mic advice for ride and hi hat

[mR. MonroE]

thinking about this,

AKG D112 for bass drum
Sennheiser e604 for toms
Shure sm57 for snare
Shure PG81 for overheads
? hi hat
? ride

rock style of music.

thank you.

 

[gumplunger]

AKG 451 is a popular hi-hat mic. I've never had a need for a ride mic as the OH's capture plenty ride, so I can't weigh in there.

 

[Supercreep]

If you must mic the HH, lots of folks like the SM-81 or the AKG 414. I don't know why one might want to mic the ride cymbal - if you're not picking up enough articulation just adjust the cymbal height relative to your OH mics.

 

[PhilGood]

The high hat mic is generaly used for clarity and stick definition. It can really be any decent quality condenser since it only gets about 50% of the level everything else gets. You don't need to go overboard with the absolute best possible mic. Then again, don't by a $15 tape recorder mic. I'm inclined to also say you don't need a ride mic. You may also not need a high hat mic either. The overheads can pick it up pretty well.

some suggestions are:

Shure sm94
MXL 603s
Shure PG81

 

[mR. MonroE]

Thanks all, very helpfull!!!!!!!!