My first try using record man method

[gdavi1]

i posted this in drums and then realized it was better suited here

I used
mxl 992 LDC for left overhead
mxl 993 SDC for right overhead
Shure Sm57 on snare
Shure Sm57 on bass

and it all went in to a behringer 1222fx usb mixer

Honestly how did it come out?

 

[ido1957]

i posted this in drums and then realized it was better suited here

I used
mxl 992 LDC for left overhead
mxl 993 SDC for right overhead
Shure Sm57 on snare
Shure Sm57 on bass

and it all went in to a behringer 1222fx usb mixer

Honestly how did it come out?

Personal taste - I like a bit more snap in my snare. Cymbals sound good to me. Reasonably level mix, generally, but tons of clipping. You need to look into the levels so this clipping is avoided. I think it's got good potential. Will always depend on the whole song to mix of course. We need the drummers like Rami and GregL to chime in with their expertise.....guys?

 

[Greg_L]

Lol. I just posted this in the drum section.......

Dude, that sounds kind of weird. I use the recorderman method and it works. You did something wrong. You got the kick leaning to the left and everything else centered and slightly right. No stereo image at all and it just sounds out of kilter. Before you go miking the kick and snare, learn to get a good and natural recording from just the overheads. The recorderman method, like any other stereo overhead setup, is very dependent on perfect mic positioning. Get the O/H's right first and then mix in some kick and snare. Take your time and get it right.


P.S. - and the clipping is bad.

 

[propman]

As was said, the mix felt like it was leaning to the right to me.

 

[gdavi1]

tomorrow morning i will try again

 

[Almy]

I hear some clipping as well, you might be recording too loud. I notice you are using a USB interface. Does that mean you aren't able to record the tracks individually?

One thing you can do to try and troubleshoot the stereo image. Keep the kick mic and the snare mic in the center. Pan one OH hard left and one OH hard right. It's not the only way to do it obviously, but try that and you'll start to see the difference in what a stereo image can do.

Quoting myself from your other thread.

 

[guitarboi89]

additionally
the kick drum sounds a bit like a tom thats been tuned to high, it may work for jazzy stuff but for the beats your playing it need to be much lower

dont worry, you should hear the first drums i recorded

 

[faderbug]

i posted this in drums and then realized it was better suited here

I used
mxl 992 LDC for left overhead
mxl 993 SDC for right overhead
Shure Sm57 on snare
Shure Sm57 on bass

and it all went in to a behringer 1222fx usb mixer

Honestly how did it come out?

i think it's kinda weird to use two different mics for overheads

 

[Almy]

dont worry, you should hear the first drums i recorded

I should add something like that too. Don't sweat it! You'll learn tons here. I would absolutely hate to hear my first effort before coming across tons of advice from here and other places.

 

[RAMI]

Judging by how much louder (or more isolated, which might make them sound louder to me) the snare and kik are than the hats, I'd say we're hearing alot more individual mics than overheads. It almost sounds like the kik and snare were over-dubbed while being recorded in a different room than the cymbals. You can try mixing them in a little lower and maybe rolling off a bit of low-mids from the 57 on the snare. For a first try at drums, it's way better than I managed.