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I have been speculating recently about switching from acoustic drums to electronics; however, I am wanting to keep my acoustic cymbals. For gigs and practicing, I don't have any real issues with having e-drums and a-cymbals. Where it gets a little more intersting is recording. I can obviously go out from my TD-20 to record that, but I will need some kind of ambient mic to capture my cymbals. I have briefly toyed before with trying to get a mic to plug into the mix-in on the TD-20, but it was entirely too quiet even when maxed on the volume. It behaves similarly to when I have plugged a mic from XLR to 1/4" on my mixer. It is much more quiet than when I go XLR to XLR. I don't know the technical explanation for why this is, other than the 1/4" input is the LINE input.
At any rate, my basic question is: Is there any way to utilize the mix-in on the TD-20 to plug in a mic to pickup my acoustic cymbals?
I have been speculating recently about switching from acoustic drums to electronics; however, I am wanting to keep my acoustic cymbals. For gigs and practicing, I don't have any real issues with having e-drums and a-cymbals. Where it gets a little more intersting is recording. I can obviously go out from my TD-20 to record that, but I will need some kind of ambient mic to capture my cymbals. I have briefly toyed before with trying to get a mic to plug into the mix-in on the TD-20, but it was entirely too quiet even when maxed on the volume. It behaves similarly to when I have plugged a mic from XLR to 1/4" on my mixer. It is much more quiet than when I go XLR to XLR. I don't know the technical explanation for why this is, other than the 1/4" input is the LINE input.
At any rate, my basic question is: Is there any way to utilize the mix-in on the TD-20 to plug in a mic to pickup my acoustic cymbals?
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