drum mic setup

[cake1122]

hey im looking to get a decent mic set up for around 600 bucks can u give me some suggestions right now i have a nady 7 piece drum mic kit

[dgatwood]

Overheads should be okay. I'm using CM90s myself. They aren't anything special or anything, but if you place them right, they give a good image of everything but the low tom and kick. Turn up the gain on the low tom as needed to compensate.

Replace the kick mic with an AKG D112.

Add a snare mic (and if you only have three toms, put the other tom mic in a drawer in case you ever need four)... something that's a little brighter than a tom mic would be. Maybe a Shure Unidyne III? You should be able to get a used one for about $30 on eBay.

[orksnork]

is this for home recording or live application?

[NegadivOne]

for 600 i would get either a beta 52 or d112 for the kick, some es57's (the sm57 copies), then whatever overheads you want. I might try to find some studio projects overheads.

[orksnork]

or why not pop into this thread for a pair of overheads???

http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=208086

for that price GEEZ.

im gonna pick up a pair this week and play around with them for drum overheads

[cake1122]

so i should keep the overheads and tom mics and get a kick and snare mic. maby my problem isint the mics right now my drms sound very distant i want them to be more in your face if that makes sence

[orksnork]

that can be a question of mics, preamps, compression, eq, basically anything at all in your signal chain or mic location, room setup, drummer...

nearly endless

post an mp3 so we can help you troubleshoot the problem and find an answer

[cake1122]

i dont know how to upload it i found the attach files button but it doesnt seem 2 work

[RFrecordings]

I was in the same situation, and this is what I ended up getting:

4 SM57's - $270
1 AKG D112 - $180
2 JM27's - $100

Total Cost of $550.

I actually got the AKG used for only $100, so I lucked out and get everything for under $500.

[Shout It Out]

I am also i nthe same boat. I plan on getting SM57 for snare, keeping the tom mics, the best mxl mics thati cna afford for overheads or studio projects, and then the akg d112 for bass.