There are probably now literally hundreds of sub £50 microphones around, so how do you know which to pick? One of the advantages of running a busy hire department is that you get the opportunity to try out products at gigs and soundchecks, etc. At The Noizeworks, we never get behind a product until it's been thoroughly checked for performance and durability, not only by the self professed 'anoraks' of our hire department, but also by a selection of our regular hire clients.
They're a pretty tough bunch to please, so when they describe a product in glowing terms, you know it's a good performer. When you tell them the price and they give a puzzled look and say 'how much?' You know you're onto a winner.
And so it was with the LD Systems D1057. We think the D1057 is one of those products that offers genuinely excellent value for money. It proved an excellent performer for close miking guitar cabs, snares and toms, handling high sound pressure levels with no distortion or feedback. Great for all types of percussion, and was excellent on a variety of brass instruments including trumpet and saxes. Live or in the studio. Can also used be used for vocals, although it's flat mesh grill will probably mean it will be used more for instrument miking. Vocalists tending, generally, to go for the mics with spherical type grills.
The D1057 has a cardioid response pattern for excellent off-axis rejection and minimal feedback, uses a neodymium magnet for fast response and high sensitivity (-75db/Pa). It's frequency response is 50hz-16.5khz. It's also built to last with a heavy duty die cast body.
The D1057 also looks just like another famous industry standard product, so your friends and clients may think your using a more expensive mic than you actually are. But we couldn't possibly comment on this!
Supplied with a 5 metre XLR-XLR cable.
Applications:
These microphones are suitable for many live sound instrument and vocal application but really shine in the close miking of guitar amps, for miking snare drums and tom toms and for brass/woodwind applications including saxes, trumpets and trombones, etc. Also acoustic pianos.
Probably not so good for miking acoustic stringed instruments such as classical guitars, etc, where a good quality discreet condenser mic would work better. Better mics are also available for bass instruments such as kick drums, etc, including LD systems own large diaphragm D1007.
Specifications:
Capsule Type: Dynamic
Element: Neodymium magnet capsule, transformer output.
Polar Pattern: Cardioid
Frequency Response: 50-16500hz
Sensitivity: -75dbV/pa
Rated Impedance: 600 ohms
Dimensions: 31mm diameter x 155mm length
Net weight: 250g
Connetctor: 3 pin XLR.
Applications:
These microphones are suitable for many live sound instrument and vocal application but really shine in the close miking of guitar amps, for miking snare drums and tom toms and for brass/woodwind applications including saxes, trumpets and trombones, etc. Also acoustic pianos.
Probably not so good for miking acoustic stringed instruments such as classical guitars, etc, where a good quality discreet condenser mic would work better. Better mics are also available for bass instruments such as kick drums, etc, including LD systems own large diaphragm D1007.
The D1057 has a cardioid response pattern for excellent off-axis rejection and minimal feedback, uses a neodymium magnet for fast response and high sensitivity (-75db/Pa). It's frequency response is 50hz-16.5khz. It's also built to last with a heavy duty die cast body.
The new D1057 also is very similar just like another famous industry standard product but at half the price tag !
Applications:
These microphones are suitable for many live sound instrument and vocal applications but really are unbeatable for the price in the close miking of guitars, snare drums and tom toms ,tabla and for brass/woodwind applications including saxes, trumpets and trombones and also acoustic pianos.
Works fantastically with the Ld D1007 for bass kick drums and bass instruments
Supplied with a 5 metre XLR-XLR cable.
Specifications:
- Capsule Type: Dynamic
- Element: Neodymium magnet capsule, transformer output.
- Polar Pattern: Cardioid
- Frequency Response: 50-16500hz
- Sensitivity: -75dbV/pa
- Rated Impedance: 600 ohms
- Dimensions: 31mm diameter x 155mm length
- Net weight: 250g
- Connetctor: 3 pin XLR.
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