Earthworks TC20mp Small-diaphragm Condenser Microphone - Matched Pair Reviews
Specifically designed for recording thunderous drums and high-volume guitar and bass amplifiers, the Earthworks TC20 small-diaphragm condenser microphones boast a massive 150dB of SPL handling. Their omnidirectional polar pattern allows you to close-mike any source without proximity effect, making the TC20 a go-to kick drum mic for capturing accurate low end along with crisp transients. Additionally, the Earthworks TC20 microphones excel as drum overheads. Featuring a ruler-flat frequency response from 9Hz to 20kHz, they provide a natural representation of any sound source. When engineers at Sweetwater look to preserve an instrument's natural character without hype or additional color, they reach for Earthworks microphones. And, with the Earthworks TC20 matched pair, you'll enjoy high-definition sound on even the loudest sources!
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They're omnis.
I've been using these mics for years. I saw just one review here and it is negative, so I felt I should respond. These are omnidirectional mics. Of course they will pick up room sounds. But, because they have no noticeable proximity effect, you can close mic (very close) and eliminate room sound if it's a problem. These mics are incredibly flat and natural sounding. Hang a pair in a room, throw on some headphones and you'll forget you have headphones on. You're "in" the room. I love these mics for many acoustic instruments. And if you're looking for drum room mics, it doesn't get any better than this.
Mics for High Volume Sources
This was my first set of small diaphram condensers, maybe I was expecting something different, but I have to say these were a disappointment to me. No matter what kind of preamp I used, it seemed the TC20's picked up a lot of extra white room noise. I found this disturbing and not very useful to record in a home studio setting. Worked much better recording a louder jazz combo and I imagine it would work well recording a nice loud acoustic drum kit, as overheads. As long as you have a high level of volume, to overcome the low level white background noise, they seem to work well enough Just not sure if I"ll find as much use for these as I'd hoped.
