How many mics on your drums? Goto page Previous1, 2
How many mics do you use to record a standard drum kit?
4 or less
8%
[ 2 ]
5-8
50%
[ 12 ]
9-12
20%
[ 5 ]
the more the merrier
20%
[ 5 ]
Total Votes : 24
Author
Thread
CrimsonDrummer Trainee
Joined: Oct 23, 2006
Posts: 58
http://www.sfrecording.com/videos/DrumRecording.mp4
If your limited on nice microphones try this technique. Only involves two overheads and still picks up quite a nice sound. Two nice condensers and away you go! After a long talk with AC yesterday, I tried this technique and added a snare and kick mic for emphasis and it worked really well. I was running CAD Pro 7 condensers and kick mic as well as an SM57 on the snare and I got quite a nice sound. So if you have 2 nice condensers (unlike me) you can run this setup and it should pick up nicely. _________________ Bob Seifert, SEIT
LiveSine Productions
Drummer of 3up3down
Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:08 pm
ZenDrummer Wannabe
Joined: Dec 19, 2006
Posts: 5
Location: Cartersville, Værse
I use about 17 mics. 2 kicks, 2 snare (snare top/snare bottom), 2 hihats, 1 ride, 3 toms, 1 floor tom, 4 octobans, and 2 overheads. It is a pain, but I like the end result.
Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:49 am
ScottieMack Wannabe
Joined: Nov 18, 2006
Posts: 16
Location: Loveland, CO.
2 AT pro37's for overhead (cymbals)
1 Audix r12 for kick
3 Audix r8;s for Toms (left),Snare (center) and hi-hat (right)
Sometimes a single AKG414 about 4 feet above the entire kit for overall sound.
ps. Unless I'm doing Jimmy VanZant. He want's all drums with a mike. _________________ Scott McKinney
Solid Sound Entertainment Services
Loveland, CO.
www.solidsoundentertainment.com
Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:50 am
CrimsonDrummer Trainee
Joined: Oct 23, 2006
Posts: 58
2 CAD overhead's, Audix i5 on the snare top, CAD snare on bottom, SM57 on the high tom, another i5 on the low tom, Senn e605 in the kick about 2" away from beater and a CAD kick mic on the outside about 1/2" from the resonant head. _________________ Bob Seifert, SEIT
LiveSine Productions
Drummer of 3up3down
Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:16 pm
Kiljoy Wannabe
Joined: May 21, 2007
Posts: 3
Location: Auckland, NZ
Last time I recorded a kit I used:
Kick - Shure Beta 52 and Beta 91 inside and a Shure KSM 32 outside
Snare - AKG C414 TL IIs top and bottom
Toms - AKG C 414 BULSs on the rack and floor
Hats - Oktava MC 012
Ride - Oktava MC 012
OHs - Shure KSM 137s in XY
Room - Neumann M147 and U87 in MS
Was a great open sound but I found that the 414s collected a lot of spill.
Wed May 23, 2007 1:12 am
kralik Wannabe
Joined: Dec 26, 2007
Posts: 14
Location: Toronto, Ontario
contemp. jazz....(nice sounding in a wide room with little diffusion and reflections.
Kick: AGK D112/Beta 52
Snr: sm57 top/bottom
Overheads: AKG 414 paired or spaced, panned L/R to comfort.
gives a very traditional sounding kit, quite happy for the little amount of mics used.
sonor jungle kit.
Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:59 pm
WRPI_engineer Wannabe
Joined: Oct 20, 2008
Posts: 4
This is what I've been using. With very nice results so far.
Audix D6 on kick soundhole
Earthworks SR25 on the beater
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
