SM58 for recording drums

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I wanna close mic a drumset,but I only have 1 sm58.can I get a pro sound recording 1 drum at a time?I will also record each symbol sepritly to get separations.Anyone do this before?
 
The SM58 is +/- 6dB, depending on how loud your source is. For instance, if you source is 6dB quieter, the SM58 will be 6dB quieter too.
 
beezelbubba said:
I wanna close mic a drumset,but I only have 1 sm58.can I get a pro sound recording 1 drum at a time?I will also record each symbol sepritly to get separations.Anyone do this before?
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I was forced to do that once. We didn't use a 58, but the producer wanted complete isolation on all the drums and cymbals. So the drummer had to sit there and play the hat to a click, then play the snare, then play the kick, etc... It took forever and it ended up sounding like a drum machine (which I could have programmed in 15 minutes) What a waste of time.
 
Farview said:
I was forced to do that once. We didn't use a 58, but the producer wanted complete isolation on all the drums and cymbals. So the drummer had to sit there and play the hat to a click, then play the snare, then play the kick, etc... It took forever and it ended up sounding like a drum machine (which I could have programmed in 15 minutes) What a waste of time.
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I do that too, but it's because I suck at drums :o and I suck at drum machines worse :o :o :o
 
sounds very difficult, and painfully slow.

are you making samples of your drums and cymbals?

in theory, its an excellent idea, playing each drum one hit at a time and then creating your own beat by configuring all of your drum 'samples'. this way, you could nearly isolate each drum one at a time and get a great sound, one at a time.. sounds slow and painful though, seriously..
 
Just throw up a couple of fabulous MSH-1A SDCs as OHs and flail away!
 
TragikRemix said:
sounds very difficult, and painfully slow.

are you making samples of your drums and cymbals?
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No, this was going to 2 inch tape. We were recording an album. He was performing full songs one drum at a time.

The reson it sounded like a drum machine is because there was no groove to it. Everything had to be right on the click. There was also no interaction between the drums (the other drums weren't there). The idea was to get absolute isolation so you could process all the drums to the extreme without having to worry about how that processing was affecting the bleed from the rest of the kit.
 
Farview said:
No, this was going to 2 inch tape. We were recording an album. He was performing full songs one drum at a time.

The reson it sounded like a drum machine is because there was no groove to it. Everything had to be right on the click. There was also no interaction between the drums (the other drums weren't there). The idea was to get absolute isolation so you could process all the drums to the extreme without having to worry about how that processing was affecting the bleed from the rest of the kit.
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Would have sounded like something done with PC drummer
 
YUP! But, again, this was the late 80's. There were no PCs, much less ones with drummers built in.
 
Farview said:
YUP! But, again, this was the late 80's. There were no PCs, much less ones with drummers built in.
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Ooh, I bet that snare was destined for some reverse gate 'verb :D
 
apl said:
Are you sure you threw up the right mics?
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When you're as insanely talented as myself,mic selection is inconsequential! ;)
 
beezelbubba said:
When you're as insanely talented as myself,mic selection is inconsequential! ;)
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Then why did you post the original question? You seem to already have the answer.
 
Farview said:
Then why did you post the original question? You seem to already have the answer.
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I was thinking the same thing, but got distracted by my I-missed-JamFest-again funk. :mad: :mad: :mad:
 
Farview said:
Then why did you post the original question? You seem to already have the answer.
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'cause I wanted to see if you knew!
 
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