Where do you but the mic?
I recently bought a ATM25 based on all the good comments I've heard about it. It seems like a good choice since I didn't feel like spending to much money on a such limited use.
Yesterday I did a test with it, to work out how it sounded in diffrent positions. I was kind of limited when I did the test so I could only test it in solo.
I tried six diffrent positions.
The first one was near the beater, where in my opinion it sounded kind of muddy and dull.
This was solved by moving the mic 3-4 inches back, where the sound cleared up and sounded real usefull with a little click to it.
My next position was near the edge of the "beaterhead". This position sounded quite diffrent from the previous positions, with more overtones. But like the first one, it sounded a bit muddy and dull.
Again, I moved the mic 3-4 inches back from the previous position where the sound cleared up and sounded more usefull but with the same caracter. This sound might not be the sound I would go for in the first place, but in some occasions it might work.
My fifth position was in the hole of the "fronthead". This position was not one of my favorites, it sounded "uncontrolled" and noisy, I can't really point out what it was but maybe it's because of the air puff you get there.
The last position was something I thought of trying out some time. It's like when you place the mic about 3-4 inches back from the beater, but turn the mic around, so that it's pointing at the "fronthead" but from inside the drum.
This sound turnd out to be quite diffrent from all the others, accually bigger and punchier with a little resonans. This sound was quite cool but may be to much in a context.
I'm not very experienced in the art of micing drums so I'm just wondering:
How do you do when micing the bass drum?
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