Miking drum help. Heres an mp3 and pics of my new setup...

[Rickson Gracie]

I know it needs some help...i am posting the mp3 and pics of my setup.

i am also using an Mbox that cant be seen in the pics.

i am not sure if its a good idea to use two different mics for the overheads but the 603s on the left side was picking up the highs of the crash way too much. The dragonfly seems to be responding much better to the crash. Now I am using the 603s on th ekick instead.

I am using a Sennheiser e609 silver on the snare.

Also...on the Yamaha MG10 mixer, how do i send my stereo line outs to my Mbox line inputs? I am using the C-R OUT but I am not sure if thats the correct ones. This is the first time i am actually using a mixer...also why is it that i can not use the gain and level controls to completely shut off my 603s overhead? I can completely lower the gain and the level and i still get the red LED to peak!??

Thanks!

Heres the MP3 (right click to save):

Here are the pics:

http://armlock.com/drumtest/back1.jpg

http://armlock.com/drumtest/back3.jpg

http://armlock.com/drumtest/back4.jpg

http://armlock.com/drumtest/front1.jpg

http://armlock.com/drumtest/frontkick.jpg


THANKS!!

 

[scrubs]

A few comments:

Nice playing, overall. Thanks for the pics and sound sample.

You may have a difficult time with recording drums in that space. With low ceilings like that, you will get a lot of reflections in the overheads. Some acoustic treatment may help (see the studio building forum for better advice than I can give in that arena).

As for overheads, it is usually advised to use closely matched mics as they will give you a better stereo image when used in XY or near-coincident placement. There are not set rules, though, and I would imagine that with a spaced pair, it is less of an issue. Do what sounds good.

Drums are loud - they will often cause clipping even with minimal preamp gain. If you cannot lower the level enough, maybe move the mic around or use a little compression.

I am listening on a laptop, so I cannot tell if there is much bass (I will listen again when I get home). The snare is tuned a little too high for my taste.

You should be able to connect the L/R main outputs from your mixer to the Mbox 1&2 inputs. Pan the drums how you want them at the mixer (bass and snare - center; overheads - hard right and hard left).

The real question is, how does it sound to you? If you like the sound, try overdubbing a few tracks and see what the mix is like. Good luck.

 

[notbradsohner]

acoustic treatement will help you greatly, thats all I can say.