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Crown PZM-30D Reviews

5 3.3/5.0 based on 3 customer reviews

Sweetwater Advice

Stuart Niven
Yes, you can use this as a conference microphone and yes, it is an amazing
mic, flat and present but real. However... the day I ventured to throw this
baby two feet in front of a drum set, on the floor, in a tunnel made out of
a blanket and introduced the signal to my close friend, the compressor, set it
to nuke, I have never been the same since. Serious wow factor when you sneak
that bad boy up in mono in a mix behind the drum set! Too much? I think not!
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Customer Reviews

John Lovaghy
from Montreal Quebec Canada
June 16, 2011 Music Background:
Drummer / Recording Engineer / Producer

Crown PZM's

I have used all kinds of microphones in my life on both drums overheads, acoustic guitars, acoustic Bass, etc..
I found that the pzm's area true as you can get reproduction of the sound source as I have ever heard.
When I used condensor mikes for cymbals, It always changed my snare sound, and caused phase problems. I always had to spend a lot of time equalising. With Pzm's I put the mikes 2 ' away from the cymbals, and it sounds awesome flat. Try This, you will be amazed with the results.
Soundview
from Florida
February 27, 2011 Music Background:
Recording engineer and musician

Know what it is and how to use it

Don't be swayed by the guy that gave this mic 1 star. This is one of the better PZM's out there. Like any mic it has to be used correctly. I do a lot of remote work and my Crown PZM saw action three times this week.
Brendan walls
from Washington DC
November 18, 2010 Music Background:
Director of Music

Disappointing response on a lecturn

This has not worked for me on a lecturn in church. I have gain turned up to the max and still I get only a slight response. I'm using a London Architect Blu 30/80 system and state of the art amplification yet the sound while being clean and accurate is way lower than the rest of the layout (5 shures) I must have a dud.

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