AUDIXFP7 Fusion Series 7-piece Drum Mic Kit for Kick, Snare, Toms, and Overheads with Travel Case - Black

I'm thinking that this mic set will suit my pseudo studio needs.I have yet to place them or hook them up thus my opinion is based upon limitations at this time

I was looking for a cost-effective solution to recording my drums in high quality without breaking the bank. All of the mics that come with this pack are very usable and sound great.Mics:Kick - This has a frequency response with a "pre-EQ'd" sound. You'll get your clicky kick out of the box with little adjustment. I haven't tried this on a bass cab yet, since I usually go direct out, but I imagine you can use this fine for that setup. Great mic.Snare - I don't use the snare mic, but instead use an SM57. I think the 57 has a more accurate representation.Toms - The tom mics sound great - this is usually where I find most mic packs to be lacking. My toms sound very lively with these.Overheads - These are wonderful for overheads - I hear a great overall sound from my set with these. They also have a -10 dB switch as well as a low end cut should you need it.HardwareThese are where my gripes are. The snare/mic mounts leave much to be desired. I find that I can't adjust my mics' positions how I want to with them on. I've used another set of mics before that came with drum mounts that have a lot more freedom. These feel both more restricting and not as sturdy. They also take up a lot of space because of size. The mic clips that come with the pack also leave something to be desired, as the threading on them (to place them on stands/mounts) don't feel that solid - attaching them to mic stands makes you wonder if it will actually go on easily or not.Overall, these are great mics, but they do have their shortcomings.

Honestly love the sound on my kit, I have a well proofed area with high ceilings and they sound awesome for the price and the metal case is badass. Maybe upgrade the snare mic later on etc but if you are broke these are the ones.

I bought the $119 drum mic kit and it sounded good to me but when I upgraded to these audio mics it made everything sound so much better. They sound great even not mixed at a flat setting. I can honestly say that these Audix Mics actually make my kit sound like i am in a recording studio and I'm not kidding. I highly recommend....

It’s ok

Works great

I've been playing drums for almost 34 years but I've never had a need to buy my own set of mics for my drums. If the venue was smaller I would go micless and if the venue was larger there was usually an engineer with a set of drum mics. With the band I'm playing with now I need them for just about every gig. It is a 10 piece band with horns and every instrument goes through the PA. So when I started with the band I did a bunch of research on mics that were cheap, expensive, and in between. I wanted to get mics that would be quick and easy for our sound guy (and list of substitute sound guys) to dial in and get a great sound. After all the research, I boiled it down to the audix FP7 package, which would fall in the "in between" category, and I'm really glad I did. I've been using them for almost two years now with absolutely no issues and they make my drums sound phenomenal out front. I am always getting compliments on how great the drums sound. Of course, some of that has to do with tuning but it's up to the mics to represent the drum sound through the speakers and these mics have been flawless. Every sound engineer I've worked with in a live setting has nothing but praise for the mics. My sound checks are always quick and easy and the sound is always great. The F6 bass drum mic fills the venue with an empowering low end thud, the F2 tom mics pick up all of the tone from the toms and the F5 does a better job representing my snare than that "other well known goto snare mic". I usually don't use overheads because of all the other microphones on stage that pick up my cymbals but I do use one F9 on my hi hat and that performs very well, too. I've read a couple less than enthusiastic reviews about the F6 bass drum mic that claim the mic doesn't provide much low end but I'd be quick to assume that those reviewers don't know how to tune a bass drum or they just fill it up with pillows or they fill it up with pillows because they don't know how to tune a bass drum. There is also a bit of a trend these days of tightening the bass drum batter head for faster beater rebound. If you want a faster bass drum foot you have to work at it. If you want a deep sounding bass you have to tune the head low. With that said, I have zero issues with getting a great, deep bass drum sound. I can not speak too much on how they perform in a studio setting since I always use the studio's mics but I have used the F5 for snare a couple times and got high reviews from the engineer who usually uses the standard SM 57.So if you're looking for a set of drum mics that won't totally break the bank, the Audix FP7 drum microphone package is a great choice. I'm 110% satisfied and I would recommend them to anyone in the market for a budget oriented drum mic pack for live application. It's also a nice feeling knowing that I didn't spend a ton of money on something that is gonna get worn from the road. As much as I'd like to have a set of Audix D series mics, I'm glad I don't. This way I can worry about my mics half as much since they're half the price of the D's.

I purchased these mics in order to get a high quality studio recording with my band the California Song Company. I had never bought mics before so I did my research and it paid off. I initially wanted to get the DP 7 model but at over $1400 it was out of my range. I also new that cheaper sets like the Cam models were going to clip and not achieve what I needed. I went with the FP 7 for price and what I had read in reviews. We patched the kit through a Focusrite Liquid Sapphire Pro 56 preamp, basically running the sound dry without any sort of effects or sound replacement into Protools. All in all the mics were incredible. Super clear, punchy and produced a nice tight sound for toms and snare. The kick was surprisingly fat even though we used a small room. I rated them at 4 stars only because the clips for the tom mounts are flimsy, and were unusable in the studio because they produced static/interference. A live application is probably better. BTW my band mates are using the condensers and snare mic for acoustics guitars and other instruments. Overall I'm super happy with my Audix FP 7 mics!