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Just got my ATM450s. I'm really happy with them. I've liked them on toms, bass amp (along with a dynamic for the low end) and Fender Rhodes amp.

ATM450s on bass amp? interesting.How loud is the bass amp you recorded?If these mics are really this versatile I'm getting more interested in them.Alternately the CAD M179 still seems like the better deal.

I'm hearing a lot of good talk about the AT 450s, I've never used them because I bought a really shitty Audio technica drum mic package and stayed away from the name ever since.(an ignorant choice on my part seeing as almost every company makes a shitty low grade budget package). So are they good budget mics or are they just all around kick ass mics? I mean I'm sure they sound good for the money which is always awesome, but do they sound good regardless of the price? And I'm talking a little more so in terms of overheads.Thanks,-Barrettand sorry for straying from the topic

TheMilford wrote:ATM450s on bass amp? interesting.How loud is the bass amp you recorded?If these mics are really this versatile I'm getting more interested in them.Alternately the CAD M179 still seems like the better deal.It wasn't too loud. The band were all set up in the main live room playing without headphones and the drums were played with hotrods or brushes so, no, it wasn't loud at all. The bass player brought his own early SWR head. The 450 in combination with an M380 actually sounded great. It was also very useful on the Rhodes. I always struggle getting definition and clarity from a Rhodes through an amp. The 450 helped a lot.I used them on toms again yesterday and didn't seem to need as much eq than with other condensers I've used.

aw hell.. individually mic'd toms? pfft.. thats for rich folk. couple of overheads, a kick drum mic, and mebbe an sdc shoved in there... call 'er cooked.

Bguzaldo wrote:I'm hearing a lot of good talk about the AT 450s, I've never used them because I bought a really shitty Audio technica drum mic package and stayed away from the name ever since.(an ignorant choice on my part seeing as almost every company makes a shitty low grade budget package). So are they good budget mics or are they just all around kick ass mics? I mean I'm sure they sound good for the money which is always awesome, but do they sound good regardless of the price? And I'm talking a little more so in terms of overheads.Thanks,-Barrettand sorry for straying from the topicI wouldn't use them on overheads but I'm not that big a fan of bright overhead mic (well, I don't even use overheads that often, relying on room mics for cymbals). Maybe if the kit is played with brushes and the skins are really worn...I do think they (ATM 450) are great mics, not just for the price.I've been using m160 as overheads lately...

cenafria wrote:Bguzaldo wrote:I'm hearing a lot of good talk about the AT 450s, I've never used them because I bought a really shitty Audio technica drum mic package and stayed away from the name ever since.(an ignorant choice on my part seeing as almost every company makes a shitty low grade budget package). So are they good budget mics or are they just all around kick ass mics? I mean I'm sure they sound good for the money which is always awesome, but do they sound good regardless of the price? And I'm talking a little more so in terms of overheads.Thanks,-Barrettand sorry for straying from the topicI wouldn't use them on overheads but I'm not that big a fan of bright overhead mic (well, I don't even use overheads that often, relying on room mics for cymbals). Maybe if the kit is played with brushes and the skins are really worn...I do think they (ATM 450) are great mics, not just for the price.I've been using m160 as overheads lately...I feel the same way about overheads, not really a big fan of the bright ones, and there are plenty of times where I use mostly room mics instead of overheads, so I feel we come from the same place with how they should sound, so thanks for the advice and its becoming increasingly clear that I need to buy a pair od m160s!Thanks again,-Barrett

I never used the AT450, but recently I had great results with AT4050s in figure 8 on toms after trying 414. The pattern was good for not capturing the nearby cymbals, and the sound was great too.

Bguzaldo wrote:cenafria wrote:Bguzaldo wrote:I'm hearing a lot of good talk about the AT 450s, I've never used them because I bought a really shitty Audio technica drum mic package and stayed away from the name ever since.(an ignorant choice on my part seeing as almost every company makes a shitty low grade budget package). So are they good budget mics or are they just all around kick ass mics? I mean I'm sure they sound good for the money which is always awesome, but do they sound good regardless of the price? And I'm talking a little more so in terms of overheads.Thanks,-Barrettand sorry for straying from the topicI wouldn't use them on overheads but I'm not that big a fan of bright overhead mic (well, I don't even use overheads that often, relying on room mics for cymbals). Maybe if the kit is played with brushes and the skins are really worn...I do think they (ATM 450) are great mics, not just for the price.I've been using m160 as overheads lately...I feel the same way about overheads, not really a big fan of the bright ones, and there are plenty of times where I use mostly room mics instead of overheads, so I feel we come from the same place with how they should sound, so thanks for the advice and its becoming increasingly clear that I need to buy a pair od m160s!Thanks again,-BarrettI find M160s really useful on lots of sources. I just bought another pair. Waiting for them to arrive. In Europe you can get them for around 380 ‚¬. Great for guitar, horns, strings, vocals sometimes, accordion, glockenspiel...

CAD m179 if working on a shoestring, they can sound pretty good, particularly nice on lower toms. Higher racks would require a little more high end detail i feel.