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HOW DO I POSITION A D12 KICKDRUM MIC?

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Pat4gone

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Dec 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/27/96
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I HAVE A AKG D12 KICK DRUM MIC THAT I BOUUGHT USED. WHICH SIDE OF THE
SILVER OR BLACK SIDE FACES THE BEATER? HOW FAR INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE KICK
DRUM? MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS THAT THE MIC WAS TOO HOT. I HAD IT INSIDE
THE FRONT SKIN HOLE. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS ARE APPRECIATED.
PLEASE REPLY DIRECT TO MY E-MAIL ADDRESS: PAT4GONE @ AOL.COM.

THANKS!
PAT LYONS, CHICAGO

Jon Best

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Dec 28, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/28/96
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The silver face with the green line is the front.

This is another of those 'experiment to find the best way' questions,
and that is, IMO, _always_ the bottom line. That said, I have had good
luck with a starting point of 6 or so inches away from the beater head
inside the drum, pointed at the beater. It is a pretty hot mic- if the
channel is clipping, and you have no way to turn down the gain or pad
the input, start experimenting with outside the drum mic placement. I
can't imagine there are many boards out there that won't accept the
output level of a 112- it's hot, but not extraordinarily so. Good luck!

Jon Best
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Monte P McGuire

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Dec 28, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/28/96
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In article <32C4FB...@erols.com>, Jon Best <jrb...@erols.com> wrote:
>Pat4gone wrote:
>>
>> I HAVE A AKG D12 KICK DRUM MIC THAT I BOUUGHT USED. WHICH SIDE OF THE
>> SILVER OR BLACK SIDE FACES THE BEATER? HOW FAR INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE KICK
>> DRUM? MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS THAT THE MIC WAS TOO HOT. I HAD IT INSIDE
>> THE FRONT SKIN HOLE. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS ARE APPRECIATED.
>
>The silver face with the green line is the front.

That's true for a D112; a D12 has no green line, only a black side and
a silver side. The silver side is the 'front'.

And, as you stated, it's best to try it out and see what mike position
you like best.


Regards,

Monte McGuire
mcg...@world.std.com

Jon Best

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Dec 28, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/28/96
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Pat4gone wrote:
>
> I HAVE A AKG D12 KICK DRUM MIC THAT I BOUUGHT USED. WHICH SIDE OF THE
> SILVER OR BLACK SIDE FACES THE BEATER? HOW FAR INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE KICK
> DRUM? MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS THAT THE MIC WAS TOO HOT. I HAD IT INSIDE
> THE FRONT SKIN HOLE. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS ARE APPRECIATED.
> PLEASE REPLY DIRECT TO MY E-MAIL ADDRESS: PAT4GONE @ AOL.COM.
>
> THANKS!
> PAT LYONS, CHICAGO

The silver face with the green line is the front.

This is another of those 'experiment to find the best way' questions,

Monte P McGuire

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Dec 29, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/29/96
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In article <32C4FB...@erols.com>, Jon Best <jrb...@erols.com> wrote:
>Pat4gone wrote:
>>
>> I HAVE A AKG D12 KICK DRUM MIC THAT I BOUUGHT USED. WHICH SIDE OF THE
>> SILVER OR BLACK SIDE FACES THE BEATER? HOW FAR INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE KICK
>> DRUM? MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS THAT THE MIC WAS TOO HOT. I HAD IT INSIDE
>> THE FRONT SKIN HOLE. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS ARE APPRECIATED.
>
>The silver face with the green line is the front.

That's true for a D112; a D12 has no green line, only a black side and

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