Urgent mic selection advice needed!

[noisedude]

I have a band coming in tomorrow and it just occurred to me that my usual kick mic, the ATM25, is not around for the session. Can I tell you guys what mics I have, and what I am doing ... and then you give me ideas for selection? I have it planned in my head but I'm interested to see if you all agree!

Instruments -

Drum kit - two toms and some sort of conga thing that I guess needs specific attention
Two guitar amps - two out of the Fender, Vox, Marshall and Line6 we have to choose from. Basically I will be trying to get two good tones and then hoping just to slap a mic up and get it.

Due to interface constraints (I only have 4 i/o), the drums are being mixed down to a stereo pair on the way in and the guitars will each have a channel too. It's being done as a 'live' recording, and the style dictates that the drums can afford to be a bit roomy and spacious (i.e. no panic about tom mics).


Mics -
- SE Electronics SE2200
- SP T3
- SP C4 (two pairs)
- Beyer Soundstar MkII
- Sennheiser E845 x2
- Sennhsier E835
- Shure 545D Unidyne III
- AKG D65S


So basically the decisions are about kick and snare and the amps. How would you do it? Don't worry, I'm not getting paid for this gig.

Cheers,
Nik

[chessrock]

Originally Posted by noisedude

I'm not getting paid for this gig.

Then what are you worried about?

I'd use that mic right there on that. And the othe mic on the the other thing.

In all seriousness, though, you could probably get away with the Soundstar on kick, and the Shure Unidyne on snare. Throw the C-4s overhead. T3 and SE mics on the guitar amps.

[noisedude]

Y'see, I never would've thought T3 on amp. I was heading towards E835 on snare, too.

[chessrock]

Originally Posted by noisedude

Y'see, I never would've thought T3 on amp. I was heading towards E835 on snare, too.

Go for it. I forget the Senheisers are actually pretty decent.

As for the amp, so much depends on whether you're talking clean or overdrive. I try to avoid using a condenser on heavier guitar whenever possible because it's a little trickier to make work. They can sound stellar on clean stuff, though, with very little effort.