Members Longfuse Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 Does anyone own one of these: http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1675 If so, what's your opinion? I'm recording on a budget and these are fairly cheap, so it would be nice to know if they work or not before I purchase. The method I'm using now to record my snare is a little wacky, but works well. I tape a couple of acoustic guitar transducers to the outer part of the batter head and "DI" the result into my soundcard. The raw signal is awful, but after clean up with a VST graphic it sounds great. Only problem is that the transducers have a natural low pass filter effect so I have to really boost the highs. This introduces noise. Not that much, but it's not ideal. Also, I loose a little of the natural snare sound due to the filtering of the transducers. Anyway, is it a good mic or not? Any feedback appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pearl Player Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 Greetings, When I first started recording a few years back I didnt have a lot of bucks to spare and picked up a couple of Samson Drum Mic kits. They are decent sounding mics for sure. I was able to get some pretty decent recordings. However you need to keep a few things in mind. First and foremost is the fact that these mics are not the most rugged that you can buy. And what I dissliked most was the mounts. Broke several of them in the first few months. Now along that note is this, Samson has decent customer service so I was able to get them replaced here in the US quickly enough. Now back to the mounts. Not only are they fragile, but they dont work on everything. If you have cast hoops or oversize hoops you may find it difficult to get them placed correctly. The mics had a nice tone a bit on the "warm" side. If you keep these things in mind you will get a way better recording than what you are getting now. Also note that you may need a decent preamp and for the condensors you will need Phantom power. The mic kit was sold when I started my remote recording biz and have been replaced with CAD mics. Hope this helps ya out a bit.Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Longfuse Posted May 15, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 It does indeed, Mike. Thanks for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike_cook Posted May 15, 2008 Members Share Posted May 15, 2008 i have samson q tom mics(on my toms of course) that i use to record drum tracks for alot of people and i think they sound fine and i haven`t had any complaints.I haven`t heard they samson snare mic but if that`s all you can afford go for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted May 16, 2008 Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 Save your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Longfuse Posted May 16, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 What money? :^) Actually, for a few pounds more I could buy a shure snare mic. Might be the better option. That's my limit though (tight budget). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted May 16, 2008 Members Share Posted May 16, 2008 Going that cheap on mics is a bad move, IMO. If your budget is that tight don't bother, spend your money on food and rent or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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