@@JoeyD913 Yes the new mounts are available separately! Just a heads up though - the new mount sits higher on the drum than the old mount. So while the DM20 Gen 1 will fit in the new mount. you'll need to spend some time readjusting the position of the gooseneck. Let me know if you have any other questions!
The main difference seems to be in how (less) hot the new dm20 is. It really doesn't matter in studio conditions as preamps these are connected to would have enough headroom, but I imagine in live applications that engineers could've struggled with the old dm20s. For the kick mic, that is a tough battle as engineers already have their favourites for both live and studio applications, and it will take Earthworks some serious elbowing in to try to prove themselves.
My jaw dropped at the raw overhead sound, my god. Not only do you have your drum tones dialed in beautifully, but so many forget to actually make sure that their cymbals work in context, too. Bad shells are never nice, but those you could technically at least replace in a mix - not the cymbals though, and yours sound phenomenal (also because you play beautifully, but that is obvious). Great video, my man!
Thanks for this! The ‘pop’ off that snare with these is so nice. Curious how they compare to the mk1s sound wise if you were gonna do a follow up. Cheers!
Hi Austin, welcome back to RUclips! A question out of the context of this video: Will the “study the greats” series have new content or do you consider it permanently over? Thanks 😊
With the shorter mic body and shorter rim mount, can they still be mounted to the bottom rim, while recording the top head? If so, what is the deepest drum this will work for and still maintain the recommended 1.5 to 3" distances. Thanks.
Boy that sounds good. I really like Earthworks microphones. Some of the best in the business. You should crank that gain up on your drums a few more notches it sounds so good! (just don't forget more cowbell). lol
Excellent video. Just in case you don't know, if you line that snare butt up with the mic, it picks up a ton more snare. I know some people don't like where that ends up placing the throw-off but it provides such an excellent sound, that you can forgo a bottom snare mic if you wanted to. This effect is even more pronounced on smaller snares. For example, the snares are barely audible on the 10" (8"?) off to your left.
I had the snares off on the side snare so that’s why it sounds open haha. But that’s an interesting idea to line up the mic with the snare wire. I’ll experiment with that.
Thanks for a great review. One question, does the new mic rim mount press into the bearing edge of the drum when you tighten it? If so that's not good.
Just tested it and it fits exactly the same. Only thing is the Gen 1 DM20 is much taller than Gen 2, so it sits a bit high when mounted in the Gen 2 mount. You just have to bend the gooseneck down more to get the capsule closer to the head, but other than that, works just fine.
@@abbdrums I got the mounts and they are much more secure, however when try to bend the gooseneck to its fullest, hitting the drum cause the gooseneck to unbend which is kind of weird. However it stops at like a few inches away from the batter head and eventually stays put.
Majorly annoyed with earthworks as a company because I did so much research to buy my first REAL set of mics, ended up with the Gen1 that I just bought 3 months ago. Saw 000000 advertising for gen2. Whatever, one less gen2 unit they’ll sell.
I feel you man, that situation always sucks but there is always something new coming down the pipeline for everything: mics, cameras, computers, etc... The Gen 1 is still a killer system and the difference between it and the Gen 2 is not enough to get down about. Maybe just pick up the DM6 to replace the SR20LS and you are good to go.
DK7 Gen 2 ➟ sweetwater.sjv.io/Gme4xB
SR25 Gen 2 ➟ sweetwater.sjv.io/g1jem0
DM20 Gen 2 ➟ sweetwater.sjv.io/OrgvkG
DM6 ➟ sweetwater.sjv.io/jrYnKb
YES!!!! Thank you so much Austin, this was a phenomenal review!
Love these new designs 🔥
@EarthworksAudio - Can the new DM20 mounts be purchased separately, for those of us that have the previous generation mics already?
@@JoeyD913 Yes the new mounts are available separately! Just a heads up though - the new mount sits higher on the drum than the old mount. So while the DM20 Gen 1 will fit in the new mount. you'll need to spend some time readjusting the position of the gooseneck. Let me know if you have any other questions!
@@EarthworksAudio Thank you!
Would love to see a mix breakdown. These are some of the cleanest sounding drums I’ve heard once mixed.
Agreed, crazy clean mix. Im jelly..
Would've love to hear the gen 1 vs gen 2 back to back
The main difference seems to be in how (less) hot the new dm20 is. It really doesn't matter in studio conditions as preamps these are connected to would have enough headroom, but I imagine in live applications that engineers could've struggled with the old dm20s.
For the kick mic, that is a tough battle as engineers already have their favourites for both live and studio applications, and it will take Earthworks some serious elbowing in to try to prove themselves.
You have my favorite drum sound on RUclips ever
Thanks 👊🏼
Great review! Drums sound awesome 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
My jaw dropped at the raw overhead sound, my god. Not only do you have your drum tones dialed in beautifully, but so many forget to actually make sure that their cymbals work in context, too. Bad shells are never nice, but those you could technically at least replace in a mix - not the cymbals though, and yours sound phenomenal (also because you play beautifully, but that is obvious). Great video, my man!
One of the YT Drum GOATS, glad to see the content❤❤❤
Dude everything you said is exactly how I feel about mine! Gen 2 stuff is incredible and your mix is 🔥 beautifully done!!
