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Published on 03/11/10 at 15:00The Electrovoice RE 20 is a cardiod dynamic mic thats built like a tank and much more versatile than it's simple reputation as a radio mic. I am a student, musician, writer, and pretty good line dancer residing in beautiful Nashville, TN. I've been a drummer and guitar player for the past 10 years of my life and have began engineering and producing in the past 4. I currently play drums for the band Brookline and you can see me rockin' an Orange County Drum and Percussion or Mapex kit decked out with Zildjian K Hybrids.
I bought this mic at Guitar Center in Nashville about a year back for right around $400. I had used two on my floor toms in a session and fell in love with the sound and knew I had to buy one.
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Many studio guys write this mic off to fast because it is mainly used at radio stations for broadcast audio because of its great low end response and the fact that it's built like a tank. About a year ago I tracked drums on a session and the engineer threw two of these up on my floor toms and one as a close mic on our guitarist's cab. To me it had a better attack and resonance than the go to MD 421 and outperformed any D112 that's been thrown on my 18' floor.
I don't so much recommend it on a guitar cab as this engineer had done. You loose a lot of air in the spectrum and it picks up much more low end than you probably will want in any rhythm or lead guitar track.
Like I said, this mic is built like a tank. It's a lot like a SM57 or SM58 as far as it's ability to get beat up - will dent the grill but the internals will almost surely be fine!
Bottom Line? Get over your preconceived notions about the RE 20 and buy one for your studio...it's tough, sounds good, and great on your lower frequency instruments.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I bought this mic at Guitar Center in Nashville about a year back for right around $400. I had used two on my floor toms in a session and fell in love with the sound and knew I had to buy one.
<a href="https://www.guitarcenter.com/">https://www.guitarcenter.com/</a>
Many studio guys write this mic off to fast because it is mainly used at radio stations for broadcast audio because of its great low end response and the fact that it's built like a tank. About a year ago I tracked drums on a session and the engineer threw two of these up on my floor toms and one as a close mic on our guitarist's cab. To me it had a better attack and resonance than the go to MD 421 and outperformed any D112 that's been thrown on my 18' floor.
I don't so much recommend it on a guitar cab as this engineer had done. You loose a lot of air in the spectrum and it picks up much more low end than you probably will want in any rhythm or lead guitar track.
Like I said, this mic is built like a tank. It's a lot like a SM57 or SM58 as far as it's ability to get beat up - will dent the grill but the internals will almost surely be fine!
Bottom Line? Get over your preconceived notions about the RE 20 and buy one for your studio...it's tough, sounds good, and great on your lower frequency instruments.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com