All user reviews for the Prodipe DM8

Sound engineer in the studio, I wanted to renew my drum kit. My supplier with whom I have worked for over 10 years Salmiri me about the suitcase.

I test the situation salmiri microphones microphones with other professionals we have in the studio (Shure, AKG, Beyer, ..) and for me the result is the same.

I test these pickups in the mettants successively provided and after some careful rglages I involves my ears.
My first tests dvoillent a fine balance and sensitivity, the curve of Salmiri is more neutral and more stable than the shure, which is not ngligeable for sound recording.

- Micro Snare step is sufficiently bright
- The bass drum mic is not afraid kick attacks
- The 3 toms have no provoqus altration in my benefits
- The 3 overheads and give his own faithful

NOTICE GLOBAL

At this price the I recommend and compares them with the best microphones I possde.

My old teacher told me that there's no bad pickups but only the wrong use of microphones!
This ultra complete battery kit is particularly weak on one: battery must admit that it's not luck.
At that price no miracle just a shame to make people work for wages vaporous.
In detail the micro bass drum does not buckle to pressure, but it will not issue any dynamic spectrum unrelated to the majority of kicks today.
The toms and snare mics like the majority of copies (canada dry) of 58 and 57 sm. That makes them usable for other tasks in troubleshooting on a stage, but inconsistent when it comes to experience the dynamics of your drums!
What about the 3 static, you just open them and watch their cells to prick a laugh.

OVERALL OPINION

This kit was forgotten by a friend in my studio. I am still microphones used for dynamic communication between musicians. The case is now home to a pair of AKG 414!
Despite all the evil that I think this kit is not a toy and not find a place as a troubleshooting microphones at a fair with sausage or a rehearsal. But I strongly discourages its use for the home studio because we can not all sell out, especially not the sound of a drum!
And I think for that price you can buy an Audix D6 for kick at the top, then two or AKG Perception 170 for overs of suitable quality or simply a pair of 58 or 57.

Battery kit complete

OVERALL OPINION

2 years

I tried 57 of the C535 and other standard microphone used for drums

The GC mic is a bit lightweight, the static sometimes illusion, and the toms and snare mics do the job well ...

It's not ultra-bluffing but if you look at the quality price ratio becomes trs trs crdible ...

It does not invade professional studios, but adpanne advantageous in settings where there are few resources.

I bought this kit for a backup battery kit, I do not see the intrt to have a second, I park dj microphones of the battery cohrent hand ....

But it is an excellent compromise for missing musician way for the live or model ....

Said the party before ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use this pack for 2 months now, it's the first mic I use.

It manages to get across a fairly accurate except for the bass drum: No effect -> Its disappointing, in the words of my predecessors, a little carton ... I tried several settings (pillow in the bass drum, bass drum empty, stretched skin, relaxed, etc.). Nothing works.
But we manage to get a good sound by adding effects after the recorded track with the gate to reduce outside sounds and annoying (cymbals, snare ...), a compressor for the attack, and an EQ for more bass and a sound to shake the walls
Of course this requires a sound card and not a mixer to add effects element by element (micro-micro), otherwise I think it's impossible ...

The snare mic I like that, I love to hear the sweet sound of my Pearl Joey Jordison signature: D
But for this we must add a few effects to bring out all the sounds of the drum.

I have a little trouble with the microphones toms, but spending a little more time on setting it should be better. What to see

Its not the ovearheads mals, but such a good return -> An EQ is not to refute but it seems normal. Cepandant Warning: The ovearheads need phantom power to operate!


Good microphones on the whole, but use with a sound card and not a mixer in order to edit one track and thus get a better sound.
I have to listen to some song clips I recorded if requested with or without effects, different settings, etc.. -> MP

Micro Battery Kit 8 microphones

OVERALL OPINION

I use this kit for 3 months in a home studio. I have so far used the mic and 3 snare mics to Oheads capacitor type A1 and HiHat.
These microphones are very convincing, the snare seems at least as effective as a Shure SM57, response particularly well positioned in the mid and low-mids of a snare drum, microphone easy to install, responsive to the EQ .
Capacitors are very accurate and faithful, shiny and soft at once, and we really like the low cut.
Is obtained quite easily with these pickups and even home-studio setup (not optimal room acoustics), made the equivalent of 'studio' with micro category and much higher prices.
The quality is really there, and for this incredible price, it can be in terms of strength and durability that is questionable compared to more expensive mics. But until now, no worries.

