drums with 4 mics

[olfunk]

hi there
all i have is 4 sennheiser e845s to mic up a drumkit with, so whereabouts do i put them? im guessing that with 4 i should be putting 1 on the kick, 1 on each side of the kit and 1 on the snare. but where exactly? the drums are tuned and sound great acoustically (we're in a massive church)
thanks

 

[IronFlippy]

Usually it's 1 for the kick, 1 for the snare, and then 2 overheads (as a 4-mic config). Overheads are normally condenser mics, but I suppose with the proper angle, you might be able to get a good sound with those dynamics.

Maybe this will help:
http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/articles/7CA9E089FD033AE78625699C006D968A

That was the first thing that popped up when I typed "drum miking" into google, btw.

 

[olfunk]

cheers man