In a heap of studio situations, high quality dynamic microphones can be great at ‘knocking the rough edges off’ sound sources with high transients – especially drums and percussion.
M201TG by Beyerdynamic is a sweet dynamic mic, having a super smooth response, and a tighter (hypercardioid) pickup pattern than the usual cardioid offering.
Use it for a focussed snare sound, smooth high hats, or to mic up a tambourine that you can sit nicely in the mix.
For stage use, M201TG is sensitive enough to pick up a large dynamic range, without picking up the stage spill you’d get from a pencil condenser microphone.
