I had a dream about this mic and these half human, half bears that were terrorizing a campground. Hey man, we’re in their home!

I had a dream that my girlfriend and I were handing out raw, marinated fish fillets to neighbourhood cats.

Wondering if anyone with a M380 has tried one of these:

https://www.draliensmith.com/product-pa ... microphone

Its not a recreation at all, but is supposed to share some design elements w the AKG D30 and M380

Tape op review https://tapeop.com/reviews/gear/145/ali ... namic-mic/

Just interested because I don’t usually see the M380 mentioned anywhere

The mic itself sounds good, pretty good natural sound for an inside-the kick application.

Visuals don't really matter that much but...ugly as hell tho innit - at least the dumb ass stickers on the yoke anyway (& that name - was it named by a edgelord gamer from the early aughts?) but the mic itself looks cool - I'd peel that sticker off the side immediately. I'm also always a little nervous seeing anything that's been built w/ a hard-wired cable.

It's also a little on the pricey side for what it is, but in fairness I have been considering one of the U47 fet clones from Warm & they're 2x as much and intended app is/was much the same.

Well the USD cost is under $300 before shipping. I’d use this more than I would an equivalently priced delay pedal

Looks worth a shot to me. Maybe a bit impractical if you're trying to get it thru a port hole but otherwise looks promising. (outside kick mics sound better anyway, just build a blanket tent if you have to)

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Well the USD cost is under $300 before shipping. I’d use this more than I would an equivalently priced delay pedal

oh good catch. I did not realize AU dollars

penningtron wrote: Looks worth a shot to me. Maybe a bit impractical if you're trying to get it thru a port hole but otherwise looks promising. (outside kick mics sound better anyway, just build a blanket tent if you have to)

Not so great for live though - having mics inside kicks is super helpful in a live setting although not crucial. You just won't get nearly as much attack out front and it's not like I have time to set up a batter side mic.

Yeah, it doesn't make much sense using a figure 8 mic live anyway. Any tried and true hypercardioid mic would be better inside a live kick (those flat Shure mics being an exception)

great thread! would be nice if Warm Audio would make their version of a M380.

in the meantime I had the chance to buy a mic that might be relevant to this thread. got a great deal (260$) on a Roswell Mini K47 KD that was only used in 2 sessions.


„The Mini K47 KD is a handbuilt microphone for high SPL applications: kick drum, floor tom, bass cab, brass.
We've retained our incredibly popular K47 capsule, as found in the Mini K47. We've crafted a new circuit that is optimized for high SPL capture with minimal noise, huge bottom end, and high headroom."

I set it up last Friday at band practice on my 1/15 mesa cab together with my M380. and it really delivers a similar low end but also picks up more high frequencies than my (pretty old, never serviced) M380.
great mic! will have to test it on the bass drum too.

I have an m380 for sale if anyone wants one