double-micing techniques

[Tim Brown]

no kidding. what a FANTASTIC idea, Tim! I'm gonna have to get me some cheap triggers and a cheap, used drum machine and STEAL THAT IDEA.

i too have noticed that i get a *huge* sound from micing the shell of my snare, but it's always drowned out in hatwash. that trigger/gate trick will do it.


cheers,
wade

What is the drum machine for? You don't need that - you just need an actual trigger, and a noise gate or compressor/gate with an external Key input. (I use the dbx 166a for the kicks and snare)

You could also use this for an overhead aimed at the snare.


Tim

 

[giraffe]

any suggestions for cheap triggers anyone?

 

[mr.rich]

ill often mic the bottom side of a snare if its a crappy ringy, poorly tuned snare. ill even let em pahase out at times to try and kill a crappy resonance. the chain mic can add alot of snap to a weak snare at times. for a while i would mic both sides of a tom just for the hell of it. somtimes i could bus the 2 together and get a really really big tom sound. but often it was a mess and not worth the time.

recently ive gotten back into just 4 drum mics. kick snare and 2 ohs. move the ohs around to get the toms to sit right and wham, a good, honest drum sound. i also have the benifit of having a bright church room as a live room.

 

[mrface2112]

What is the drum machine for? You don't need that

showing my ignorance of triggers, i suppose. i thought you needed something to "understand" the output of the trigger and didn't realise that they put out line-level signal understandable by compressors and gates.....

.....even better....

cheers,
wade