This Canopus 6.5x14 The Brass snare drum has a 1mm brass shell that produces soft and thick tone with a beautiful high brass resonance. The fullness and sensitivity of brass is thoroughly expressed by the shell vibration. Vintage snare wires and brass lugs come as standard equipment. This snare is available for SoundPure's Try-Before-You-Buy Program, so if you want to hear how it sounds in your hands, shoot us an email to Drums@SoundPure.com or call us anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!

The Shure Beta 181 Ultra-Compact Side-Address Microphone is a fantastic microphone for any application whether its in the studio or on stage. Its precision-engineered design is great for discreet placement and ultimate control. The 181 features cardioid, omni, super-cardioid and bidirectional interchangeable polar pattern capsules that make it a super versatile mic.  In this video, SoundPure Pro Audio Expert, Travis Hall, demonstrates the cardioid and super-cardioid capsules on a Canopus 6.5x14 Brass Polished Snare Drum. If you like what you hear, check out this gear at SoundPure.com, or give us a call anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!  

Ribbon Mic Drum Overhead Shootout featuring the Royer R121, Shure KSM 313, Coles 4038, and the AEA R84.  SoundPure Pro Audio Expert, Travis Hall, talks more about using ribbon mics as drum overheads in the third installment of our Drum Overhead Series. All four mics were recorded in our pro studio with the Phoenix DRS 8 mic pre and our Apogee Digital Symphony converter. Check out our other drum overhead videos, where we discuss SDC and LDC mics in more detail. If you like what you hear, check out this gear at SoundPure.com or call us anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!  

This microphone shootout illustrates the differences between three different microphone types on drum overheads, Large Diaphragm Condenser, Small Diaphragm Condenser, and Ribbon. The selected mics do an excellent job representing the general characteristics of each class, among those are the Neumann U87ai LDC, the Neumann SKM184 SDC, and the Coles 4038 Ribbon. All three mic pairs were run through our Phoenix DRS-8 Mic Preamp. Snare and toms were miked using Shure Beta 181/C side-address microphones, a Shure Beta 52 was used on the kick, and all four drums were recorded through our Vintech 573 Preamp Modules. All tracks were recorded through our Apogee Symphony Converter. First you'll hear the overhead pairs solo'd, then we'll bring in the close mics for an example in context. This is the first video of our Drum Overhead Shootout Series, so be sure to check out the other videos where we go much more in depth with each type of microphone and compare some of our favorite mics within each class. Some of these mics are available for Sound Pure's Try-Before-You-Buy Demo Program, so if you'd like more info on how you can experience one of these mics for yourself or just have questions about which mic style would be best for your recordings, give us a call anytime at 919.682.5552 and we'd be happy to talk more with you. Thanks for watching!