Kick, snare & a pair

[Seanmorse79]

Okay. I've been struggling with recording live drums for wayy too long (I know, who hasn't). I keep reading about the ol' kick-snare-'n a pair method (4 tracks... kick, snare & 2 overheads). But had anyone done it successfully and had a professional sounding recording? Can anyone post a link to something I could hear (even a snipplet) that's been recorded this way and sounds good?

Mucho graci,

Sean

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Not exactly the answer to your question directly, but one of my posts on remote drum recording may give you some drum recording tips anyways......

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23824

(clip reference is posted in one of the replies)

Bruce

 

[Seanmorse79]

Wow!! there's a lot of good info in there. I'm printing that one out so I can digest it all thanks for the post. You seem to know your stuff pretty well (I see a lot of your replies). And you also seem like somebody that doesn't believe in shortcuts (which is good medicine for jury-rigging punks like me). Being that I can only record 4 tracks at once, do you think I'd be better off micing everything and pre-mixing it into 4 tracks (which scares me a bit), or just doing the 2 overheads with the kick & snare?

 

[Seanmorse79]

...never mind. After digesting your replies in that thread, I found what I was looking for. Submix the toms & overheads. Graci !

 

[Gidge]

You can get a darn good drum sound with 4 mics but the qualityof your signal chain (mics,wire,pre,recorder) and the sound of your room will be a factor.....

check out these threads.....
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34477
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33335