enemyofthesun
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You know how some drummers insist on using their drums to record and the kick has no sound hole in the front? What do you folks reccomend as the best way to mike that? Should i make them take off the front etc?
and if that doesn't work, kick them in the nuts and run!enemyofthesun said:yeah I think I am going to use the "Take that damn thing off" approach. You have to know how to talk to drummers.
Track Rat said:For the most part, drummers don't think like the rest of us and some times its better not to encourage such radical concepts (i.e. thinking). In such cases I put something like an AT4033 on the beater head about half way between the beater and the edge (move it around till it sounds best to you) and a D-112 on the front head (again, move it around). Check phase and mix together to taste.
You know how some drummers insist on using their drums to record and the kick has no sound hole in the front? What do you folks reccomend as the best way to mike that? Should i make them take off the front etc?
Only one real solution - tune the kick properly
They're paying you. If you tune it up right and get the mic in the right place, it should sound good. Maybe it's integral to the band's sound? You might get looked at funny if you tried to tell a certain kind of jazz or blues drummer to take off his reso head. If they want more click, or if you think it needs more punch, just drop a sample under it or mic the beater.
Making the drummer look like an idiot will do no one any favours.