Bob Savage wrote:
"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
People should spend more time going out and listening to mikes. If you
like what it sounds like, buy it. If you don't, go on to the next one.
Time spent listening is never wasted.

This brings up another question. How do you go about testing a mic in the
store? Even if I brought it home, I don't have a drum kit to test with, and
not being one who's ever spent time listening to and comparing mics, what do
I need to be listening for?

Well, in a perfect world, you can put mikes up on a drum kit in the store,
record them, and take the tape home to listen to.

In an imperfect world, you can at least jingle your keys into the mikes
and listen to whether they sound smeary or not.
--scott


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