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Description
Earthworks’ DP30/C is a game-changer for drummers and sound engineers who demand precision and resilience from their gear. This gooseneck condenser microphone is meticulously designed for close miking snare drums and toms, ensuring your drum kit sounds as vibrant as possible, whether in a studio setting or live on stage. The DP30/C's flexible gooseneck offers unparalleled positioning freedom, allowing you to place the mic exactly where it's needed while guaranteeing it stays put even under the most vigorous performances.
Crafted for durability, the DP30/C is rugged enough to withstand direct hits from errant drumsticks, making it a reliable partner in the chaos of live drumming. Its compact design means it won’t intrude on your playing space, and the right-angle mic head ensures optimal placement without fuss.
What sets the DP30/C apart is its extended frequency response, providing an exceptionally clear, crisp sound that captures every nuance of your performance. Whether you're laying down tracks in the studio or energizing a live audience, the DP30/C brings out the best in your drums, with the legendary sound quality that Earthworks is renowned for.
Key Features:
- Designed for close miking snare drums and toms
- Flexible gooseneck with a right-angle mic head for precise positioning
- Rugged construction to withstand stray stick hits
- Extended frequency response for clear, detailed sound
- Compact design minimizes interference with your playing
- Requires +48V phantom power
Product specs
| Brand | Earthworks |
| Model | DP30/C Drum Periscope Series Cardioid Snare / Tom Condenser Microphone |
| Finish | Black |
| Year | 2010s |
| Categories | Microphones |
| Microphone Type | Condenser |
| Wired/Wireless | Wired |
FAQs
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What is the primary application of the Earthworks DP30/C microphone?
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The Earthworks DP30/C is designed specifically for close miking snare drums and toms, providing detailed and accurate sound reproduction with its extended frequency response and cardioid polar pattern.
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How does the Earthworks DP30/C handle high sound pressure levels?
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The Earthworks DP30/C can handle up to 145dB SPL, making it ideal for capturing the dynamic range of drums without distortion.
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What makes the Earthworks DP30/C suitable for live performances?
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The Earthworks DP30/C features a rugged capsule housing and a stiff mini-gooseneck for easy and secure positioning, ensuring durability and reliability during live performances.
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How does the Earthworks DP30/C's polar pattern benefit drum recording?
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The near-perfect cardioid polar pattern of the Earthworks DP30/C provides excellent off-axis rejection, minimizing bleed from other drum kit components and ensuring a focused capture of the intended drum sound.
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Is the Earthworks DP30/C easy to position on a drum kit?
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Yes, the Earthworks DP30/C features a right-angle mic head and a flexible mini-gooseneck, allowing for quick and precise positioning on snare drums and toms.
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Earthworks microphones are noted for fragility compared to Shure, Sennheiser, and Audix, which are praised for their roadworthiness.
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Mentioned in this AudioTechnology magazine article about the Ghost Stories Tour by FOH engineer Dan Green.
AT: Are you able to borrow much from the studio mic cabinet on tour?
DG: A few bits and bobs, but the demands are very, very different on the road. In the studio, your mic choice can be all about character. But in a live context you’re after mics that reproduce transients very clearly — you need that front-end bite on most sounds to cut through. I mean, you’re not going to stick up a Neumann U67 three metres above and behind the drumkit as a ‘room’ mic, for obvious reasons. So I tend to use more dynamic microphones: SM57s on guitars and a Shure Beta52 on the bass drum. And also the Earthworks microphones which are really good for drums. They’re my close mics and from there I get a sense of depth using reverb and other plug-ins.
AT: You clearly like what the Earthworks mics are doing.
DG: They cut through really nicely and they preserve a lot of the front-end attack of the sound, which is something you really need. In stadiums and arenas you can’t really have a sound that has too much decay because the room has so much decay anyway — ‘sharp’ and ‘short’ wins every time.
The drum mics are an Earthworks love-in. Dan Green: “The transient response of these microphones is incredible. Before, I used to rely on transient enhancing plug-ins to get a similar sound, now it’s all from the SR40 overheads. One of the other benefits of the new DP30/C periscope microphones are the rugged flexible arms, this gives me options on placement.”
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