everyones mic set up on drums!

[Yareek]

I'm a broke post-college student (now), so here's my mini-collection:

Overheads: Studio Projects C4's, generally in cardioid mode a few feet above and behind the kit in ORTF.

Snare: Beyer M201, in about an inch, above the head a few inches, pointed more or less at the center.

Toms: Sennheiser e604's clipped on to the tom rims (until I get some more stands) pointed about 1/4 to 1/3 in on the tom, up about 2-3 inches.

Floor Toms: AT PRO 25 / DR-2500 (same mic) about the same position as other tom mics.

Kick: AKG D112 in the hole in the front head pointed at the beater, sometimes it's inside, sometimes it's outside "looking in."

Occasionally, I'll use a Rode NT2 a foot or two in front of the kick drum or under the snare, phase reversed.

They work, but I'd like some MD-421's and maybe a different kick microphone.

I haven't recorded drums with my EMU card yet, but the overheads will go to the pre's and the rest will either route through a Carvin mixer to the 1/4" ins or when I get the cash an M-Audio Octane. It gets the job done and sounds pretty nice, not pro, but nice. Mainly because I've played for 15+ years and own a pro kit with nice heads tuned well.

- Jarick

Edit:
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED my NT2 on overhead, I really want another one to try for more of a natural sound. The C4's are either slightly bright or slightly dark depending on the capsule. The NT2's were just so beefy...in a great room I know they'd shine. I'd do a pair of NT2's with or without a kick mic any day of the week on a good set with a good drummer. Also, I hated AKG C3000's and AKG C418's FWIW.

 

[boingoman]

I have somehow become a Beta man.

Beta 57 snare

Beta 52, Beta 91, EV 868, ATM25 kick

Beta 98/ EV 408/ Beta 56 toms

SM81 overheads

Peavey PVM 480 hihats

 

[TheMajorMiller]

Overheads:
AKG C460s

Kick:
Shure PG 57 (don't laugh, it sound pretty nice compressed and eq'd...I'll eventually break down and get a D112)

Snare:
Shure SM57 (need an alternative...suggestions??)

Room:
Rode NT1 (rarely used because my wife's always in the living room)

Symetrix 425 Compressor/Limiter on kick and snare.

Plan on buying a couple of Sennheiser E604s in the coming weeks.

 

[DuoToneBand]

Dream Setup


Live:
Beta 52 and 91 on kick
Sm57 on snare top
414 on snare bottom
Beat 98 on 10", 13" and 16" toms
md421 on 18" tom
Ksm 32 overheads
SM81 on Hi Hats
VP88 between rides

Studio.
Beta 52 right at the hole in kick
M 149 infront of kick
414 on snare top and bottom
U87 on each tom, top and bottom
U87 overheads
M 149 Mono Overhead
SM81 on Hi Hats and one on each ride
414 room mics

 

[Track Rat]

Overheads; either a KM-184 or a pair of Earthworks SR-71's. A single Octava MK-012 with the omni cap can sound cool.
Toms; either C-1000's or SM-57's. Floor tom either a C-3000 or C-1000 or even a 57.
Snare; either an MD-441 or C-1000 or a 57. Everytime I've miked the bottom I've never ended up using it so I don't bother anymore.
Kick; a D-112 along with a Groove Tubes AM-52.

 

[treymonfauntre]

i'm gonna try this strange budget set up sometime next week, hopefully it comes out sounding unique

mxl 990 left/hihat side of set, mxl 991 on the right/ride side
gls es57s (generic sm57s) on the 3 toms
shure sm57 on snare
cad kbm412 & cad tsm411 on the bass drum
shure bg5.0 out in front for weird interludes or effects

considering i got the bg5 and the cad mics for free, i think the total cost of the rest of the mics is like $250.

 

[pdadda]

Overheads: SM57's
Kick: Behringer B1

 

[tourettes5139]

right now:

kick - crappy Radio Shack mic from the 70's which actually sounds excellent considering that it is 40 years old and it only cost 15 bucks to begin with
It's omni and I usually put it all the way inside, as to reduce the rest of the kit leaking in. Sometimes I use an Oktava MK319 when I only do mono oh's.

snare - Shure SM57 on top, sometimes on bottom, depending on the drum and sound I want.

oh's - Rode NT-1000 and Oktava MK319 (when not used on kick w/ mono oh)

I plan on odering some SDC's this week, considering AT Pro 37's, Studio Projects C4's, or something similar pricewise. Then I will use the 319 on the kick until I get a D112 or Beta 52 and use the NT 1000 as a room or possibly tom mics, just to mix things up a bit.

