Cymbals & Dynamic Mics

[zildjian24199]

im using a dynamic mic (Stageworks Um7000, pretty cheap) to mic my 3 toms and all of my cymbals. i put one mic overhead to do this. im getting nice tom sounds but the cymbals (especially crashes) sound really bad(way too loud, too many highs). how can i fix this problem without buying condenser mics????

 

[Wireneck]

ill give this a shot

"Crashes are way too loud" - pull the overhead volume down in the mix? Im not sure how you are recording. If you can't do this, try moving the mic further from the cymbals, your going to get more room sound this way though. If this doesn't help try playing the crashes softer.
"way too loud, too many highs). how can i fix this problem without buying condenser mics????" This question doesnt really make sense to me. Generally A condenser is going to exagerate the highs or will sound brighter than a dynamic in my experience. So getting a condenser mic isnt going to solve your brightness problem. Try EQ? or different mic placement.

 

[Rimshot]

First off, I agree with everything that Wire.. said, but he was being way too kind. A good mic can be cheap but what you have is not a good mic and you are expecting too much from it. You can mic a kit very simply with only a couple of mics if they are good and everything else in your signal chain is of quality.
I just picked up a pair of Oktava mk 012 sdc's for $100 at my local GC. These are very cheap, but very good mics to use as overheads. I have them positioned as an x-y coincidental pair and they give me a very nice clean image of my whole kit. I also use close mic'ing of all of my drums just to round it out, but I could get away with just these two overheads a snare and kick mic if I had to. Setting your eq levels is important of course, but you have to have a good signal to begin with.
You're going to have to take a bite.