Recording Drums

[raptor48]

Hi,
I currently have 4 mics that I can use to record drums with:
- Shure SM57
- CAD KBM412 Neodymium Kick Drum Mic
- Samson C01 Condenser Mic
- Sennheiser e815S


I was wondering how I should use them to record the kit? Any suggestions?


Please help out if you can


Cheers,
Stan

[tarnationsauce2]

KBM41 on the Kick.
SM57 on the snare.
(now here's the problem)
C01/e815s as L/R overheads? Not ideal at all.
C01 mono overhead? still not ideal either.

I would save my pennies for an overhead set, probably $100 will get you a decent set.

Or buy another C02.

If buying another mic is absolutely not an option I would do the following.
c01 / e815s as stereo overheads Maybe xy, but I'd pan them only 25-35%.

[raptor48]

Would having 2 of the same overheads have a HUGE difference? even if I only bought the c01 (because I'm on a budget and its the cheapest I can find)...

[avieth]

Like he said, the kick drum mic on kick, obviously, and the sm57 on the top of the snare. You want a stereo pair of overheads, make them the same
model.

[RAK]

Originally Posted by raptor48

Would having 2 of the same overheads have a HUGE difference? even if I only bought the c01 (because I'm on a budget and its the cheapest I can find)...

They don't need to be a "matched" pair, but you should use two of the same mics. Otherwise you could end up with a different sounding left half of the kit than the right half of the kit.

If I was micing a kit with minium setups, here's how I'd do it:
1 mic: Room Mic
2 mics: L/R Overheads
3 mics: L/R Overheads, Kick
4 mics: L/R Overheads, Kick, Snare.

1 well placed omni directional mic in a good room, with a good sounding kit is sometimes all you need

[jimmy2sticks]

One mic can do the trick. I have used one mic for my porno movies before too, and it was all i needed. Then I ripped of the beatles for mixing and put all the live sounds in the left channel and overdubs in the right. IT was sweet.

[surfmaster]

or... you could pick up some of those msh-1a omni matched pairs for like $50 and use one of the other condensers as a room mic.

[raptor48]

thanks for the replies...
I think I'll just look at getting another samson c01 mic... it seems to be the best/easiest option.


Thanks