I don’t understand a word this man is saying, but this is one of the best mic comparison vids for toms I have ever come across. Thank you for your contribution sir.

D6 is an amazing bass drum mic, and sounds killer on the floor tom too. No surprise there tho

Thanks for your video, I prefer the D4, and the MD421. The D6 may sound more flattering, but I use it more on a bass drum and in well-defined styles of music. The sound rendering is more realistic with its two microphones.

I've never heard a 421 sound good on anything ever... the trend continues. My favs are the D6 and the 902. I'd have to hear them both in a mix to see if the 902 is a little too plastic-y or not. I currently use a D6 on all my toms and they crush. Thank you for showing us the Beta 98. I was considering trying them out. They sound horrible.

D4 - 421 - 57 D4 all the way. 421 is my runner up. Wow, I did not think I would love a 57 on a floor tom, But I sure do now.

Man that audix D6 was something else! was surprised at how much better it was than all the others for floor tom!

Very surprised the D6 sounds so good. Overall, the DPA 4099 takes it for me.

Sennheiser e902 has bonkers amounts of low end. It blows away the rest in low end by a mile. Listening on high end headphones through a top end sound card.

Audix D6 and Sennheiser 902. The 902 had both the TONE and the LOW end. It was musical. (either the D6 or the 902)

No one gonna comment on the Sennheiser e902? That tom transient attack is on fire.

Audix d6 and Sennheiser e902 did the most for me

DPA sounds super clean and looks prepared for postproduction in any way. Beside that I prefer both Audix mics, even though they are completely different. Sound engineer just has to know what he wants to pick the right one.

Its amazing how many things sound absolutely fantastic with a 57. I own too many to shake a stick at and honestly if i cant think of anything that sounds good and dont feel like tweaking much, i just throw a 57 on it and bam done. I do really like the sound of the D6 and the 421. I always put 421s top and bottom on my low toms and rack toms if i have them available, but one trick i love for rack toms if i don't have 421s is to put Audio Technica Pro 37s on them. They honestly dont sound too good on much else, but sound fantastic on rack toms!

Exactly the mics I'm considering for the floor tom. Thank you for this video!

D4, 902, were my 2 favorites.

Try a Sennhieser 441 if you can afford it, it will give you the deeps lows of the Audix D6 with more mids and highs to help define the total character of the Floor tom.

I liked the 57 and 421. Another great option is atm25

I use the Audix D6 for my floor tom. Planning on getting D2's for my racks

I always use a bass drum mic on the floor tom. Since the early 90's. I will use it on a 14 or 15 rack tom too. 13 on up a basic mic will work fine.

Good video. Balanced test. Would be good if you would upload a video with the same mics on a 10 or 12 tom. Looking forward to it.

Thank you for a great video, very well balanced. The 904 continues to surprise, and amazing bang-for-the-buck.

Beta 98 for the win!

This is a great video. Thank you! Really liked the D4 and the 421. I was debating using the D6 on my floor tom, but thanks to your video, I can tell it will sound too scooped for my taste. I am curious to try the Audix f6, though.

I was pleasantly surprised by the Audix D4. Was saving up for a Sennheiser MD421-II, for dual use on bass/floor tom, but I think that can wait until later. I think I slightly preferred the D4 and it's less than half the price, and more practical (not so large, hypercardiod I think - plus I hear MD421 has not very reliable mount hardware). So ... I just bought an Audix D4. I think they are decent as bass cab close mics too. Trying to find some demoes of it on bass ...

Shure sm7b sound amazing! the best

D4 and sm7 are my faves- dpa sounds nice too.

For live use, Audix d6 and Sennheiser e902. e602ii is also good, depending on the use of it.

Great comparison, thank you. My question is, if you take the frequency response from a mic like the SM-57 (which seems to reproduce the same low tone, just more subdued in comparison to the D6, for example) and EQ it, can you get a sound comparable to those mics specialized for bass response? I would bet you can

You just can't beat a 421 in my opinion, but that 902 sounded sweet!

I think the Audix D4 was my favorite.

MD421! thanks!

Helf of them are not capturing any of the low frequencies. Beyer dynamics TG58c is my favorite but not shown here.

D6 is way too colored and sounds muddy. I liked the Sennheiser md421 the most and would use a API550b as a EQ on it to get some bass and to scoop some mids.

Awesome video! Couldn't understand the language, but that's totally fine!! 🤘🤘

D6 I liked the best!

I didn't understand a word you said, but the video was great. I'm surprised that I like the SM7b the most.

