sE Electronics V Pack Arena Review - V Beat, V Kick, V7 x and sE 8s vs Digital Reference drum mics
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- My new mics are in! I did a quick test and compared them against my much cheaper Digital Reference mics (along with a few assorted cheap, Chinese mics). This one is a bit long, but hopefully you get a good idea of the sE Electronics drum mics.
I picked these up from Sweetwater Sound at www.Sweetwater..., since many other retailers had a special order/no return policy on them. I highly recommend Sweetwater for anything audio related (no, they aren't sponsoring this). If you use one of their sales agents, you can sometimes get deals on your order. Ask for Gage and tell them Brian sent you :)
One thing I didn't mention in the video is their sturdiness. These mics are built strong and their clips really hold on. When you pack them away, you do need to tilt the mic a bit, but the height adjustment on the mount can be left which I found really nice. Also, the V7X and the V Beat share the same capsule, which is why I didn't test the V Beat on the 16" floor tom. I may still do that in a later video though.
Note: I realized after I uploaded this that I wrote the sE Electronics mic titles incorrectly in the video titles. Such is life, you can still tell what they are, even if they're written vBeat instead of V Beat. :)
Sections:
00:20 - Intro
01:42 - snare mic tests (SM 57 vs V7 X)
03:19 - 10" tom Tests (Digital Reference vs V Beat)
04:11 - 12" tom tests (Digital Reference vs V Beat)
05:07 - 14" tom tests (Digital Reference vs V Beat)
06:03 - 16" tom tests (C1 vs V7X and V Kick)
07:34 - Kick drum tests (Digital Reference vs V Kick)
08:50 - Hihat tests (ME76 vs SM57)
09:55 - Overhead tests (NW-700 vs sE 8)
12:17 - Full Kit tests (complete with a stick drop)
15:52 - Conculsion
More tests coming soon!
I feel like your snare tone might open up a bit more if you backed off the snare mic a bit. Even still aiming directly at the strike, just backing it up 3-4" would probably do a lot to open up the whole snare crack and image. Thanks for posting this!
I've moved the drums and mics so many times now that it's not in the same place. Currently I have it about an inch higher and an inch farther back, but I'll mess with moving it even farther. Thanks for the tip!
Merry Christmas!
Great test
Thanks!
Snare Mike is interesting !does it reject hihat more with it being hypercardiod?
I have a gate on it most of the time, but yes, it cuts hihat bleed WAY down.
The V7x is actually Supercardioid which is in between a Cardioid and Hypercardioid 👍🏻