recording drums on the DMP3

[revamp]

hello guys i just got the dmp3 today and i can't wait to use it. the drummer and i are planning to lay down some drum tracks soon. how will the DMP3 do on this?? the DMP3 has 2 channels and I own a SP B1 condenser mic and a Sennheiser E609 Dynamic mic. is it possible to record a fairly good sounding drum track with what I have and if so, any suggestions on placement of mic?


one more thing... this low cut rumble feature, when I press on it will it affect the tone much, or how often does this button need to be pressed..

 

[mrface2112]

i think the DMP3 will be plenty up to the task--i've heard lots of reports (and tracks) from folks using it for their overheads and/or kick and snare. on the other hand, i think you may run into some problems if you're using only a B1 and e609 for the entirety of your mics.

i'd put the B1 as an overhead and maybe use the 609 as a kick mic? i dunno.....like i said, i think the mics at hand might be far more of a limiting factor than your DMP3.

i've used my B1 as an overhead with plenty of success. lots of folks have said the 609 is a great tom mic (close-mic) i suspect it'll do well as a snare mic, but i can't tell you how well it'll do on the kick. you might want to see if you can rent a kick mic for the occasion and use that in combination with the B1 as an overhead.

really, drum recordings FAR depend more on your kit, how well it's tuned, and the room it's recorded in than your mics and pres......that said, shitty mics and pres on a great, well-tuned kit in a fantastic room won't help you any. but the kit has to sound good to start with, and the B1 and 609 are by no means "shitty mics" IMO.


cheers,
wade

 

[Treeline]

The low cut filter is a toggle - off / on. All it does is reduce signal below the threshold to eliminate micstand rumble and so on.

 

[revamp]

so recordings drums with only 2 microphones can have some good results? were do you guys normally place the overhead mic and should i stick the E609 inside the hole of the kick drum.

 

[bennychico11]

i think they're saying that your drum tracks will be very very limited with only two mics. of course you'll still get signal recorded from them and you will be able to distinguish it as a drum set....but as far as EQing or reducing/increasing gain on a certain instrument you will be very limited. of course if that's all you have and can afford, then do it. otherwise i'd say go out and get a drum mic set or at least a bunch of 57s (cheap and sound good). Most engineers consider 4 mics as the minimum that they will use on a drum set. I'd say you'd be able to pull it off with 3, though. Two overheads and a kick.