JazzMasterWil
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Has anybody used a 57 to mic a kick? I'm working with very limited mics and I was considering trying this. I don't get to record every day, so it might be the weekend before I get the chance to try it out..... I was just wondering if anybody had some advice about doing this.
My main concern is "wind". I'm not sure how to put it technically, but I'm basically worried that the bass drum is going to push a lot of air and the air could possibly damage the mic. Am I just being paranoid or could this actually happen? I know it's not a really expensive mic, but I'm on a tight budget and I really don't want to damage it.
And what about the sound pressure level? I don't know if the kick would be loud enough to damage the mic, but is it a possibility?
Just to shed a little light on how I've been recording the drums..... I'm been using the 3 mic technique (the triangle overhead deal). The two overheads are crappy little cad mics and the kick mic is also a crappy cad. . . . . . . I want to experiment with putting the sm57 on the snare (making it 4 mics total) and putting the 57 in the bass drum (and only using 3 mics).
Any help would be greatly appericated. Thanks again guys.
My main concern is "wind". I'm not sure how to put it technically, but I'm basically worried that the bass drum is going to push a lot of air and the air could possibly damage the mic. Am I just being paranoid or could this actually happen? I know it's not a really expensive mic, but I'm on a tight budget and I really don't want to damage it.
And what about the sound pressure level? I don't know if the kick would be loud enough to damage the mic, but is it a possibility?
Just to shed a little light on how I've been recording the drums..... I'm been using the 3 mic technique (the triangle overhead deal). The two overheads are crappy little cad mics and the kick mic is also a crappy cad. . . . . . . I want to experiment with putting the sm57 on the snare (making it 4 mics total) and putting the 57 in the bass drum (and only using 3 mics).
Any help would be greatly appericated. Thanks again guys.