Thanks man! Yea these new designs are great 🔥
I cant wait to get this new Gen 2!
Oops…
I just drooled on my phone !
Ha ha ha ha ha
Love these mics !!
Some crazy nice mics, wow 😊
By the way, the kick mic sounds really nice and for 400 bucks it’s not that crazy expensive imo
Thanks for this! The ‘pop’ off that snare with these is so nice. Curious how they compare to the mk1s sound wise if you were gonna do a follow up. Cheers!
Nice rundown on the mic set Austin.
Great review of these microphones in great video also great playing too
Glad you’re back
Great review.
These look incredible, the skb case is great. Awesome review.
Hi Austin, welcome back to RUclips! A question out of the context of this video: Will the “study the greats” series have new content or do you consider it permanently over? Thanks 😊
That series cannot end.
I intend to keep it in rotation but sometimes other types of content take priority for me. I'll try to get them out when I can though.
@@abbdrums Got it :)
We missed you
Austin, the quality of your content is absolutely top notch! Keep it up, please. Would be great to see your guide for mixing drums. THANK YOU!
I plan to make some more production related content in the future so stay tuned!
😳, these mics are awesome
nice tones!
great video 👍
my god those are crispy
Is it possible to show what processing-- EQ/Reverb/Compression you are doing in the demo. Would be greatly appreciated .
With the shorter mic body and shorter rim mount, can they still be mounted to the bottom rim, while recording the top head? If so, what is the deepest drum this will work for and still maintain the recommended 1.5 to 3" distances. Thanks.
That snare. Gahdamn.
yeah right? Wondering which model is that beauty
Nice
I believe they add a diode to the circuit so you dont get the back feed if accidently unplugging
Boy that sounds good. I really like Earthworks microphones. Some of the best in the business. You should crank that gain up on your drums a few more notches it sounds so good! (just don't forget more cowbell). lol
Review SE mics🥶
Excellent video. Just in case you don't know, if you line that snare butt up with the mic, it picks up a ton more snare. I know some people don't like where that ends up placing the throw-off but it provides such an excellent sound, that you can forgo a bottom snare mic if you wanted to. This effect is even more pronounced on smaller snares. For example, the snares are barely audible on the 10" (8"?) off to your left.
I had the snares off on the side snare so that’s why it sounds open haha. But that’s an interesting idea to line up the mic with the snare wire. I’ll experiment with that.
@@abbdrums Wow.... noob mistake on my part.. haha
This is how I normally mic snares when I run FOH sound.
Should mention it's an ad
Thanks for a great review. One question, does the new mic rim mount press into the bearing edge of the drum when you tighten it?
If so that's not good.
Haven't noticed that. Feels like it's just gripping onto the rim only.
Hopefully they'll drop the price of the first gens now
We'll have some news to share next week that you might like.....
@@EarthworksAudio oooo looking forward to it!
@@ArgonautDrums I have some Gen1's that never left my house and were barely used. Interested in possibly buying?
@@EarthworksAudio did I miss the news?
@@ArgonautDrums We just launched a new line of drum mics, including a 6-piece kit that's half the cost of the DK7!
Using the dm20 mixed,did you mic the bottom of the snare drum?
If you didn't, this "earthworks"are my choice
Nope! Just the DM20 on top.
Austin which eqs were you using on the full mixes?
My two go-to’s are the Linear Phase EQ and Vintage Graphic EQ in Logic.
Probably pretty good mics - but that is a lot of money.
Son buenisimos pero están lejos de mi presupuesto.
Can you use the Gen 2 rim mounts on the Gen 1 DM20s?
Just tested it and it fits exactly the same. Only thing is the Gen 1 DM20 is much taller than Gen 2, so it sits a bit high when mounted in the Gen 2 mount. You just have to bend the gooseneck down more to get the capsule closer to the head, but other than that, works just fine.
@@abbdrums sweet! Will probably get some of the RM2 mounts cause the RM1 mounts just aren't secure enough.
@@abbdrums I got the mounts and they are much more secure, however when try to bend the gooseneck to its fullest, hitting the drum cause the gooseneck to unbend which is kind of weird. However it stops at like a few inches away from the batter head and eventually stays put.
Great review and great mics and sound, but 95% of working drummers don't have three grand to plunk down on a set of drum mics.
If you're looking for a more affordable alternative, we just launched a brand new drum mic set that's half the price of the DK7! It's called the DK6.
can you gift me the old set?
i like to keep old gear for a while in case i need it again for some reason, but i respect the hustle haha
Majorly annoyed with earthworks as a company because I did so much research to buy my first REAL set of mics, ended up with the Gen1 that I just bought 3 months ago. Saw 000000 advertising for gen2. Whatever, one less gen2 unit they’ll sell.
I feel you man, that situation always sucks but there is always something new coming down the pipeline for everything: mics, cameras, computers, etc... The Gen 1 is still a killer system and the difference between it and the Gen 2 is not enough to get down about. Maybe just pick up the DM6 to replace the SR20LS and you are good to go.
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Laten audio or Se Electronics are more way better than these...
Subjective
@@Kyp031 it depends by how many proof you did with each mic…