jmxdrummer
New member
four to five is what i use.
1 kick
1 snare
1 oh
1 sm tom/large tom
1 floor tom
1 kick
1 snare
1 oh
1 sm tom/large tom
1 floor tom
coolsoundman said:How many tracks(channels) do you use to record drums and still a very good decent sound?
bloomboy said:I usually use either 2 overheads and a kick drum mic or one overhead, kick and snare, submixed to one track on the tape recorder. I prefer to try to control the dynamics by playing the drum set well; if you need to mic every drum just to control the levels (rather than to get a certain sound) then there's something wrong with the way you are playing the instrument.
EDIT: I understand that a lot of people here work in a professional studio environment where it just isn't possible to tell a drummer who expects perfectly balanced sound to magically come out of reckless cymbal-bashing that the problem is his playing. But when you have the option, why not try to start by recording a good sound rather than recording a mediocre sound and trying to make it better?