
thebigcheese
"Hi, I'm in Delaware."
I've been recording drums using the recorderman method and getting pretty decent results, but I'm going to be recording some heavier stuff (metal) in the nearish future, so I want to start miking the toms. So then the question is, do I actually need two overheads if all I really want from them are cymbals? I'm thinking maybe I'd just mic the actual cymbals, but then I'm stuck figuring out how to do that with my mics and limited inputs. Here's what my setup will be:
5-piece drum kit with hats, crash, splash, china, and ride (so 5 cymbals)
Audix 5-piece mic set (D6, i5, D2 x2, D4)
Naiant X-T x2
MXL 990, 991, and v67g
MOTU Traveler
Presonus Digimax D8
In theory, there shouldn't be any problems mixing inputs between the Digimax and the Traveler, but ideally I would try to stick all the drum mics on the Digimax. Also ideally, I would have the v67g free for guitar. Bass will be direct.
So we stick all the Audix mics on drums and have 3 inputs left on the Digimax. Maybe stick the 991 on the hats and the 990 over on the ride, leaving me with one input. Unfortunately, the X-Ts are omni, so I'd get lots of bleed from the drums and (more importantly) guitar. I could use one X-T for the half the cymbals and the other for the other half, but then they're basically overheads and I run into the same bleed problems (and potentially some phase issues if I'm not careful).
Suggestions?
5-piece drum kit with hats, crash, splash, china, and ride (so 5 cymbals)
Audix 5-piece mic set (D6, i5, D2 x2, D4)
Naiant X-T x2
MXL 990, 991, and v67g
MOTU Traveler
Presonus Digimax D8
In theory, there shouldn't be any problems mixing inputs between the Digimax and the Traveler, but ideally I would try to stick all the drum mics on the Digimax. Also ideally, I would have the v67g free for guitar. Bass will be direct.
So we stick all the Audix mics on drums and have 3 inputs left on the Digimax. Maybe stick the 991 on the hats and the 990 over on the ride, leaving me with one input. Unfortunately, the X-Ts are omni, so I'd get lots of bleed from the drums and (more importantly) guitar. I could use one X-T for the half the cymbals and the other for the other half, but then they're basically overheads and I run into the same bleed problems (and potentially some phase issues if I'm not careful).
Suggestions?