200. If space is tight on stage I'll use an LP Claw to mount the snare mic to the bottom rim, but I still don't think it sounds as good as a mic on a stand. I did one comparison where I put two 57s on a high tom, one on a claw and one on a stand, and there was always a certain amount of thump in the attached mic that wasn't picked up by the stand mic - and everyone in the band could clearly hear it. That's just my experience - please try it yourself. You may not hear a difference, or not enough to worry about, or you might decide it even sounds better. Sean |
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What do you all think about the Sennheiser E604?
Just because the mike comes with a clip that allows you to put it on the
side of a drum doesn't mean you actually have to USE that clip. Although to be honest, if you're looking for small spot mikes that you can stick inside drum kits and things, I'll take the EV N/D 408 and N/D 468 hands down over the E604. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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