I liked the D4 better than the D6. I think the difference could be made up, in either direction, by EQ, though.

sm57 -- e904 -- 421 -- d4 sounds natural

I hope you do one that focuses on snares. Good paradigm for example video.

Which one did you go with? I prefer the D6 on floor tom for micing a kit (unless you're doing jazz or old school country). The D6 gives me the great low end that I'm after and the Overhead mics add back in any lacking snap.

D6 blew all the other mics out of the water.

I can't imagine that any drummer would choose anything different then the D6 and the e902. Both great mics for bass drums as well!! And if I want to get anything out of my floor toms it's that growling low ends which these supply (unless you're a jazzdrummer with high tunings). Only thing I notice for the e902 now on floor tom is that it seems to have a "slapping" sound on the attack of the stick hitting the head. With the D6 that seems what more muted or filtered so on floor this would be my choice...!!! And actually....I have a D6 inside my bass with a Kelly shu but noticed that it performs perfectly just entering the porthole for giving that extra boomy low end. However...It looses a lot of it when placed more to the beater (with the Kelly Shu) so I was thinking of placing a e902 on the Kelly Shu and use the D6 for my (Star Walnut) 16". After seeing this video I'm sure of it. Thanks for the test!!!!

Great video. From America!!

answer sample 1 - AUDIX D4 sample 2 - DPA 4099

That tom sounds HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE!

I do not speak your language, but this was great. Thank you.

The E902 kind of achieves the sound out of the box that some of us end up with after scooping out all the mids from an E602 or a 57 - problem with that is you don't really have the option of adding some of those missing frequencies. So... would it be better using a 57 or similar and then eq'ing to taste?

D6 and Md421. Dpa nice too.

The D4 and the SM7B sounded the best. Prominent attack and well defined bass. The D6 and the E902 sounded like a basketball. The rest were mid.

audix d6 and sennheiserE902........it took out the boxiness and gave that fat and full floor tom feel

i love how ridiculous the bass drum mics sound on the floor tom

What type of Heads were used the Foundation on which sound is built ,What type of Batter and Reso heads were used Evan's 2 play coated are great for lows, then down to Other brands would have been a great video, much longer video But was a good choice of mics thanks for video, Good job .

我自己鍾意 D6 421

D4 - D4 - D4

Sennheiser MD 421

That 902 sounds like Dimebag Darrell

E902 for the win !

D6同埋E902超得

Audix D4

I liked the DPA 4099 and Shure SM7B, I think they sounded similar and the most natural. For the price though, I think the D4 and SM57 are excellent and it's probably what I would go for.

SHURE BETA 98 , DPA 4099 ,

D4 for me

Audix D6, Sennheiser E902

904 and 4099 win easely. shures are not bad, 421 and 902 are probably demaged.

MD421 is the best then dpa The best value for money is the sm 57.

Shure Beta98

D6 and e902 are the beast!

wow so many people watched and liked even the video is in cantonese!

Audix D6 and Sennheiser E 902

D4 then MD421.

I don't think mics can can good or bad or describe via high, mid, low in modern times when everyone have access to unlimited bands of parametric EQ. I am now facing the facts about music production. Recording the drum now a days is about which mic lends on the modern side and which on the vintage side. E904 is the most 'modern' and SM 57 sound right in middle. That's because people are still using it today to get fresh sounds. Sound is a fashion much like clothing. In the old day, musicians are models (muscians) going to a clothing store (recording studio) and get themselves a dress that speaks. Now, digital work station occured and everyone make their own dress.

dude, you do not have placement correct on the mics, for instance, the beta 9 8 needs to be closer and faced flat in relation to the head.

D6, by a long shot.

What size floor tom?

pra mim d4 e dpa

Audix d6 jos...

why do you all prefer the Audixies? ... this is just stupid guys.. sorry. They are so scooped, so when someone hits the cymbal (ride or crash) it will blow your speakers with epicall harshness!!! Choose a opensounded, decent bassy mic, and you can scoop out the mids any time. But not these mics, which totally destroys your mix. Yep, you can use audix, sennheiser on kick, where is minimum bleed of cymbals, snare etc, but not on toms. So the sm57 or beta 56 or beta 98 all the way!!! (and I am not working for shure ;) !! )

Add more low EQ to the SM57 and will blow the others away for the price ! These are all just the 'pre EQ' tones ..... kind of pointless.

o posicionamento do MD 421 não está bom

No mix, no point. Need to hear all "shootouts" in the context of a full set.

Audix D4