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I still find it hard to believe that you have never seen anyone close mic a drum with a condenser mic if you've been in the music business for very long.
I am an engineer at an 850-capacity venue and I see many touring engineers come through who use condensers on drums, particularly the Shure Beta 98AMP or e901/Beta 91. Like I stated before, I've seen people successfully use Shure KSM32's (a studio vocal/overhead mic) on close-mic'd toms in a live setting.
Yes, we tend to use dynamics because they are generally more durable and are cheaper, but that doesn't mean that I don't see a condenser used every 5 shows or so.
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