Overhead Microphone Shootout (Neewer, AKG P120, Audix ADX51, Sennheiser e614, Shure SM81, AKG C414)

My friends and I decided to shootout and compare all of our collective drum overhead mics. Prices of these mics range from $100 to $2800. Although the quality of the mics is different, the overall sound was captured in this video directly into Pro Tools through a Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 interface. Besides some minor EQ no major editing was done. I’m including links down below to the microphones we used incase you are interested in purchasing.
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Timestamps:

Neewer: 0:30

AKG P120: 1:12

Audix ADX51: 1:58

Sennheiser e614: 2:43

Shure SM81: 3:30

AKG C414: 4:14

Neewer: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

AKG P120: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...

Audix ADX 51: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...

Sennheiser e614: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...

Shure SM81: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...

AKG C414: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...



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