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Iain Churches wrote:
Why would you avoid the D12 in that application ?

Just my personal choice. There are better mics, with switchable
attenuators more suited.

The very fact it's widely used for kick drum ilustrates it handles high
SPLs
very well.

Indeed it does. The real reason it is used on BD is because its a fairly
cheap, dispensable mic.

I'd have thought because of their age now quite valuable?

Few are willing to use a condenser there. In
the same way the few people use large condensers for drum overheads.
With flailing sticks there is a good chance they will get damaged or at
least dented. Here the AKG C451 family is ideal.

I've never had an overhead damaged by a drummer. Perhaps TV ones are less
maniacal.

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