Artist
Kenny Aronoff
"I will never forget saving up my money from gardening and mowing lawns at age 13 to buy a Shure 57 microphone so the lead singer in the band I was playing in had a cool mic to sing into. I had my parents bring me to Manny's Music in NYC to buy that mic. That was an unforgettable and amazing experience."
Kenny Aronoff is one of the world's most influential and in-demand drummers. He has toured and/or recorded with such artists as The Smashing Pumpkins, Puddle of Mudd, Bob Seger, John Mellencamp, Melissa Etheridge, Jon Bon Jovi, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Alanis Morissette, The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Avril Lavigne, John Fogerty, Joe Cocker, Mick Jagger, Alice Cooper, Meat Loaf, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Bonnie Raitt, Ricky Martin, Santana, Trey Anastasio, Michelle Branch, and many others. He has played on hundreds of records including over 30 Grammy-nominated recordings and has toured and performed live all over the world. From 1993–97 he was Associate Professor of Percussion at Indiana University.
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Beta 91 Kick Drum Microphone A low-profile microphone that requires no external mounting hardware. Lies flat on a pillow or other surface inside a kick drum for superb attack and low-end punch. |
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PG52 Instrument Microphone | ||
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Beta 52A Instrument Microphone Optimized for low-frequency bass punch and high-power SPL handling, the Beta 52A's supercardioid design provides maximum isolation from other onstage sounds. Designed specifically for kick drum and other bass instruments. Supercardioid, Dynamic. |
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PG52 Instrument Microphone | ||
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SM57 Instrument Microphone Multi-purpose Shure microphone with contoured frequency response for clean sound reproduction of amplified or acoustic instruments. Cardioid, Dynamic. |
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PG57 Instrument Microphone | ||
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Beta 56A Instrument Microphone A compact drum microphone engineered for close miking of snare and toms. The supercardioid design provides maximum isolation from other onstage sounds. Supercardioid, Dynamic. |
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PG56 Instrument Microphone | ||
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KSM32 Embossed Single-Diaphragm Microphone Embossed single-diaphragm, side-address microphone for highly critical studio recording and live sound productions. Offers extended frequency response for an open, natural sounding reproduction of the original sound source. Cardioid, Condenser. |
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PG81 Instrument Microphone | ||
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SM81 Instrument Microphone One of the world's greatest studio condenser mics, the SM81 is a flat response mic with a selectable, low-frequency response switch and a 10dB attenuator. Cardioid, Condenser. |
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PG81 Instrument Microphone | ||
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VP88 Stereo Condenser Microphone Single-point, stereo condenser microphone for use in professional studio recording, field production, electronic news gathering, and studio broadcasting. |
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PG81 Instrument Microphone | ||