Recording drums in my living room

[endserenading81]

I would like to record the drums in the biggest room in the house, hence, the living room. But my computer and breakout box are in MY room. The length is about 40' away, I think. Is it crazy to use a mic cable that long. I don't want to spend a $100 on ONE 40' mic cable, let alone 4 of them (kick, snare, 2 overheads). Is there a huge difference between say Monster Cable and your run of the mill mic cable? Even if there is alot of difference, I would think the effect I get out of recording in a larger room is worth it. What do you guys think.
Thanks everyone,
Rob

 

[Cloneboy Studio]

You could buy an audio snake. 40' run isn't too long.

Or you could move the setup to the living room while recording the drums.

Whatever you do I hope there isn't a girlfriend or wife living there with you... it could get ugly fast. If I tried a stunt of that nature it'd be the last you'd hear of me....

 

[eeldip]

i say better sounding room's benefits will FAR outweigh any cable issues unless you start getting serious RFI or something like that.

if you feel like soldering a lot in the next few days you could put together a 40 foot mic snake for not TOO much money. maybe $100? lets see, about $2 a connector, yea... well less than $100 for sure.

40' for a cable is sort of short as these things go. i think you have to go over 100' before you start worrying about that sort of stuff.

however, 40' is getting to the length where quality of cable becomes more apparent. go for the mogami snake cable. call up full compass and they will hook you up.

 

[MichaelM]

Yeah, I moved my gear into the living room last time I recorded my drums.... I don't think my housemate enjoyed it much, but she didn't say anything so it was OK.

 

[TexRoadkill]

XLR is theoretically good to 1000'. 40' is nothing. Most live shows require a few hundred feet of cable runs.

The cable quality issue is highly debated. I don't notice as a big of a difference with balanced lines as with unbalanced. Usually the higher cost is more about connector and sheilding quality which can make a big difference in how durable the cables are.