Drum mic set up

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I have limited mic inputs to use here is my set up, what do you guys think.

1. snare sm57
2. Rack toms sm57
3. floor tom sm57
4. Kick Akg D112
5. Right overhead Akg C3000B
6. Left overhead Akg C3000B

Should this deliver a good sound with a good sounding kit?
THanks
 
sounds like a plan!

i would agree with those mic choices for i have done the same and really liked it. Just make sure that you have your drums tuned very well and that they sound very good in the room first. Then go ahead and mic it up and see what you get. I really like the c3000 for my oh/cymbal mics. Good luck!
 
Well I've kind of tried it, the D 112 is on it's way and I have one C3000B, I thought I'd ask you're opinions before I pop for the 2nd C3000B. The sound right now seems to be pretty good, kind of hard to judge the C3000B 'cause my crash is cheap and cheesey. I just got a 16" Sabian AAX dark crash but haven't recorded it yet. Guess I'll see how it goes.

Thanks
 
I like most of your setup, however...the D112 is a little boomy and lacks a real punch like the Beta 52 has. howevver is you take a small cut on ur eq at about 250Hz you will find the D112 sounds a lot better. To be honest however, mic selection is only half the battle. Proper mic techniques i crucial to a great sounding drum kit. How are you positioning each of your mics? (ie distance from the heads, how far into the drum are they, how are ur OH's set up?, etc)
 
The set up plan is this:

1. snare SM57 about 1.5 to 2 inches from head, about 1.5 to 2 inches in from rim and aimed slightly towards the center of the snare head.

2. Rack toms , floor tom, SM57's set up pretty much the same as the snare drum set up

3. Overheads are really placed to pick up the crashes and ride.
and whatever residual sound I get that works is a bonus.
They're set up above the cymbals about 2 inches higher than
the cymbals maximum vertical position [ If you hit it really hard
it will miss the mic by about 2 inches.

4. Kick drum D112 will be placed about 3 to 4 inches inside of
bass drum about 3 to 4 inches in from outer rim with front head removed. [ I know the head thing controversial but for now I'm not displeased with the sound ] and about in the middle of the drum height.
in the room.
 
songsj said:


3. Overheads are really placed to pick up the crashes and ride.
and whatever residual sound I get that works is a bonus.
They're set up above the cymbals about 2 inches higher than
the cymbals maximum vertical position [ If you hit it really hard
it will miss the mic by about 2 inches.
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The overheads are truly supposed to be used for an ambient room pickup. In fact, a lot of famous audio engineers have used just 2 overheads, and no tom mics.My suggestion for your overheads would be to put them up in the air around 2 -3 feet above your highest cymbal(s).this will let the cymbals be more of a filling sound and less of a nusance when ur mixing down everything.
 
umm.....your overheads....what do you mean by just micing the cymbals. your not planning on pointing the oh's right at the cymbals are you? that would get a really wierd sound and create many phase problems. i would sujest having your oh's in a spaced pair above the entire kit. somewhat higher than you mentioned too. perhaps 5-7 feet.
 
If I were to place my overheads 5 to 7 feet above my highest cymbal I would need about an 11 ft. ceiling. My ceiling is only 8 ft. high [ Home studio ]. What I meant by I have them placed about 2 inches higher than the cymbals maximum vertical position actually puts them about 2 feet above the stationary cymbal. Sounds like you guys think I should go higher but my max height because of the room is going to be about 3.5 to 4 ft above cymbals. I'll give it a try. Thanks
 
ODC is right, the beta is a better choice, but over all not a bad selection.
 
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