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Sound
Samples
Important !
Please use high quality monitors or
headphones to listen to sound samples. Laptop speakers or ordinary
PC speakers are "mid-heavy" and severely misrepresent the
recordings.
Downloading
Samples:
You can download the samples for detail
comparison by right clicking on the link and
selecting "save target as". |
Microphones or devices used |
Audio clips
(Instrument samples were recorded without any equalization
or effects, unless specified. There is some reverb on vocal samples.)
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Passive KAM Pickups
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Clean samples (KAM Axiom guitar, Fender Blues Deluxe amp,
some reverb, recorded using Tascam
portable recorder and its internal mics) |
Lumberjack & Chainsaw
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Chainsaw solo (Recorded directly to the
board, with reverb, from Kam's new album )
Lumberjack
Chainsaw
(Fender Strat HSS played with Lumberjack, or
Chainsaw & Lumberjack with 2x10 cab, recorded using Tascam
portable recorder and its internal mics) |
KAM Crystal & Neumann TLM103 Comparison
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Crystal_Left-TLM103-Right
Crystal Only
TLM103
Only
The same vocal take was recorded with the two microphones
placed closely together. Vocals by Dan Darrah. |
Drum
Mic
Comparison:
Shure PG56, CAD TM211, KAM ST2, Shure Beta56a, Shure
SM58, KAM Spectrum (prototype), KAM RT1 - (See
footnote:*1)
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Recordings include;
A-
13" Tom, coated head
B-
12" Tom, clear head
C-
16" Tom, Coated head
D-
14x5 Snare
There are no effects or EQ
ST2-Left-Beta56a-Right
ST2-Left-TM211-Right
ST2-Left-PG56-Right
ST2-Left-SM58-Right
ST2-Left-Spectrum-Right
ST2-Left-RT1-Right
RT1-Left-SM58-Right
Spectrum-Left-SM58-Right
You
can download the following individual recordings to make other
left/right permutations:
Shure-PG56
CAD-TM211
KAM-ST2
Shure-Beta56a
Shure-SM58
KAM-Spectrum
KAM-RT1 |
HYPE
Comparison:
KAM
HYPE & i2, Sennheiser e914, Rode M3 (See
footnote:*1)
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HYPE Stereo 12string
HYPE Mono 12string
i2 Mono
12string
Sennheiser e914 Mono
12string
Rode M3
Mono
12string
HYPE Left - i2 Right 12string
HYPE Left - Sennheiser e914 Right 12string
HYPE Left - Rode M3 Right 12string |
Atmosphere |
Vocals &
nylon string guitar Performed by Dan Darrah
Vocals &
steel string guitar Performed by Dan Darrah
SFX drums - stereo pair above snare (with BD2 in sound
hole of Bass Drum, and some compression)
Mono
drum
overhead (single mic, no EQ)
Cheap acoustic
guitar
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Compass |
Vocals
on Compass & guitar on Atmosphere (General Purpose
Capsule - some reverb)
Vocals
on Compass & guitar on Atmosphere (Vocal Capsule -
some reverb)
Performed by Dan Darrah |
HYPE |
HYPE Stereo Drum Overhead (with BD2 inside bass
drum)
Vocals
& metal string guitar
Mono
drum
overhead (single mic, no EQ) |
Fidelio 6.5 Monitors |
Fidelio-left,line-in-Right
The above clip has short mono-converted
selections of 4 songs going into the right channel via
direct line-in. The left channel is a playback from a
Fidelio 6.5 monitor, recorded using a Shure SM58 mic
placed 10 inches away, and pointed between the two
drivers. We used SM58 because many are familiar with its
response and sonic characteristics.
We realize that your playback device will
add its own coloration. But, it will be added to both
channels equally, and you should still be able to make a
judgment about level of details and sound quality. |
Candy
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Candy-Dan-Darrah-vocal-test
Candy-sax-solo
(Track contributed by Simon
PC Frost from a new version of his song ‘For
the Lord’, featuring Elliot Ventimiglia on Sax ©
2002-2010 Cultural Desserts, Inc.)
Candy-12string
Candy-drum-overhead
(with compression)
Candy-Cameo-Kruse-vocal-test
(EQ for female voice: +3 dB at 10 kHz, +3 dB
at 6 kHz)
Candy-fender-blues-deluxe-distortion
Candy-speech-test |
2face |
Front Side: (Condenser sound)
2face-front-Dan-Darrah-vocal-test
2face-front-12string
2face-front-drum-overhead
(with compression)
2face-front-Cameo-Kruse-vocal-test
2face-front-fender-blues-deluxe-distortion
2face-front-speech-test |
Back Side: (Ribbon Simulator
sound)
2face-back-Dan-Darrah-vocal-test
2face-back-12string
2face-back-drum-overhead
(with compression - Note: front side is also
picking up sound reflections from a low ceiling in this
sample.)