Static and dynamic microphones!
- Bass Drum - Dynamic - The microphone is not true to the bass drum for my taste, sound card, it depends on the bass drum of course, but compared to a Beta52A, the difference is huge, more serious, more attack, over medium, sound cleaner and better defined.
- Snare - dynamic - a snare rather fuzzy, wrapped, not ventilated. it looks stale compared to an SM57.
- Micros toms - dynamic - same comments as for the snare, lack of attack on the tom tom acute and medium but it goes for the bass, it lacks definition! comparison with MD421.
- Overhead Microphones - Condenser - Lack of precision, when the source rises in volume one feels that the definition goes. in comparison with KM184.

OVERALL OPINION

For 1 year, Live and Studio models for beginners.
I have tried many mics drum kit but never of this style
The value for money is very interesting that's why I bought it, it's fine to start in the sound recording or small models but it becomes very poor when you ask him a few more! TO START

3 static and 5 dynamic dedicated to the sound of the battery but can be diverted.

OVERALL OPINION

I use them for 3 years.

Of course I had already worked with more professional kits (Shure, Audix, is ...) but I have purchased for use in association with new groups and undesirable sound. So I referred to a more affordable product.

Besides the price, this kit to the advantage of micro durable (I have really abused and they are still functional). The presence of a carrying case is a plus. In addition, the use of condenser microphones and that of the snare drum can be diverted. The dynamics can be used on guitar amps or brass.

After that, we should not expect miracles. These pickups do not have a sound identity interesting but at that price, it can still help!

A complete set of eight microphones (a dynamic bass drum, 4 dynamic tom and snare, and three static overheads and Charlet). At this price! They seem solid and everything is delivered in a suitcase which reassures resistant for travel.
A great start to start, whether live or in studio (it's missing a mic for the snare bottom-ish.)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for the past three mois.Au start at that price, I was a little suspicious but I still bought into the idea that are suggested as an extra kit which I will replace the microphones as you go.
But in the end, the sound is superb and it is almost enough to himself!
The bass drum, although it lacks a little definition in the bass, providing a sound punchy enough (a kick that I like: slamming into the midrange treble) and does very well out the harmonics!
Also with 2 SM57, the equivalent Prodipe fare as well! Its level, comparing it almost the same! I do not use even for batterie.Les prodipe are really up!
As for overheads mics, the sound is super clean and well balanced in terms of frequencies.
What I like most is that the highs are not too flashy or agressif.Cela mix means that it is easy to integrate and make them sound like no one wants that one is obliged to mitigate, sometimes significantly, in the high frequencies: No hissing. I am changing the face of other more expensive microphones where the sounds of cymbals and Charlet slam like that much at first listen, mix before, but fit super bad then the rest. These overheads are so good that I used to make percussion (Bong, congas ...) and the result is sensational! The SM57 paled next, one meeting was enough to convince the drummer!
For the record, I redid the catch with this kit for my group, because the one we had made (a sound engineer had done) in a room dedicated to this type of decision did not sound like you wanted some taken as the bass drum and snare was even completely missed! and yet, with more expensive microphones (a mixture of different brands fairly prestigious AKG and others I've forgotten the exact references), all taken over by a Yamaha 02R and saved to disk in a Direct Alesis HD24, with a bonus in 5052 Tl Audio preamp "for the GC and the CDC ...
well believe it or not that I did alone, as a large, relatively soundproof cellar in our (the walls are solid brick) recorded directly via a Cubase FIREPOD presonus sound altogether more! and I also speak on behalf of the drummer and other musicos! The whole mix is ​​much more easily with the rest!
The sound engineer was pro, but it was a great studio associations with ...
For me this story illustrates quite well the potential qualities of such a kit kit.Bien better than Shure PG course!
In short, j'pourrai write again ... J'm'arrêterai toast, then, by saying that it's a great kit whether in live or studio, and that until fully equipped Beta microphones or much more expensive (but not necessarily much better) you can do a great job with. as such I does not hesitate to put the maximum score because it's worth it.
Otherwise, I find some negative opinions excessive! to wonder if they really tried and under what conditions?! It's a real lynching! Certainly, a notice shall include a great deal of subjectivity is good but, honestly beyond me! Finally, the tastes and colors are not always the ca ...
Anyway, I think this kit is great for what it is, outside of his amazing prices.