Hey guys,
I think this is my first post here (if not it's my first post in a long time and I don't remember my first post lol).
I have a unique drum recording situation, and would like your input/advice on it. I have two separate recording situations, and I don't have a good idea about how to place the mics.
My first situation is recording a friend's demo in a basement. I have one amazing MXL910 large diaphragm condenser, which I love on drums a lot. This is the only mic that I actually own. (As you can tell I have an extremely low budget) I also have access to a good friend's Shure SM57. My third and fourth mics are both Samson R21 dynamics, which, from what I have gathered from youtube videos, are not good microphones. However, I don't know if that has to do with their use and technique with the mic, or the mic itself. My first instinct is to put the 57 on the snare, the 910 right over the drummer's head (or possibly shoulder) for the cymbals, shove an R21 in the kick, and maybe on the bottom of the snare. I have no idea what they sound like or how they will work out. Worst comes to worst, I figure I can put the 57 in the kick, condenser over the shoulder facing the snare, and the R21s somewhere they don't sound horrible. I have plenty of time to play around here, so I'm looking for suggestions of what to try first. (Just as an aside, the genre of the demos is "post hardcore", so very heavy on kick and snare...I need a lot of beater to make it appear in the mix.)
My second situation is very interesting. I have three mics to record live drums...get this...in a gym. We want to record our band that plays at school masses for practice and teaching. I'm going to overdub guitars and bass later, but I want to capture keyboard, vocals, and drums live. Keyboard and vocals are easy, I'll plug the midi into my interface, and an output from a submixer (with lead and choral vocals) into one mic input. That leaves me with 3 inputs for drums. I have the 910, 57, and some sort of small diaphragm samson condenser that the school owns. This genere is more rock, so I'm thinking of putting the condenser over the kick facing the snare, the 57 in the kick, and the samson condenser on the ride or crash or as an overhead. My only problem is that I'm worried about phase issues, because I've never worked with this many mics before...I just purchased a 4 input interface...earlier I was working with a Scarlett solo.
Anyways, thanks for any help. If this is in the wrong place or I did something wrong, please let me know!
Thanks again
I think this is my first post here (if not it's my first post in a long time and I don't remember my first post lol).
I have a unique drum recording situation, and would like your input/advice on it. I have two separate recording situations, and I don't have a good idea about how to place the mics.
My first situation is recording a friend's demo in a basement. I have one amazing MXL910 large diaphragm condenser, which I love on drums a lot. This is the only mic that I actually own. (As you can tell I have an extremely low budget) I also have access to a good friend's Shure SM57. My third and fourth mics are both Samson R21 dynamics, which, from what I have gathered from youtube videos, are not good microphones. However, I don't know if that has to do with their use and technique with the mic, or the mic itself. My first instinct is to put the 57 on the snare, the 910 right over the drummer's head (or possibly shoulder) for the cymbals, shove an R21 in the kick, and maybe on the bottom of the snare. I have no idea what they sound like or how they will work out. Worst comes to worst, I figure I can put the 57 in the kick, condenser over the shoulder facing the snare, and the R21s somewhere they don't sound horrible. I have plenty of time to play around here, so I'm looking for suggestions of what to try first. (Just as an aside, the genre of the demos is "post hardcore", so very heavy on kick and snare...I need a lot of beater to make it appear in the mix.)
My second situation is very interesting. I have three mics to record live drums...get this...in a gym. We want to record our band that plays at school masses for practice and teaching. I'm going to overdub guitars and bass later, but I want to capture keyboard, vocals, and drums live. Keyboard and vocals are easy, I'll plug the midi into my interface, and an output from a submixer (with lead and choral vocals) into one mic input. That leaves me with 3 inputs for drums. I have the 910, 57, and some sort of small diaphragm samson condenser that the school owns. This genere is more rock, so I'm thinking of putting the condenser over the kick facing the snare, the 57 in the kick, and the samson condenser on the ride or crash or as an overhead. My only problem is that I'm worried about phase issues, because I've never worked with this many mics before...I just purchased a 4 input interface...earlier I was working with a Scarlett solo.
Anyways, thanks for any help. If this is in the wrong place or I did something wrong, please let me know!
Thanks again
