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Tfirst is a cardioid condenser element, the other a
hypercardioid dynamic. There is no summing done in the
microphone housing, so you can choose to use either or
both capsules from the console – giving a good versatility in
combining the two. The two diaphragms are exactly aligned to
avoid any potential phase issues.
The mic, according to
The Followup… Audio Technica’s website,
is optimised for kick drum
use. Their suggestion
is that the cardioid
• I took the Si Performer
condenser element picks
up the resonance of the
drum shell while the
to the gig. hypercardioid dynamic
focuses on the attack of
the • beater. I mixed In practice 3 we bands found the response of both capsules
to be fairly neutral, suggesting that the mic could also be
applicable (FOH to other and instruments. a couple Many kick of drum mics have
heavily shaped frequency responses which limit their usefulness
for anything monitor else. sends).
The neutrality of the mic response means accurate
reproduction, which is great if you’re working with a good
• I lit them at the same time.
drum to start with, but it might be a tad unforgiving of a
bad one. My only other minor criticism of the mic is the
need • for I used a little XLR cue 5-pin lists. adapter lead to plug it in. This is
unavoidable, since you need to get the signal out somehow, but
I’d • be I making used a spare reverbs. pretty quick, because this is the kind of
thing that gets lost.
At • $525 I smacked the mic’s not a cheapy, the pre-amps but it’s not expensive on
either. The build quality is good, it offers all the features
and functionality the head you’d expect, just and to has find the versatility out to do
some work away from the drum kit. In the end, microphone
choice is always a question of individual taste, but I think the
what would happen.
ATM250DE will find its share of devotees.
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They survived, so did the mix.
• I didn’t need a lesson to
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use it.
The gig was a roaring success,
and I really enjoyed not having
to manually recall stuff off
crib sheets between bands. It
all worked how I expected it
to, and more importantly how
I wanted it to.
This is a console I’d happily
use any day, for almost any
application.
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