There ya go. Feel free to comment/criticize/make fun of.

 

[Nick The Man]

wow this is such an old thread brought back


but thanks for more replies

 

[gemsbok]

OVERHEADS- audiotechnica 4040-s SNARE TOP -sennheiser 835 BOTTOM-4047 BASS DRUM INSIDE HOLE AUDIX D-6

 

[mr.rich]

snare, 57, beyer m500

oh. sm81, mxl 603s, shure beta green 4.0, rode ntk, nt2, got to use an m260 once and wish i could always use it akg 451

kick. d112, b52, re20

toms, 57s, ev 603s i think,

room a crapp peavey omni, nt2 in omni.

mostly i use oh placement to get most tones and add close mics for definition,

 

[sweetnubs]

varies somewhat but here's the last set up I used a few days ago:
(improvisational instrumental rock)



Overheads: scheops CMT 20's, spaced pair
rack and floor tom: microtech-gefell UM70's
snare top: Neumann km-84 (not the 184, yech)
snare bottom: akg c451eb (the original 451) phase reversed
Kick: Neumann U47 FET (rented, wish I owned it!) in a tunnel about 3' back
Kick beater: (kick frontside) Earthworks QTC-1 phase reversed
mono room mic: Coles 4038 ribbon mic
Stereo room mic: two earthworks m30's on each opposite wall as close as I physically could get the diagphragms to the wall for makeshift PZM action

(I ended up using the single mono room mic but the earthworks set-up did sounds good)

I almost never mic individual cymbals.

Pre's: Neve, UA, Millenia Media, Tube Tech.

 

[Richard Monroe]

overhead-Neumann KM184's X-Y
snare- AKG C414B-ULS
kick- AKG D112
rack toms- AKG C2000B
floor tom- Oktava MK319
high hat- I don't bother

Alternatives, depending on the kit/material:

overhead-Oktava MC012
snare/rack toms- SM57, Sennheiser e835, Shure SM7B, AKG D320B, Shure 55C
floor tom-Sennheiser e609S, Shure SM7B
kick- Audix D6
room mic- B.L.U.E. Kiwi

Richie

 

[Han]

Kick: inside a D12, outside an MD421
Snare: M201 on top only
Toms: MD421
Floor: MD421
Hihat: C451 CK1
Ride cymbal: C451 CK1
Oh: 2x SP B1 in an ORTF placement

Sometimes I use M260 ribbons for spot mic on hi hat and ride

Room mics: Neumann M149 and MXL V77, or Beyer M260 x 2 in ORTF

 

[Nakatira]

overheads: mxl 603`s
Snare: shure sm57
kick : shure b52 + sp b1 or mxl v67.
tom`s shure 57\58\sennheiser

thats what I`ve got so far.

 

[zbert]

Being a drummer I usually pick out drums and heads that match the music before I pick out mics. For eaample I just recorded an old 60's pop cover for a friend. For this song I used my 1968 Ludwig set w/ Fiberskyn 3 heads. Great vintage sound of calf heads. I used a md421 in the kick, a 57 on the snare, and two MXL V77 tube mics overhead. Once I used just one MCA SP1 mic in front of the kit for a cool lo-fi sound.
OH Pairs - MXL V77, M-Audio Solaris, MXL 603, SP BI
Kick and Toms - Sennheiser MD421 , 602e, SM7 AT PRo 25
Snare - 57, Senn 609
I've probably tried about evy mic I owed at one time or another on the drums.

 

[FALKEN]

snare - pair of shure undyne IIIs, top and bottom

kick - 421

o/h's - ev 635a's or cad 95s.

room - oktava 319

 

[BasPer]

OH: Audio-Technica 4053
Kick: Beyer M88
Snare: Beyer 201 or Sennheiser 431

 

[usernamebob]

Snare = M201
Toms= 421's
Kick= atm 25
overheads = v67's at the moment