Help, Drum Overheads!

[mousedadrummer]

Hi,

Planning on recording drums tomorrow, but i have a problem, I have been using 2 cheap Takstar PCM 6100 pencil condenser mics as overheads to record drums before, but now i have got a Rode NT1 and im wondering weather it would be better to use that instead, would it improve the sound of my drums much?

So the question is should i use either;

1) 2 Takstar PCM 6100 pencil condensers or
2) 1 Rode NT1

I am not too fussed about getting a stereo image of the drum kit.


Fanks alot

 

[battleminnow]

Do you have any other mics?

Pete

 

[gvdv]

Can you do both without encoutering phasing problems, and compare teh results (i.e., put up all three mics., with the rode as an overhead)?

 

[mousedadrummer]

yer i have other mics on the kit, shure sm57 on snare, jts bass drum mic and sum cheap tom mics

 

[gdavi1]

do the two pencils in recorderman and do the rode in the middle and then choose after recording?

or use all 3?

 

[mixsit]

do the two pencils in recorderman and do the rode in the middle and then choose after recording?

or use all 3?

Yeah. If you have a spare track use the session to try this stuf out.
Another cool option- try the single mic out front of the kit, around top-of the kick height (+/-) a similar distance from the core of the kit (snare/kick junction, there abouts) as the stereo pair are up and/or back from there. It's a nice kick-hot' beffy mono picture of the kit that can stand on it's own or blend tone wise in interesting ways with the o/h pair.