Drum overhead placement tips?

[Crayon Boy]

Just wondered if anyone could give me some tips on overhead mic placement for drums. I'm recording on a Roland VS-2480... using Shure Beta 52 on kick, Shure SM-57's on snare and toms, and two AKG C-1000's as overheads. My problem has been not getting enough cymbals and picking up too much of the other drums. I have tried putting them high above the set on each side... and also close to the cymbols on each side. Any tips would be appreciated.

 

[FattMusiek]

Check out this site for some great info:

http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/titles/Recording_Drums.htm

My setup is the same as yours only I use Okatava MK012s as overheard. I find that I get best results when the left overhead is around 2 sticks stacked on top of each other directly over the snare. After that, take a somewhat long piece of string and tape one end to the center of the snare and one end to the center of the kick drum batter side. Pull the string towards your shoulder to where there is no more slack in the string and you can put your other overhead there. This should give you a good amount of cymbals and eliminate phase problems.

Hope I could be of service.

 

[nessbass]

Try XY technique as well, gives you nice and natural image.

 

[TamaSabian]

Check this post

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