Drums Microphones Kits ?

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Hi

Im looking for a Drums mic kit , im recording (punk music , using a m audio 8R) for a few months using a Shure BG 2.1 Dynamic for the bass drum and a Avlex CI33 Condensor mic as an overhead , (Can I use the shure and the avlex for the ride and the hi hat ?) . The only reason im thinking about buying a kit is because it is usually cheaper.

I need those mics for :
kick , floor,tom (can one mic be enough for the tom and floor ), and snare (I don't use a crash ) . Is it fine not to use an overhead ?, . Is there any kit you recommend for around 100 dollars or less which sounds good for this price range ? , would using more mics be complicated or will just help at my level (im only recording for a few months ) ? ,( I don't have an acoustic room but I have an amazing drum kit )

Thanks
 
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you might be able to get away with the CAD Pro 7 piece kit. With well tuned drums, a good room, and some tweaking you can get a pretty good sound.
 
if you are (like me) just learning your way around recording drums, I think you are going to make things overcomplicated and harder to learn, with more chance of making mistakes if you try to close mic everything.

I am just getting to a point where I am confident about recording drums and I've been using only 4 mics: bass, snare and 2 overheads. I think the overheads are essential to capture the room and to be able to pan them for a nice stereo sound. Maybe for recording heavier punk bands you want the close miked sound, but I think there is a lot of risk of phase issues, plus it is harder to mix more tracks of drums.

I use an SM57 for snare, the Blue Microphones 'Red Ball' for bass, and a pair of Rode M3's as overheads. Recently I got a large diaphram tube mic (cheap chinese type) which I use as a room mic. This might cost more than the cheap sets of drum mics, but it is also a versatile set of mics- the sm57 or m3s are great on guitar amps and acoustic instruments, the ball is good for bass amps, the LDC is needed for vocals anyway. If you buy the set you are probably gonna want other mics for these other purposes later anyway. If you are interested in getting into recording you are gonna want at least one sm57 at some point so better to get one now.

Just my ideas though...
 
Also, you should definitely sit down and read Greg L's Guide to Recording drums. I forget what forum section it's it, but you'll find it. Make sure you read ALL of it. It will really help you with recording.
 
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