"In fact I do have experience..."
Right... because you say it, it must be true!
" I might suggest you do a little research on how omni-directional mics work when you take a break from building your tents."
No no no, I'm much too busy posting gibberish on the HR bbs to do any actual research or recording, that would be too hard.
And you are absolutely correct about my stupid tent idea. I mean...no one in the history of recording has ever attempted to build a structure around the drums for deadening or separation. And if anyone did attempt it, the outcome would be so horrendous that the resulting unlistenable noise wouldn't have a chance in hell of ending up in the final mix. Gee, if I could just put my cheeseburger down and get my sorry ass away from this forum for a single moment and do a little research or (heavan forbid!) maybe even some actual recording, I just might know that. Sorry for wasting your precious time with my nonesense.
Please tell us more about spreading the mics out as much as possible. Did you come up with that one back in your analog days? Do tell!
And of course I know how omni-directional mics work! ..By being positioned On My Knee. How do you think they came up with the name? It got shortened to "on m'knee", then "om'knee", and finally "omni". That's all I was saying when I called your quote gibberish. You see, it matters a great deal where you point them... they must be pointing On My Knee!
Ahem..
Sorry about that folks...
Yes, the ECM8000's can get some great drum sounds. I think it's important to experiment with your particular room...since they will be picking up a lot of that room, and most rooms sound pretty different from eachother. I also think that you can accomplish a lot just by treating the room in different ways. Put blankets up, down, over, across..try everything, some pillows, move the furniture around, build a tunnel for the kick...or maybe even a tent.