🎙️ Lewitt LCT 040 Matched Stereo Pair Condenser Microphones for Optimal Instrument Recording Review

I use these mics as overhead mics for a six piece drum kit. They are placed in pairs about 42 inches from the center of the sling. The kick and snare mics are placed close together. I'm really impressed with the detail and the overall sound of the setup with this setup. The Lewitt LCT 040 perfectly captures and reproduces a variety of sound sources, from cymbals and hats to the low frequencies of a 16-inch floor tom.

This mic has a very sloppy top end (interestingly they don't show any frequency response). I've used 4 of these mics on a drum kit - bottom-bottom drum, hi-hat, and overhead. I use cloned Neve preamps in the Orion Studio interface for tracking. No matter how hard I EQed, I couldn't get the cymbals to cut through the rock tune mix. I suspect that with quieter music, the smooth tips of these mics would be fine. They just didn't work in my application.

This mic has a very sloppy top end (interestingly they don't show any frequency response). I've used 4 of these mics on a drum kit - bottom-bottom drum, hi-hat, and overhead. I use cloned Neve preamps in the Orion Studio interface for tracking. No matter how hard I EQed, I couldn't get the cymbals to cut through the rock tune mix. I suspect that with quieter music, the smooth tips of these mics would be fine. They just didn't work in my application.

Wow. This is a well matched pair of small condenser microphones. I have a large collection of microphones ranging from $1,000 to $50. I read a review of these mics on another site and thought that for the price they might work as a second pair of overhead mics or for stereo recording on an acoustic guitar. You impressed me the first time. Their build quality is very good, they are exceptionally light but strong. No more heavy stands for heavier mics on overhead drums! They also sound detailed…