help recording drums

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yeah the 990 will work for overheads, but if you can it would be nice to get a stereo pair up there. so either pick up another 990 or get one of those cheap behringer c-2 matched pairs for like $50. yeah overheads will difinatly fill out the tone of the recording, but remember an overhead is not placed just to mic cymbals. use it to pick up some snare, toms, and maybe even some click from the bass drum if possible. for now i'd place the one overhead over the drummer's head, pointing down at the set. good luck! and dont just accept my advice its just what i have found to be good, experiment, and if anyone else has any other suggestions, that would be great. happy recording!

-matt
 
For more meat you could tune down the snare some. Sounds like a piccolo snare. Yes over heads would clear up the sound. Also, play with the kick mic placemant.
 
It would impossible to tell without putting the drums into the context of a song. What sounds one way when solo'd could sound completely different (in a good or a bad way) in a mix.
 
Are you recording drums frequently, or this is just a one time project?
If you are a drummer and do it frequently the best would be for you to buy a set of different drum mics, like shure's pg52 (kick), pg56 (snare and toms), pg81 condenser overhead. These are shure's intermediate level mic's. I have the pg52 and works very good with my kick; I mic my kit with 7 or 8 mics total depending on the setup.
Good luck.
Cheers!
 
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