TM-DRUMS
Condenser Microhone Kit for Drums
As the driving force behind modern music, drums and percussion have developed as powerful, complex instruments. And harnessing this power requires a very specific toolset. The TM-DRUMS microphone kit from TASCAM has been created to provide the recording or live sound engineer with everything required to capture a truly inspiring soundscape.
This model has been discontinued in North, Central and South America.
Please check the availability with your local distributors in other areas.
Drum recording is considered as the most difficult part among the microphone recording projects. Since a drum set comes with various drums and percussion, to a start a studio recording, it is important to know about drum miking. We need a several microphones not only for the bass drum, snare drum but also toms, hi-hats and other cymbals to be recorded individually. Thus, at least ten separate microphones are necessary to record a drum session.
When you are just about to begin a drum recording at a beginner stage, it is not easy to own tons of microphones due to the limited budget. In addition, it imay not be so easy to get the right sound from all microphones for a drum recording session since each microphone has different sound characteristics. TM-DRUMS is a drum recording microphone set that fulfills the minimum requirement for multi-microphone drum kit recording, and with this set, anyone can easily challege the drum recording with serveral individual mics.
Music creation in general, especially the bass drum, snare drum, and hi-hats play an important role for keeping the time. Thus, each of those drum part needs to sound clearly from the recording. The TM-DRUMS has two dynamic microphones that can be used for both bass drum and snare drum, and two condenser microphones that can be used for hi-hats or overheads.
If you are planning on purchasing additional microphones later on, you can separate microphones between the overheads and hi-hats, or add extra microphones for toms or even capture the ambient sound in the room.
Now, how do we start recording on drums with the TM-DRUMS? Here are some examples.
A set of four drum microphones to start a drum recording right away
A drum set, unlike other instruments, consisting of multiple percussion instruments. Numbers of microphones are required if you seek a crisp tone with high sound quality from your drum recording. The TM-DRUMS is a set of microphones designed to capture sounds from the bass drum, snare drum, hi-hats and overheads. The TM-DRUMS allows you to start your drum recording right away with easy installation.
TM-50DB Dynamic microphone for bass drum (× 1pc.)
The low frequency of a standard bass drum is at around 100 - 200Hz and the attack sound is at around 5kHz approximately. the TM-50DB is designed perfectly to fit this frequency response, which enables you to get the punchy and present frequency response out of the bass drum.
TM-50DS Dynamic microphone for snare drums (× 1pc.)
The TM-50DS is a versatile dynamic microphone that is used for recording on toms and other percussion instruments including snares. Compare with the dedicated TM-50DB bass drum microphone, the TM-50DS gives you better shaped and defined attack sounds.
TM-50C Condenser microphones for hi-hats or overheads (× 2pcs.)
The TM-50C microphone can be used as an overhead microphone to capture the sound of the entire drum set. Because the TM-50C comes with two microphones in the set, you can use those as a pair for stereo recording. This condenser microphone handles high sound pressure due to its small diaphragm which allows you to record easily regardless the distance towards drums. Also its compact size with a length of 4.6" (117mm) and light weight at a mere 3 oz. (85g), enables you a flexible microphone settings with ease.
Features at a Glance
- 4 pieces microphone set for drum set
- One dynamic microphone for bass drum
- One dynamic microphone for toms or other percussion instruments
- Two condenser microphones for hi-hats or overheads
- 5/8" - 3/8" conversion adapter for each microphone
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Spec description
TM-50DB | ||
Type | Dynamic | |
Directivity | Cardioid (Uni-directional) | |
Frequency response | 50Hz to 15,000Hz | |
Output impedance | 400Ω +/-30% (at 1kHz) | |
Load impedance | > 1kΩ | |
Sensitivity | –55dB +/-3dB (0dB=1V/Pa at 1kHz) | |
Connector | 3 pin XLR, Male × 1 | |
Dimensions (W×H×D) | 2.3" × 4.6" × 4.5" / 59 × 118 × 115 mm | |
Weight | 1.0 lbs. / 460 g (Microphone body only) | |
Accessory | 5/8" - 3/8" conversion adapter |
TM-50DS | ||
Typel | Dynamic | |
Directivity | Cardioid (Uni-directional) | |
Frequency response | 50Hz to 14,000Hz | |
Output impedance | 350Ω +/-30% (at 1kHz) | |
Load impedance | > 1kΩ | |
Sensitivity | –56dB +/-3dB (0dB=1V/Pa at 1kHz) | |
Connector | 3 pin XLR, Male × 1 | |
Dimensions (W×H×D) | 1.7" × 4.1" × 3.9" / 42.5 × 105 × 98 mm | |
Weight | 11.6 oz. / 330 g (Microphone body only) | |
Accessory | 5/8" - 3/8" conversion adapter |
TM-50C (including 2 pcs.) | ||
Type | Condenser (16mm diaphragm) | |
Directivity | Cardioid (Uni-directional) | |
Frequency response | 30Hz to 18,000Hz | |
Output impedance | 100Ω +/-30% (at 1kHz) | |
Load impedance | > 1kΩ | |
Sensitivity | -38dB +/-3dB (0dB=1V/Pa at 1kHz) | |
Max. SPL | 135dB | |
S/N ratio | 74dB | |
Connector | 3 pin XLR, Male × 1 | |
Dimensions (φ×L) | φ0.82" × 4.6" / φ21 × 117 mm | |
Weight | 3.0 oz. / 85 g (Microphone body only) | |
Accessory | 5/8" - 3/8" conversion adapter × 2, Mic holder × 2, Windscreen × 2 |