Drum recording... HELP!

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Okay, I am doing a recording on Saturday the 26th of some music I wrote for a play I am designing...

Most of everything else is recorded and mixed, and the drummer is tracking on saturday...

ALL I HAVE to record him is a pair of SM57's, 1 SM58, a Behringer B-1, a Superlux CH-8A, and maybe a few other dynamic mics...

WHAT SHOULD I DO??? What would be a worthwhile configuration for a grad student who has crappy gear due to no money???

thanks...
Jimmy
 
hmm, well i don't know a lot about this subject, but i know i got really good results using really crappy gear a while ago.. Well not all really crappy, i rented a mackie 1202, which is decent, and i rented a shure beta 52 and an Apex 410 condensor mic. But anyways, i used my sm58 to mic the snare, the beta 52 on the kick, and put the condensor like an overhead, but closer to the snare and a little less high. BUT we took the toms off the kit all together, cause our goal was snare, kick, cymbals.

do you have a kick drum mic? Im sorry i don't know if any of those listed were or werent
 
A SM57 can be used in a pinch to get a passable kick drum sound. Just throw a 57 on the kick and snare, then use the B1 as an overhead to get a good balance of toms and cymbals. This may be directly overhead or kind of out front of the kit.

It will take some experimentation, but in my experience can definitley be done. Good luck....
 
1: sm57 on snare
2: sm57 on kick
3: use what's left of the best mics that you have to use as overheads.
(and if you have on left over you can use it as a room mic)
 
it went well...

i am a terrible engineer (being that I've never done it before) but the session went well.

We ended up having a few more mics than I thought:
I used the two condensers as overheads,
I had a 57 on the snare, high hat, and all 3 toms
and a 57 on the kick.

it worked out well!

tghanks for your help!
 
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