tollywilson
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I'm about to invest a bit of money into getting some drum recording equipment. I have a great kit (Ludwig classic oak) with some terrible cymbals (not to bothered about) and its in a bad room (very long with massive walls and many windows - sort of like a large pool house. I would like to get some overhead mics to record the kit with in a John Glyns method. Being only 17 and working in a pub, I don't have much disposable cash but have saved up about £250 for this.
I will try and acoustically treat the room to some extent but I am not allowed to damage the walls. (I will try to make a makeshift wall out of blankets and wood to rest on one of the beams making it smaller - then repeat on all four sides.
The question I'm asking is should I get some small condenser mics for this situation (I really like the Lewitt 040's), or should I buy another NT1-A with the money. I know just how much the NT1-A's pick up and thats what I'm worrying about - If the mic will pick up too much for the bad room, but doing research, it said the John Glyn method was much better with large condensers.
At the low cost I'm working on, which option should I go with, or is there any other options I could consider?
I will try and acoustically treat the room to some extent but I am not allowed to damage the walls. (I will try to make a makeshift wall out of blankets and wood to rest on one of the beams making it smaller - then repeat on all four sides.
The question I'm asking is should I get some small condenser mics for this situation (I really like the Lewitt 040's), or should I buy another NT1-A with the money. I know just how much the NT1-A's pick up and thats what I'm worrying about - If the mic will pick up too much for the bad room, but doing research, it said the John Glyn method was much better with large condensers.
At the low cost I'm working on, which option should I go with, or is there any other options I could consider?