Hi everyone. I’m looking for any advice/experience about using U47-type mics in high spl situations. My main question is: can you position a U47 within 5 feet of a loud drumkit and get a usable signal?
I had a U47 clone made for me last year by a small-ish boutique mic company, and when it arrived I quickly ran into problems using it as a mono drum overhead. On loud snare hits there would be an odd distortion, almost like a cheap limiter crushing the transient. I took a look at the waveform and noticed these unusual low-frequency wobbles, around 10-30Hz. Here's a picture (the large peaks are snare drum hits)
After some negotiation my mic went back to the company, who found an issue with the tension of the membrane. They also suggested changing the biasing method to self-bias. My mic is now back at my studio and is still distorting with the wobbly waveform.
Has anyone experienced anything like this before?
Thanks
I had a U47 clone made for me last year by a small-ish boutique mic company, and when it arrived I quickly ran into problems using it as a mono drum overhead. On loud snare hits there would be an odd distortion, almost like a cheap limiter crushing the transient. I took a look at the waveform and noticed these unusual low-frequency wobbles, around 10-30Hz. Here's a picture (the large peaks are snare drum hits)
After some negotiation my mic went back to the company, who found an issue with the tension of the membrane. They also suggested changing the biasing method to self-bias. My mic is now back at my studio and is still distorting with the wobbly waveform.
Has anyone experienced anything like this before?
Thanks