dabootsy Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 hi all in need of any ideas why our bass drum mic makes helicopter noise when we mic it up live. We have a quiet drummer who has to be put through our pa at even tiny pubs. The rest of the kit is ok but we get constant feedback off the bass drum anyone help cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Which model is it? How do you have it connected to the desk? EQ settings/FX/Monitors? Other than that it could be a displaced diaphragm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneyg42 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 [quote name='dabootsy' post='334057' date='Nov 21 2008, 07:06 PM']hi all in need of any ideas why our bass drum mic makes helicopter noise when we mic it up live. We have a quiet drummer who has to be put through our pa at even tiny pubs. The rest of the kit is ok but we get constant feedback off the bass drum anyone help cheers[/quote] Sounds like a case of good double bass pedal technique to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarhead Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 [quote name='barneyg42' post='334235' date='Nov 22 2008, 08:03 AM']Sounds like a case of good double bass pedal technique to me [/quote] That's what I'm thinking... Zach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Does it work ok if you use if for anything else ? Try sticking it in front of a loud guitar cab and see if it works with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 [quote name='dabootsy' post='334057' date='Nov 21 2008, 07:06 PM'].....We have a quiet drummer ....[/quote] Hang on a minute. "Quiet drummer" Is this a wind up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 [quote name='BOD2' post='339034' date='Nov 27 2008, 10:59 PM']Hang on a minute. "Quiet drummer" Is this a wind up ? [/quote] just what i was thinking, if he can keep time i think we need to clone him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planethead Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 [quote name='dabootsy' post='334057' date='Nov 21 2008, 07:06 PM']hi all in need of any ideas why our bass drum mic makes helicopter noise when we mic it up live. We have a quiet drummer who has to be put through our pa at even tiny pubs. The rest of the kit is ok but we get constant feedback off the bass drum anyone help cheers[/quote] you're quite sure its a bass drum mic.... ...and not a helicopter! ttfn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I have heard that very noise with condenser microphones that use phantom power - a bad connection causes the noise you mention. IME of bass drum mics though (and I haven't done this for a while) I thought they were usually dynamic due to high SPL. I guess it could be a bad lead causing an intermittent short on the input stage regardless of mic type. Do you have phantom turned on for this channel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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