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  • yoTrakkzyoTrakkz

    good for drums and keys

    Sennheiser e 604Published on 01/01/12 at 22:27
    The Sennheiser E 604 is a dynamic microphone that you can place on the inside of a piano or even on the floor. Its design is unique and allows it to pick up a great deal of specific sound. I have only used this microphone in the studio, as I believe that is the intended use for the microphone, but one could definitely use it in a live setting if they wanted to.


    OVERALL OPINION

    I've been using the Sennheiser E 604 for about two years and I have found them to be quite useful in a number of different situations. The main use I have for the PZM 30D is to place it inside or on the top of a grand or upright piano. This picks up a lot of detail from the piano and will also isolate it re…
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    The Sennheiser E 604 is a dynamic microphone that you can place on the inside of a piano or even on the floor. Its design is unique and allows it to pick up a great deal of specific sound. I have only used this microphone in the studio, as I believe that is the intended use for the microphone, but one could definitely use it in a live setting if they wanted to.


    OVERALL OPINION

    I've been using the Sennheiser E 604 for about two years and I have found them to be quite useful in a number of different situations. The main use I have for the PZM 30D is to place it inside or on the top of a grand or upright piano. This picks up a lot of detail from the piano and will also isolate it really well if you have other instruments in the room that you do not want to bleed into it. I have also found this useful when recording noise or talking in a room if you place it on the floor as it will pick up everything in the room. The price of these is really reasonable for such a useful microphone. Having a pair of these is great and I use them all the time when recording piano and even sometimes for recording a Leslie speaker cabinet with a Hammond B3 organ. While these aren't the most versatile mics out there, as they can only be used for a few different applications, having them around is more than useful and they can really come in handy for the things it is good at. I can't think of any other type of PZM microphone that I could compare this to, as this mic is pretty unique. Overall I highly recommend these microphones for professional and home studios alike as they are great sounding and incredibly useful.
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  • bloodsugarbloodsugar

    Sennheiser e 604Published on 04/04/06 at 04:52
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    Dynamic Microphone small, meaning be specially for toms and percussion gnral.

    It has a clip, all delivered in a bag.

    This clip is a convenient ct (not too many investment choices = simplified investment but also has disadvantages, the microphone is properly Submitted on the striking surface (especially on small toms) or when , right on the edge (not too much air between the skin and the microphone)

    dlicat so ... at the same time for beginners is gnial because the question of the investment does not arise too.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I have 3 from 3-4 years.
    I like the size, grip, durability, sound on the toms medium (10 ", 12", 13 ")
    I like the sound less bass on the toms (1…
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    Dynamic Microphone small, meaning be specially for toms and percussion gnral.

    It has a clip, all delivered in a bag.

    This clip is a convenient ct (not too many investment choices = simplified investment but also has disadvantages, the microphone is properly Submitted on the striking surface (especially on small toms) or when , right on the edge (not too much air between the skin and the microphone)

    dlicat so ... at the same time for beginners is gnial because the question of the investment does not arise too.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I have 3 from 3-4 years.
    I like the size, grip, durability, sound on the toms medium (10 ", 12", 13 ")
    I like the sound less bass on the toms (14 "/ 16") -> sizes on these drums, the bass are not well rendered by hyper microphone. Prfrer him a kick drum mic for that use.

    On the snare, may work too.
    I did once live (trs small scene) where a forest of legs silent banned around the battery. I will appreciate the clip and its small size.

    I have been riding on the toms (for it is the main use) of the Shure SM57, Sennheiser E664's (static) and Oktava MK012 (also static)
    the more static nature, but provide a dynamic color apprciable particularly strong.
    APRS, between 57 and 604, I find the above 604 (to taste)
    The whole essay on a t RME preamp, TF-pro or SPL.

    The current price quality ratio is good.

    With experience and a step back, I probably Rasht of 604 toms for viola, but not for forcment toms bass.
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  • Anonymous

    Sennheiser e 604Published on 07/19/11 at 02:49
    The Sennheiser E 604 is a microphone from Sennheiser that is specifically designed to mic up a drum set. The microphone itself comes with a clip specifically designed to mount it to the drum kit, and as far as I am concerned, the less microphone stands, the happier the stage looks, although I do admit that having less stands does make the stage seem far less intimidating, hah. In a nutshell, these microphones sound great on both snares and toms, but are not quite as complete sounding on toms as the Sennheiser's own legendary tom microphone: the MD 421 II. However, another reviewer for this microphone described these microphones as "thunderous" on drums, giving an unbelievable sense of punch…
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    The Sennheiser E 604 is a microphone from Sennheiser that is specifically designed to mic up a drum set. The microphone itself comes with a clip specifically designed to mount it to the drum kit, and as far as I am concerned, the less microphone stands, the happier the stage looks, although I do admit that having less stands does make the stage seem far less intimidating, hah. In a nutshell, these microphones sound great on both snares and toms, but are not quite as complete sounding on toms as the Sennheiser's own legendary tom microphone: the MD 421 II. However, another reviewer for this microphone described these microphones as "thunderous" on drums, giving an unbelievable sense of punch and explosiveness.

