CAD Audio TSM411 Dynamic Microphone, Super-Cardiod
The TSM411 is a compact and rugged dynamic microphone designed for high-impact sound sources such as snare, toms, congas, guitar and keyboard amps. The included rubber mic clip provides additional isolation. Excellent for snare drum, mounted toms, floor toms, guitar cabinets, brass Instruments and more.
Product Features
- Perfect for Brass, Guitar Cabinets, Bass Cabinets, Snare Drum, Rack/Floor Tom applications, Percussion, Electric/Acoustic instruments.
- Supercardioid Polar Pattern
- Frequency response: 100HZ to 15 KHz
- Weight: 0.49 Pounds, Impedance: 310 ohms
Great Kick Drum Mic! I purchased this mic to use on the kick drum at my church, and was pleasantly surprised. The sound leans more to the tone of a Beta 52 than a D112, as a matter of fact it sounds quite similar to a Beta 52 from memory, but I haven’t A/B’ed them.I got a great sound with the mic placed approximately halfway between the resonant and batter heads, pointed directly at the beater. It had such a nice balance of boom/punch and click/slap there that I called it good enough, and didn’t even…
I shouldn’t like these mics, but I do! These mics SOULD sound as cheap as they are. But they don’t! They keep surprising me with good results. They’re lightweight, flyable, clear, and cheap enough that a wild drummer taking them out with a backflip off the kick drum wouldn’t draw too many tears. I mostly use them as spot mics in combination with something more substantial, but I have trusted them as a main ORTF pair when in a pinch. They’re a bit on the bright side and have a rather wide pattern, making them great for miking up an…
great mic!