Drum micing without...

[GCRoCK182]

i have 6 mics...

1 shure sm58 beta
2 shure sm58's
1 shure bg 1.1
2 audio technics?

my setup is/was this:

shure bg 1.1 (kick drum)
shure sm58 (floor tom about 1 inch in at a 45 degree angle
pointed at the drum)
shure sm58 (snare --> same as above)
shure sm58 beta (tom and ride)

ive never used the other two mics

my question: is there a better way i can record with these mics??? where should i put the other two?? helphelp!!

 

[Gidge]

put the sm58 on the kick (the bg1.1 doesnt have a low enough frequency response)...the 1.1 on the snare....the two 58's on toms ....the 2 AT's as overheads.....

Are you using these mics for other applications also or just drums?

 

[Gidge]

Would you happen to know what models those AT mics are , or at least are they dynamic or condenser...also, will these mics be used for live applications also, or just for recording?...

 

[GCRoCK182]

im using them for guitar and bass as well as vocals too...

im gonna try this setup and see how it works

 

[GCRoCK182]

yes they are for live application and im pretty sure they are dynamic...also, do u think taking the ball off would make ne difference???

 

[Gidge]

Now to play devils advocate, you have 6 mics to mic the kit, but they are 6 mics that are especially for drums....depending on the quality you are expecting, you may want to throw thats mics at Ebay...you could get at least 300-350 for all 6 and go with mics that would work....

I would go with a 4 mic setup.....

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ex/shop/home/010428142558024004254167184113?pid=273153
This link is to a mic package and they also have an akgD112 for about 200.00...then go to:

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27469&highlight=kick+drum

Put the D112 on the kick, the Fox on the snare, nad use the tecniques from Harveyon the mxl1000's for the overheads.....