overhead mic

[wildflower soul]

whats a decent mic for overhead drum micing?

i use a sm57 on my snare, and a nady kick drum mic on the bass.

just looking for a mic thatll pick up the cymbals well basically

 

[Scinx]

Please in the future use the search function - you can find millions of posts of this same question...
However - for a cheap solution, look at the MXL603s or the Oktava MC012s. The latter are prolly recommended if you have anything but dark cymbals. The former tends to pronounce the high end - and with bright cymbals - you may need to cover your ears...

 

[grahamware]

Check here:

http://www.hr-faq.org

everything you need to know about overheads. Read the drum section first in 'microphone purchasing', and when you have a list of potential mics, see what opinions are in the 'mic specifics' section.

Good luck!

-Graham D.