0:04 AKG D112 and Earthworks SR20LS outside
0:47 AKG D112 inside; Earthworks SR20LS outside
1:14 Earthworks SR20LS inside; AKG D112 outside
1:40 Earthworks SR20LS a few feet away
Use headphones. Your computer speakers probably won't produce the low end.
I'm always in search of a simpler drum mic configuration, so I recently bought the Earthworks DK3 drum set mic kit, which includes two SR25 overhead mics and an SR20LS kick mic. My immediate impression was that I wouldn't be able to use only these three mics. And in particular, I wasn't sure I would use the kick mic at all.
I've been using the AKG D112 as a kick mic for many years. I've tried others, including D12s (which sound fine) and Shure Beta 52As (which I kind of like), but I've used the D112 about 90% of the time when playing live and recording, so I'm used to it. I know how to EQ it to my taste (boost my kick drum fundamental note at around 50 Hz, cut around 100-200 Hz, then boost somewhere around 3 kHz). It's rugged. It works.
Still, the Earthworks SR20LS came with the DK3 set (and the three-mic set was about the same as buying just two overhead mics separately), so I figured I'd try it.
First, I tried it close to the outside head, but it didn't have enough attack for me and a little too much (bad) tone. Then I tried it inside the kick, close to the batter head, and I heard too much attack and not enough boom.
Anyway, I decided to do a more methodical comparison with the AKG D112, so here it is.
My verdict:
My favorite sounds here are (a) when using both the AKG D112 and the Earthworks SR20LS at the same time and (b) when using the Earthworks mic a few feet from the front of the kit. I'll probably still stick with the AKG D112 for my rock recordings, but I might keep trying the Earthworks mic for more ambient recordings.
Other observations:
-Like everything, the Earthworks mic sounds much better in a decent room. I tried this first in my dead-sounding basement and did not get great results.
-Both mics sound better with compression and EQ, which is how I'd normally record them.
-I'll still need to figure out how to EQ the Earthworks mic to my liking. I'm generally using the same approach as with the D112 here, but I suspect that I should keep fiddling with it to get more of that low end and less head noise.
A few notes:
-I've also played hi hat and snare with some rods so you can hear the kick somewhat in context. To record that stuff I used the Earthworks overhead mics in a spaced pair, and I used compression on just those channels throughout. But the kick is louder in the mix.
-Otherwise, I used a small bit of EQ overall (to roll off some very lows) and then some light limiting at the end.
Equipment:
-DW maple 20" kick, nickle over brass snare
-Remo Powerstroke 3 batter, Remo Coated Ambassador resonant head (with hole cut)
-Zildjian New Beat 14" hi hats
-AKG D112, Earthworks SR20LS, Earthworks SR25 (x2) mics
-Apogee Element 88 A/D interface
-Logic Pro X
-Final Cut Pro
-Fujifilm X100T camera
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