Mic both rack toms with one ribbon?

[Greg_L]

Yes indeed Greg.....but only the Lennon written songs.

Ugh, I really hate John Lennon and everything he stood for.

 

[moresound]

Ugh, I really hate John Lennon and everything he stood for.

True Greg... he never had a chance to write a song like *Shit Eating Grin*

 

[Greg_L]

True Greg... he never had a chance to write a song like *Shit Eating Grin*

Exactly. My one song obliterated the entire beatles catalog.

 

[recordman]

No...one word...bleed.

To follow up on my earlier post. I gate my toms (and all drums) VERY TIGHT. Recording two toms with one mic is not an option. Infact I use a close-mic on every drum PLUS a trigger on every drum and then I sidechain the trigger to open the gate very accurately.

I don't do this for jazz drumming obviously...only metal, rock, pop, country...etc. If the drummer is really snazzy and utilizes ghost notes and massive dynamics it becomes a bit trickier.

 

[moresound]

Absolutely Greg...
the Greg L anthology

 

[Greg_L]

Recording two toms with one mic is not an option. .

For you.

It could work for someone else. Is it ideal? Nope, I don't think so. But whatever.

 

[TelePaul]

For the record, I tried this, though it was a very brief test. It actually worked reasonably well in that the sound was limited more by the performance than the microphones. I also experimented with a Sennheiser e604 on the floor tom and close-micing does capture alot of the attack and power in the toms, so I'll bear it in mind.

I don't think I'd ever, ever be inclined to gate drums.

 

[grimtraveller]

I'd love to try and gate the drums, just once, just to see what difference, if any, it makes. Another colour to my on going palette, as it were. But I haven't got a clue as yet !

 

[Greg_L]

I gate mine all the time. No big deal.

 

[recordman]

I'd love to try and gate the drums, just once, just to see what difference, if any, it makes. Another colour to my on going palette, as it were. But I haven't got a clue as yet !

Takes away all the nasty clutter you get from the bleed of the tom mics. It's a big deal

 

[Greg_L]

It's not a big deal. Do it or don't.

 

[RAMI]

It's not a big deal. Do it or don't.

Exactly. Some do, some don't. I never feel a need to.

 

[grimtraveller]

It would be purely experimental because I don't mind bleed.

 

[starsxandxslits]

To follow up on my earlier post. I gate my toms (and all drums) VERY TIGHT. Recording two toms with one mic is not an option. Infact I use a close-mic on every drum PLUS a trigger on every drum and then I sidechain the trigger to open the gate very accurately.

I don't do this for jazz drumming obviously...only metal, rock, pop, country...etc. If the drummer is really snazzy and utilizes ghost notes and massive dynamics it becomes a bit trickier.

you mean if the drummer is actually good?