    The Sennheirser E 604 is a dynamic microphone specifically designed for snares and toms. It features a very standard cardioid pickup pattern. It has a very nice frequency response that goes all the way from 40 Hz to 18,000 Hz. This is very nice, because compared to many of its competitors, its frequency response is extended enough to make the microphone sound very big and clean without getting too caught up in the muddiness of many of the its competitor's microphones.

    As it is a drum microphone, it is necessarily and expectedly engineered to handle extremely high SPL's. Sennheiser mentions that it is capable of handling SPL's in excess of 160 db! This is remarkable, considering there is not much in the world louder than that, let alone a drum set.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I was a big fan of the Sennheiser E 604, just because of the thunder it lent to the drum set. The E 604 on snares is pretty much Zeus flinging lightning bolts straight into the XLR cable, and it fares well on toms as well, although knowing that the MD 421 II exists is a little painful.
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  • moosehermanmooseherman

    Reliable Drum Mic

    Sennheiser e 604Published on 10/15/10 at 14:10
    This is a Sennheiser E 604, which is generally used as a tom mic for drums. I have used it mostly in this capacity. It's a dynamic microphone and it's better suited to capture deep frequencies like drums. It could work on guitar amps theoretically, but the fact that it comes on a drum-mounting clip makes this a difficult mic to use in that way. I have used it on snare drums as well, which provides it with a different kind of sound that I enjoyed but is actually far less versatile than an SM57. This microphone works well in the studio as well as live, in fact, it might be a great choice for live as it has the clips that can attach to the drums themselves and don't rely on stands.

    OVERAL…
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    This is a Sennheiser E 604, which is generally used as a tom mic for drums. I have used it mostly in this capacity. It's a dynamic microphone and it's better suited to capture deep frequencies like drums. It could work on guitar amps theoretically, but the fact that it comes on a drum-mounting clip makes this a difficult mic to use in that way. I have used it on snare drums as well, which provides it with a different kind of sound that I enjoyed but is actually far less versatile than an SM57. This microphone works well in the studio as well as live, in fact, it might be a great choice for live as it has the clips that can attach to the drums themselves and don't rely on stands.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I think that these mics are great for the price, however, I don't think I'd use them if I had other options. Considering they are best used as tom mics, they don't really hold up to the Sennheiser 421s, which are a very respected tom mic. In addition to sounding better on toms, the 421 is more versatile and can be used to great effect on guitar amps, vocals, horns and others in a live capacity. It also sounds better on snares. Basically, get this until you can afford the 421, and then sell this. Unless you really need a microphone that clips to your drums.
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  • moosersmoosers

    Sennheiser e 604Published on 03/24/08 at 16:36
    I've only used my Sennheiser e604 on tom drums in the studio, but I could certainly see them being used live because of the convenient clip. Since it is a dynamic mic they would probably work on guitar amps and snare drums as well.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I've had my Sennheiser e604 for about a year now. My favorite part about it is that it has a clip that you can easily mount on to a drum. Although if I had the money I would prefer to have another Sennesier 421, this really does the trick on tom drums, making for a very full sound at a pretty reasonable price. I would use this on a tom drum over a Shure SM57 just because it is easier to set up, but if I had extra 421s I would definitely u…
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    I've only used my Sennheiser e604 on tom drums in the studio, but I could certainly see them being used live because of the convenient clip. Since it is a dynamic mic they would probably work on guitar amps and snare drums as well.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I've had my Sennheiser e604 for about a year now. My favorite part about it is that it has a clip that you can easily mount on to a drum. Although if I had the money I would prefer to have another Sennesier 421, this really does the trick on tom drums, making for a very full sound at a pretty reasonable price. I would use this on a tom drum over a Shure SM57 just because it is easier to set up, but if I had extra 421s I would definitely use those, however, until I can afford to upgrade, the e604 definitely does the job I need it to.
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