recording drums question

[mattmandelux]

Hey, I'm recording drums, and i was wondering which mics i should use for the overheads. i was gonna use a 57 for the floor tom, an audix i5 for the snare, and i guess a 58 for a room mic.

I have two mxl condensors that match, should i use them? and with the mics i listed above, does anyone have a better idea of which mics to use for which drum then what i have planned, i was trying it out and it sounded fine to me.


Thanks,

matt.

 

[Elton Bear]

Do you have a kick mic? If not, use the '58.

MXL for overheads.

 

[mojorisen74]

Here's what I use on several different settings:

1: 2 AKG condensers overhead about 5 feet over the drums and 1 Shure SM 58 for the kick

2: 2 AKG condensers, sm57 on snare, sm58 on kick

3: 2 akg condensers, sm57 on snare, top tom and floor toms, sm58 kick

4: 3 akg condensers, 2 overhead and one on hi hat, sm57 on snare, top tom and floor toms, sm58 kick.

I'll also put 2 akg's about 10-15 feet from the drum set for room ambience if needed

 

[guitarded2]

Hey, I'm recording drums, and i was wondering which mics i should use for the overheads. i was gonna use a 57 for the floor tom, an audix i5 for the snare, and i guess a 58 for a room mic.

I have two mxl condensors that match, should i use them? and with the mics i listed above, does anyone have a better idea of which mics to use for which drum then what i have planned, i was trying it out and it sounded fine to me.


Thanks,

matt.

I would throw the mxls up as overheads throw in the audix or the 57 on the snare. I would use the 58 as a bass drum mic. You could probably get away without micing the toms if you do good with the over heads but I wouldn't really suggest using the 58 as a room mic (Room mics usually don't sound well unless they're in a good room and are higher grade mics IMHO) I would experiment with the snare drum a lot by mixing maybe the audix and the 57 maybe one on top or one on bottom and making sure the drum is tuned correctly and also make sure the snare itself isn't too tight or lose. A while ago while I was about ready to throw my snare drum out the window I replaced the snare and made some adjustments and I never realized the problem had such an easy fix. Remember with overheads and if you plan to mic the snare twice to avoid phase issues. I hope this helps.


David