evhwanabe
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Hey Mic guru's I have (2) SM-57's, (2) cheap audio technia mics, (1) SM-58, and $100 bucks worth of Guitar Center Gift Certificates for 1 more mic, how would you mic a 5 piece drum set?
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Jason James
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Well as with anything use your ears to find what works best. I'd start by putting the two 57's (since they match) about 3 feet infront of the kit at about the same height of the rack tom(s). Put one on the left side of the kit and one on the right side so that they one is pointing toward the Hat/snare and one towards the ride. Pan both of these full left/right. stick the 58 in the kick, off axis or very close to the front head if theres no hole in the kick head. (I know I've heard 57's sound good on kicks belive it or not so a 58 would work just as well. ) If the A/T's don't sound good then I wouldn't use them. If they're o.k. might try one on the snare, could even do a top and bottom snare. BUT if they don't sound good don't mix em in. ((The snare might not sound good by itself but a little blended in might help the mix)) Take the extra $ and go to GC and buy a Oktava MK-012--try to get two if you can. They make killer overheads and can be great on other instruments as well. (you'll have to have phantom power for these). If no phantom then get another 57 or two for overheads. Just on MK-012 would work alright but you wouldn't get that cool overhead sound. Apply for a GC credit card or beg or borrow money what ever it takes to get the gear you need. With this set up you should be able to use eq and mic placement to get a decent drum sound IF your drums and room sound decent to begin with. Visit www.sae.de to learn more on drum micing. Good Luck. Let us know how it went.
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Tukkis
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I would use one SM57 on Snare.
The other Sm57 or Sm58 on kick drum.
Mic the toms with the Audio Technica's and the other Shure.
Then I would use the $100 voucher and get a pair of Behringer ECM8000's ($70 pair) for overheads. Don't let the price fool you these are great mics for overheads and can double as acoustic guitar mics.
For placement I highly recomend that you use the method mentioned by Tubedude with the added snare and tom mics for accentuated sound.
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39030
Also less is more. Sometimes you will prefer just 3 or 4 mics on the drums depending on the sound you are going for. And remember to experiment with different mics on different drums.
Tukkis
The other Sm57 or Sm58 on kick drum.
Mic the toms with the Audio Technica's and the other Shure.
Then I would use the $100 voucher and get a pair of Behringer ECM8000's ($70 pair) for overheads. Don't let the price fool you these are great mics for overheads and can double as acoustic guitar mics.
For placement I highly recomend that you use the method mentioned by Tubedude with the added snare and tom mics for accentuated sound.
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39030
Also less is more. Sometimes you will prefer just 3 or 4 mics on the drums depending on the sound you are going for. And remember to experiment with different mics on different drums.
Tukkis
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Get a large diaphragm condenser (an omni if you can, but a cardioid will work) and put it just above and just in front of the drummers head. Put a 57 in the kick, and one on the snare. If you want to put the others out in the room somewhere, go for it. Most of the sound comes from the LD condenser above the drummers head, and you add other stuff as you see fit.
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