Seventh Arrow
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Hello Home Recording forumites,
I'm going to be recording drums next week, something I've never done before. I know that much ink has been spilled on the subject and I promise I'll get around to reading it someday, but for now I just need some quick tips. Up until now, I've been using EZ Drummer but I prefer the kind of interaction that comes with a real drummer.
I have two CAD 7-piece drum mic kits, as well as a Shure SM57 and an AT4040.
My audio interface is an M-Audio Fast Track Ultra...it's got six direct inputs and an SPDIF input. I'll be using a preamp with two mic inputs and an SPDIF out. So...eight inputs or channels altogether. I think.
So how about this: One mic on the snare, one on the kick, maybe the SM57 on the hi-hat; one mic on the floor tom, maybe the AT4040 at a distance; maybe another mic for the cymbals...there's three rack toms, so I'd be short one mic to capture them all. Maybe two condenser mics to capture the three toms??? Yes/no?
I'm going to be recording drums next week, something I've never done before. I know that much ink has been spilled on the subject and I promise I'll get around to reading it someday, but for now I just need some quick tips. Up until now, I've been using EZ Drummer but I prefer the kind of interaction that comes with a real drummer.
I have two CAD 7-piece drum mic kits, as well as a Shure SM57 and an AT4040.
My audio interface is an M-Audio Fast Track Ultra...it's got six direct inputs and an SPDIF input. I'll be using a preamp with two mic inputs and an SPDIF out. So...eight inputs or channels altogether. I think.
So how about this: One mic on the snare, one on the kick, maybe the SM57 on the hi-hat; one mic on the floor tom, maybe the AT4040 at a distance; maybe another mic for the cymbals...there's three rack toms, so I'd be short one mic to capture them all. Maybe two condenser mics to capture the three toms??? Yes/no?