Hi I am thinking about recording my band and in the near future set up a home studio. My band consists of a vocalist, drummer, bassist and myself, playing the electric guitar. At the moment I have 4 microphones: SM57, SM58, D112 and sE X1 (LDC).
For the vocals I could use she condensor or SM58. For the guitar I can use condensor or SM57 and I could DI the bass or use any of the mics and see what works for me as I have discussed with local stores and all said that I could get good sound using these mics for these applications. My problem is recomrding the drums (4-5 piece drums with hihats, ride and a crash or 2). I have a budget that I could buy either a Golden Age R1 active ribbon mic or a pair of Oktava Mk012 SDCs at the moment. Locally there is no store supplying either mic in my country so I would have to by via internet and at the store they do not have much experience with either mic.
I do not know what would work best for drums. I would use the SM57 as a spot mic on the snare drum and the D112 as a spot mic on the basedrum. Then I could either go for Glyn Johns method by placing the sE X1 on top of the drummer's head and the ribbon mic slightly above the ride/floor tom. Or I could use the SM57 and D112 as spot mics and use a spaced pair of Oktavas.
My concerns are that the SDC would sound thin without having spot mics on toms. With the ribbon I'm concerned if it would fit the Glyn Johns method using 1 condesor and 1 ribbon.
For the vocals I could use she condensor or SM58. For the guitar I can use condensor or SM57 and I could DI the bass or use any of the mics and see what works for me as I have discussed with local stores and all said that I could get good sound using these mics for these applications. My problem is recomrding the drums (4-5 piece drums with hihats, ride and a crash or 2). I have a budget that I could buy either a Golden Age R1 active ribbon mic or a pair of Oktava Mk012 SDCs at the moment. Locally there is no store supplying either mic in my country so I would have to by via internet and at the store they do not have much experience with either mic.
I do not know what would work best for drums. I would use the SM57 as a spot mic on the snare drum and the D112 as a spot mic on the basedrum. Then I could either go for Glyn Johns method by placing the sE X1 on top of the drummer's head and the ribbon mic slightly above the ride/floor tom. Or I could use the SM57 and D112 as spot mics and use a spaced pair of Oktavas.
My concerns are that the SDC would sound thin without having spot mics on toms. With the ribbon I'm concerned if it would fit the Glyn Johns method using 1 condesor and 1 ribbon.