Members congaron Posted April 21, 2006 Members Share Posted April 21, 2006 Djembe is really a different animal. My daughter plays one...she has done both top and bottom, bottom alone, and top alone, depending on the size of the room, composition (competition from) of the band, sound equipment available (usually no compression available where she plays). She will say that she prefers the top mounted one if she can only get one mike, and that too close is really bad on the bottom one. One sound guy wanted the mike up inside the drum because it was a condensor test mike...really bad idea! Didn't take long to change that one. She prefers dynamic shure 58 types. God bless! -Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members milesdf Posted April 21, 2006 Members Share Posted April 21, 2006 Originally posted by congaron Djembe is really a different animal. My daughter plays one...she has done both top and bottom, bottom alone, and top alone, depending on the size of the room, composition (competition from) of the band, sound equipment available (usually no compression available where she plays). She will say that she prefers the top mounted one if she can only get one mike, and that too close is really bad on the bottom one. One sound guy wanted the mike up inside the drum because it was a condensor test mike...really bad idea! Didn't take long to change that one. She prefers dynamic shure 58 types.God bless!-Ron yeah i was really afraid of wind noise with a 57, i put it just outside the bottom rim maybe 6 inches away pointed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members congaron Posted April 21, 2006 Members Share Posted April 21, 2006 Yeah, they really move some air! When she plays the little one (10-11 inch head) it thuds the downstairs of the church from up in the sanctuary. The 14 inch one really thunders when she wants it to. I play the small one occasionally because I prefer the familiar head diameter..helps me adjust to the thin skin. It's pretty amazing how they boom. God bless! -Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members congaron Posted April 21, 2006 Members Share Posted April 21, 2006 One more thing and I'll shut-up (bored old guy here). I have also miked in the studio with a single ovehead studio condensor mike actually hanging high enough to not catch my heavy breathing. Many ways to skin this cat...hope that helps. God bless! -Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted April 21, 2006 Members Share Posted April 21, 2006 micing the bottom only can get lost if there's much bass or kick drum going on. I prefer to start with the top then add inverted bottom to taste, being careful of the overall mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members milesdf Posted April 21, 2006 Members Share Posted April 21, 2006 well yeah i wouldn't have worried about it too much if there was anything else, but this was the only percussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted April 21, 2006 Members Share Posted April 21, 2006 Originally posted by milesdf well yeah i wouldn't have worried about it too much if there was anything else, but this was the only percussion. Yes, in a simple setting, it's much easier to be creative w/ less compromises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Senor Tuco Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 Has anyone used the Audix D series mics for congas and djembe? These are marketed specifically for drums/percussion -- the Audix D2 for close-micing the conga heads and Audix D4 for close-micing the djembe head. To pick up the bottom end, someone suggested another D4 or possibly a D6 kick drum mic at the sound hole of the tumba and the djembe. I'm looking at buying these soon -- if anyone has tried them out, please tell us about your setup and results. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by Senor Tuco Has anyone used the Audix D series mics for congas and djembe? These are marketed specifically for drums/percussion -- the Audix D2 for close-micing the conga heads and Audix D4 for close-micing the djembe head.To pick up the bottom end, someone suggested another D4 or possibly a D6 kick drum mic at the sound hole of the tumba and the djembe.I'm looking at buying these soon -- if anyone has tried them out, please tell us about your setup and results. Thanks! Yes! Yes I have used the exact combination you talk of and what's been suggested. The D6 kicks it better than the D4, but the D4 has a nice tight sound. That's my opinion, of-course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Senor Tuco Posted May 16, 2006 Members Share Posted May 16, 2006 So you used the D6 instead of the D4 at the sound holes of both tumba and djembe? What was that like? I don't want to go overboard on the "boom", but I do like a well-defined bass sound. Do you think the D6 is a better choice? Saw a guy last night use his quinto as his lead drum and his djembe as his bass and I have to say it worked really well. He also combined a small cymbal with some deep bass off the djembe and that was awesome. Very lush and exotic. The bigger scheme for me is to add a small-diaphram condensor mic to pick up cymbals / bells / tree chimes. But for now, I'll try the basic Audix setup. What's your overall impression of the close-miced Audix sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Percussionist Posted May 10, 2020 Members Share Posted May 10, 2020 I have a percussion set on a platform at church. and I am having problems with my instrumental mics picking up Everything around me singers, the monitors on the platform and talking. What can I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted May 11, 2020 Moderators Share Posted May 11, 2020 what are the mics? Omni-directional, cardiode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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