Hey Greg - pics of your kit mic'd up?

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So, you consistently get some of the best drum tones I've heard here, man. I THINK I know what you're doing (and I know a lot of it just comes down to having a well-tuned kit), but would you mind snapping a few pictures of your setup the next time you track, just to help me visualize it a bit?

Thanks!
 
Snapped a few with the phone. This is the kit still mic'd up for "Shit Eating Grin". Recorderman overheads, close mic'd everything else. The kick mic is inside the drum, about 6 inches from the contact spot.

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This one was snapped standing on the throne, so it's a little blurry as I fell to my death.
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What distance from the snare for the overheads? Do you do the 2 drumsticks thing?
 
"You must spread some reputation..."

Thanks man, you rule! :D

EDIT - realizing I don't know a goddamn thing about this, I'm surprised your snare mic is as far back as it is. This is probably why I've never been happy with the sound of mine the few times I've gotten to try. :laughings:
 
DrewPeterson7 said:
"You must spread some reputation..."

Thanks man, you rule! :D

EDIT - realizing I don't know a goddamn thing about this, I'm surprised your snare mic is as far back as it is. This is probably why I've never been happy with the sound of mine the few times I've gotten to try. :laughings:
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I like it backed off a little so it can capture the shell resonance and bottom head buzz too. Too much top head in the snare mic makes the snare sound dead and "donky". The trick is minimizing hat bleed. It takes a lot of trial and error.

And of course, tuning and head choice is the key. I really aint trying to brag, but my drums sound bad ass by themselves. I play live a lot, and always get comments from other drummers and sound guys about how they sound. I've tried lots of heads and tuinings and have them pretty dialed in. Drums that sound good are surprisingly easy to record well.
 
Kinda hard to see the mics. A list would be cool.

Are those cad mics on the toms?
 
saads said:
Hey, do you prefer the PG57 to the SM57 ? :confused:
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Well, I left my sm57 at a gig, so I bought a used pg57 as a quick replacement. I haven't noticed any difference in sound, so I guess it's great.
 
Greg_L said:
Snapped a few with the phone. This is the kit still mic'd up for "Shit Eating Grin".
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NOOOooooooo not Shit Eating Grin It took me 4 days to get that out of my head!
DAM GOOD SONG.
 
Greg_L said:
The trick is minimizing hat bleed. It takes a lot of trial and error.
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Greg...Did you get the new Tape Op? with the interview and picture of the hat isolation? plastic bucket with foam!
 
moresound said:
Greg...Did you get the new Tape Op? with the interview and picture of the hat isolation? plastic bucket with foam!
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I have the new Tape-Op, but haven't looked at it. That mag is kind of gay. Way too elitist. I don't care about producers and their gear. I'm not into being different or avant-garde. I just wanna rock the fuck out.

But....I have done something similar with a Dixie Cup and foam.
 
Ya I know what your talking about Greg but a few good interviews this month.
The one with the making of a slinky verb unit and a few other verb units.. kinda cool.
:cool::cool:NOW GO AND ROCK THE F*CK OUT:cool::cool:


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Yeah nice to see the master's kit.

So, 7 mics. How do you get them recorded? A mixer then to Reaper?
 
Greg_L said:
I like it backed off a little so it can capture the shell resonance and bottom head buzz too. Too much top head in the snare mic makes the snare sound dead and "donky".
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........................This.
 
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