The snare one you need to capture properly. With the Sontronics DM-1S Snare Drum Microphone you can do just that. Specifically designed to capture all the characteristics of the snare the DM-1S ensures your snare recordings are full of snap crack and rattle. The cardioid pattern is perfect for direct miking making sure your snare is powerful while the attenuation pad is perfect for when your incoming signal is too loud. Its also great on other percussion instruments including cajon djembe and doumbek.
Specially Configured for the Snare The Sontronics DM-1S has been designed to specially detect the sounds of the snare right down to the rattle the attack the decay and so on. This mic pairs well the DM-1T designed for Toms as they both slightly different frequency responses to get excellent results from each of the drums. Amazing SPL Threshold The DM-1S small diaphragm condenser microphone has a -10dB pad switch allowing a max SPL of 135dB. Sontronics mics are all designed to work well live and in the studio. Tested by Pros Various session drummers live musicians and producers including Flood (U2 Killers Arctic Monkeys) and Mark Rankin (Friendly Fires Florence & The Machine) have tested the Sontronics DM-1S. Reviews “For the new Friendly Fires album we had the DM-1S and another mic (that cost ten times more) on snare. We had to keep checking the patching cos we thought the DM-1S was the £1000 mic. Incredible.” – Mark Rankin recording & mix engineer/producer (Florence & the Machine Plan B Adele Friendly Fires) Features Small Diaphragm Condenser Microphone Cardioid polar pattern is ideal for direct miking Designed to capture the specific characteristics of a snare Great on other percussion as well including cajon djembe and doumbek Includes mic clipSpecifications Response: 30 Hz – 20 kHz Sensitivity: 8 mV/Pa -42dB ± 1 dB (0dB Polar Pattern: Cardioid (end-fire) Impedance: < 200 ohms Equivalent Noise Level: 14dB (A-Weighted) Max SPL(for 0.5 THD @ 1000 Hz): 155 dB (with -15 dB pad switched in) Power Source: Phantom power 48V ±4V Connector: Three-pin XLR
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