Lewitt DTP 340 TT Supercardioid Dynamic Tom & Snare Microphone

Lewitt DTP 340 TT: A Low-Profile Supercardioid Dynamic for Toms That Won't Bleed

The Lewitt DTP 340 TT is a compact supercardioid dynamic microphone built for toms, snare, and percussion — a rugged moving-coil capsule in a low-profile body just 3.7 by 1.6 inches. Its tight supercardioid pattern is the whole idea: on a crowded kit surrounded by ringing cymbals and neighboring drums, it locks onto the drum in front of it and turns its back on everything else. It ships ready to work, with a DTP 40 Mts clip and a DTP 40 rim mount that clamp it straight to the drum hoop, plus a bag to carry it. Clip it to a rack tom and every fill prints tight, punchy, and clean — with the cymbal wash held at arm's length.

Why Toms and Snare Call for a Dynamic Microphone

Toms and snare are loud, transient, physical sources — a hard rimshot or a tom fill launches a sharp spike of air pressure at the microphone. That makes a dynamic microphone the natural choice: its moving-coil capsule is rugged, needs no phantom power, and handles high sound-pressure levels without distorting, turning the crack and thud of a drum into focused, present punch. The DTP 340 TT's passive dynamic element is tuned for exactly that duty, translating the attack and body of a tom into a signal that cuts through a dense mix instead of collapsing under the impact.

Supercardioid: Tighter Off-Axis Rejection in a Dense Kit

The defining feature is the supercardioid polar pattern. A standard cardioid mic rejects sound from the rear; a supercardioid narrows the front pickup even further and shifts its deepest rejection to the sides, so it is more selective about what it hears. On a drum kit, where toms sit inches from crash and ride cymbals and next to other drums, that tighter pattern translates directly into less cymbal bleed and less spill from neighboring drums leaking into the tom channel. Each drum prints more cleanly and separately, which means less bleed to wrestle in the mix and toms that hang with power instead of dragging the whole kit's ring behind them.

A Tom Voicing Tuned From 40 Hz to 16 kHz

The DTP 340 TT is voiced specifically for drums across a 40 Hz to 16 kHz range. That band captures the deep body and resonance of a tom at the low end and the stick attack and skin detail up top, without wasting reach on subsonic energy that only muddies a drum track. Its 1.4 mV/Pa sensitivity and sub-500 ohm output are matched to close-miked drum levels, so the capsule works comfortably right on the head where you want it. The result is a tom sound with punch and definition straight off the microphone.

A Low-Profile Body That Stays Out of the Way

At just 3.7 by 1.6 inches, the DTP 340 TT is deliberately small. A drummer's playing zone is crowded, and a bulky microphone in the wrong place is a stick magnet; the compact body tucks in close to the drum head and out of the path of the sticks, so it stays put through an aggressive performance. Small size also makes positioning fast and repeatable — the mic disappears into the kit rather than cluttering it.

The DTP 40 Rim Mount and Clip: Locked to the Hardware

The microphone comes with a DTP 40 Mts clip and a DTP 40 rim mount that clamp directly to the tom's rim, or hoop. Rim mounting is the standard way to close-mic toms because it fixes the microphone to the drum itself: the mic moves with the kit, keeps a consistent distance from the head, and frees up floor space and mic stands around a tight drum riser. Clamp it once and the position holds from soundcheck through the last song, with no stand to knock or re-aim.

Snare, Congas, and Percussion Beyond the Toms

Though it is named for toms, the DTP 340 TT is a capable close-mic on almost any drum or percussion instrument. Its tight pattern and drum voicing suit snare, congas, bongos, and hand percussion, and its rim mount adapts it to a range of hardware. Anywhere you need to isolate one loud, transient percussion source from a crowded stage or kit, this microphone's supercardioid focus and rugged dynamic capsule do the job.

Who the Lewitt DTP 340 TT Is For

The DTP 340 TT is for the drummer or engineer who wants clean, isolated tom tracks on a busy kit without a forest of mic stands. It is for the studio close-miking a full kit, the live engineer who needs supercardioid rejection to keep cymbal bleed out of the tom channels on a loud stage, and the percussionist who wants a rugged, low-profile mic that clamps to the rim and stays there. If your tom tracks always seem to drag a cloud of cymbal wash with them, this microphone's tighter pattern is the fix.