2face-back-Cameo-Kruse-vocal-test
2face-back-fender-blues-deluxe-distortion
2face-back-speech-test |
Crystal |
Crystal-cheap-nylon-string-guitar
Crystal-drum-overhead-1
(Stereo pair placed above drummer's head -
no EQ or effects)
Crystal-drum-overhead-2
Crystal-Dan-Darrah-vocal-test
Crystal-Cameo-Kruse-vocal-test
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Multi-mic practical drum samples
Minor EQ and effects are
applied as they would be in any practical recording.
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Drums
sample
Drums
dance sample
Mics
used & setup:
BD2:
In front of Bass Drum sound hole, EQ: +3dB 12
khz
R3:
In front of Bass Drum head, EQ: +2dB 250 Hz
MC3:
Stereo pair with Omni capsules as Overhead,
bass roll-off switch engaged at 150 Hz setting, EQ: none,
Pan: hard Left & Right
C3:
Installed on each tom, attenuation switch set
at -10 dB, EQ: +2dB 12 KHz, +2dB 80 Hz
i2:
1 used on top of snare, cardioid capsule, EQ: +4dB 1KHz
i2:
1 used for high hat, cardioid capsule, EQ:
none
Mixer
setup: Almost equal volume for all mics, except for
high-hat (-7dB). Slight amount of compression and reverb
applied to all mics, with exception of: BD, lower reverb,
higher compression. Snare: higher reverb and
compression. |
Four
Mic Studio Drum test
Mics Used and Setup:
MC3
stereo pair with omni capsules as overhead
ST2 under
the snare
BD2 inside
bass drum
No EQ or effects. Almost
equal levels for all mics |
MC3 |
Vocals
by Dan Darrah, Vocal capsule
Clean
Tube Amp, Omni Capsule (stereo)
Drum
Over-head, cymbals, Omni Capsule (stereo,
bass roll-off switch engaged at 150Hz setting)
Classical guitar, 20 inches away,
Omni Capsule
12 String guitar, 20 inches away, Omni Capsule
Micro-screen-metal-mesh-pop-filter |
R3
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Vocals
by Dan Darrah Clean
Tube Amp R3
in front of Bass Drum Head (not
directly in front of sound hole, to protect the mic) Strat
plugged into Blues Deluxe
(stereo)
Classical guitar, 20 inches away
12 String guitar, 20 inches away
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C3 |
Vocals
by Dan Darrah
Clean
Tube Amp (stereo)
C3
on Toms (one mics on each tom)
Classical guitar, 20 inches away
12 String guitar, 20 inches away
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RT1 |
Vocals
by Dan Darrah-RT1
Reference
vocal samples:
(From
popular stage mics with MSRP of $100 to $200) (*1)
American
Reference Stage Mic - Beta58A
German
Reference Stage Mic -e835
Drum
Samples:
Sound-hole
of Bass Drum
Toms
played with bundles
Toms
played with Sticks
Toms
played with Brushes
Pearl
Snare played with Brushes
Pearl
Snare played with Bundles
Pearl
Snare played with Sticks
(Snare
samples were recorded with one mic over and another one under
the snare)
Clean
Tube Amp (stereo)
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i2 |
i2
on top of snare, with ST2 at bottom
i2
on top of snare, with ST2 at bottom-2
Clean
Tube Amp, cardioid capsule (stereo)
Classical guitar, 20 inches away,
cardioid capsule
12 String guitar, 20 inches away, cardioid capsule
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D7 drum mic kit |
D7
sample-new (with slight reverb and EQ)
D7_sound_sample
(with more reverb but no EQ) |
ST2 |
ST2
on Toms with sticks
ST2
on Toms with bundles
ST2
on Snare both top and bottom |
BD2
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BD2
inside Bass Drum (no effects or EQ)
BD2 Also used: in "multi-mic drum samples" section, D7
samples, and SFX_Drums sample for Atmosphere, Stereo overhead
sample with HYPE. |
* 1 - We have
included reference recordings using equipment from other
manufacturers on this page since their signature sound is known
by many musicians and audio engineers. We like, own, and use
those equipment due to their high quality sound. US Federal
Trade Commission encourages comparative advertising because it
benefits consumers. Brand names and
model names of equipment from other manufacturers are trade
marks of the respective trade mark owners. |
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