Beyerdynamic - M380N(C)

When Albini mentioned the Beyer M380 as being his favorite kick mic, prices for the old dynamic mic with a headphone driver for a capsule went through the roof. I had gotten mine in a milk crate full of shitty cables, some adapters, and a grill-less SM57 for $20 at a yard sale in 1988. My favorite use for it was actually saxophone. A reedy sounding alto had the body of a tenor when I stuck it in front. I used it on outside kick too, but it needed a lot of processing to sound great. It did have a huge *thump* though. I bought an Alien 8 after hearing some samples and thinking that was how I wished the 380 sounded on kick, so I bought it. It does everything an M380 *ought* to do. Including the Sax trick, though with more top end. The additional capsule makes it even more versatile. Better than an EV RE20 on bass. As good (though totally different) as a Royer R121 on guitar cabs. So I put up my M380 on Reverb.com for $1750, figuring I'd get some offers. It went for full price in 10 minutes. Guess I should have asked more for it...

The beyerdynamic dynamic kick mic is awesome too. All their mics are.