I keep a drum set miced up in my studio for recording sessions. I'm not much of a player myself other then being able to keep a steady beat so its mainly for sessions with various bands I work with.
Most of the mics I have including the overheads are pretty good stuff. I've never had a decent kick mic however. I'd just use something like an SM57 and a sub kick speaker. I was scanning EBay today and found an AKG D11 on sale which had a buy now and free shipping for $25. I figured what the heck, its got to be better then what I'm using now.
I was checking to see if anyone here has used one and what they liked or disliked about it, and or what others prefer using live or recording.
I'm hoping this might save me some time getting a decent kick sound vs having to EQ the crap out of what I've used in the past. Drums are the foundation of any recordings I do. Everything else is built upon the drums sounding good so even though I don't play them professionally, I keep my studio set in good shape, well tines and miced well so I'm able to get a great mix. Likewise I usually buy decent used gear like this at low cost as I come across them.

Most of the mics I have including the overheads are pretty good stuff. I've never had a decent kick mic however. I'd just use something like an SM57 and a sub kick speaker. I was scanning EBay today and found an AKG D11 on sale which had a buy now and free shipping for $25. I figured what the heck, its got to be better then what I'm using now.
I was checking to see if anyone here has used one and what they liked or disliked about it, and or what others prefer using live or recording.
I'm hoping this might save me some time getting a decent kick sound vs having to EQ the crap out of what I've used in the past. Drums are the foundation of any recordings I do. Everything else is built upon the drums sounding good so even though I don't play them professionally, I keep my studio set in good shape, well tines and miced well so I'm able to get a great mix. Likewise I usually buy decent used gear like this at low cost as I come across them.
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