NEED OVERHEAD MICS and need to know where to place um

[chestwick91]

I need over head mics for my drum kit....i was thinking about marshall 603's but want to spend less and still get good sound...any ideas...also where do i put then for best sound...i have a mxl 990 is that a good mic for hi hats, because its the only use i found for it is acoustic guitar?
thanks guys

 

[scrubs]

The 603s is a good mic (& I've heard good things about the new 604 as well). Definitely worth the $. If your budget is super tight, just get another 990, or a pair of the Behringer (yes, Behringer) ECM8000 reference mics.

In general, your overheads will pick up plenty of hi hat, so you shouldn't need a separate mic. If you must, the 990 would probably work.

As for placement, there are bunches of ways to do it. I like an XY pair right in the center. OTRF, spaced pairs, etc. can also be used. Here's a good tutorial on drum miking with soundclips: http://artistpro.com/index.php?modu...&POSTNUKESID=364624c59e1eb1891d9cd38f4e449ba8

 

[jkokura]

Here's a good site to try to find this kind of info at...

http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/

Jacob

 

[emergencyexit]

I've got 4 603s. I've used them on just about everything, but be aware that they do have a hyped high end, and it does show. Also they slowly roll of bellow the mids and this shows at all giving just a generally thin sound. This can be good and sounds great on some sources. I use them as drum overheads frequently but may I also suggest the KEL Hm-1s. They are $100 each and pretty flat response. I have only heard great about the KEL's.

Ben

 

[chestwick91]

what about the volume of the recording...wont it be aful loud if i don't have a seprate mic for the high hat, when i hit my cymbal of corse

 

[treymonfauntre]

the hi hat is very very loud. sometimes people will close mic it with a dynamic just to get some stick definition (which usually ends up being really really loud if you're listening quietly, but sounds really good if you have cranked) but it will without a doubt be loud enough in your recording. unless you're hitting it with a noodle

 

[Funky_A]

Here's a good site to try to find this kind of info at...

http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/

Jacob

Last friday I attended one of the free mixdown courses at SAE, I'm actually thinking of attending a whole study there for Audio Engineering....