Description

Getting drums to sit right in a mix starts with keeping mics from bleeding into each other, and that’s exactly where the PL35 earns its keep. Electro-Voice tuned this supercardioid dynamic specifically for snare drums and tom-toms, so it reads the crack of a stick or the low-mid thump of a rack tom with accuracy instead of smearing everything into mud. Live rigs and studio sessions both benefit from the same tight polar pattern that keeps hi-hats, cymbals, and neighboring drums out of the picture.

Purpose-voiced for snare and tom applications
Supercardioid pattern for strong off-axis rejection
Neodymium magnet structure for solid output
Die-cast zinc body in a textured satin black finish
Ships with the DRC-1 drum rim clamp for direct rim mounting

Frequency response runs 50 Hz to 16,000 Hz, giving it enough low end for tom body and enough top for stick attack without needing extra EQ tricks. It’s a passive dynamic design with a 600 ohm low-Z balanced impedance, a 2.2 mV/Pascal open circuit voltage, and a standard 3-pin XLR connector, so it drops straight into any mixer or interface with mic preamps you already own. At 8.32 oz, it’s light enough to sit on a rim clamp without dragging on the hoop or fighting your kit’s tuning.

Whether you’re mic’ing a full kit for a gig or tracking drums in a home studio, the PL35 handles the job with minimal fuss and consistent tone drum after drum.