Some MXL-v67g praise

[vicenzajay]

Take a listen to this:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/58891902590a44/

It's unmixed, really - just a rough fader mix after recording my worship team live yesterday (this was the opener of the service). The drum kit was recorded with just a D-6 in the kick and a single v67g overhead (just over the drummers head and "aimed" at the rack between the rack toms.

There is absolutely no eq anywhere in this recording yet - some panning of the djembes and a little reverb here and there....that's all I've had time for as it's Christmas..duh.

Perhaps my standards are low...but the single mic (imo) did a really nice job of capturing an image of the kit. I love the snare when it comes in about 3.5 minutes into my arrangement of this piece.

Hope you enjoy it,
Jay

 

[omtayslick]

Had a listen. Pretty cool, and well recorded. Especially the percussion.

 

[tmix]

I think it is good!
I would imagine you had other mics on stage as well not just 2....?

It lends some credence to the point I have tried to make to many recording drummers...
The fewer mics you can get away with using the clearer , more natural the sound. I know the kicker is you need good instruments and a good room.

I think you should be proud.
What did you record through and to?

 

[L mandrake]

very impressive. I think the snare sounds great. Makes me want to go play with my condensers as single overheads again. I did similar with a d6 and an MXL604 in omni mode and was surprised at how full the sound was. Thanks for posting.

 

[vicenzajay]

Thanks guys -

Yes - Tmix, there were more mics than the two for the stage...I should have clarified that there were only two mics on the drum kit...the kit is enclosed (a bit) with clearsonic panels - two gaps of 12-15 inches on the sides, though, as well as a 2 foot gap in the very back for entrance/exit - focuses and controls the sound a bit (our church meets in a gym).

The other mics were:

Large Djembe - Joe Meek JM-27

Smaller Djembe - SM-57 (actually GLS-57 - the orangecountyspeaker.com chinese clone of the sm-57).

Tall/thin African drum (I have no idea of its name) - MXL 603 SDC

The bass was recorded direct through an Ampeg SVTDI, and the keyboard was direct through a Radial JDI.

Here's what I think is the real "kicker" here - the drummer took his time tuning his toms to the Djembe's...and they sound fantastic alongside the African instruments. His cymbals are also very nice...and the "darker" quality allows the kit to shine through without overwhelming brightness.

Obviously, I've got a lot of work to do still - the rest of the service had varying results (more instruments/voices/all the fun that goes with that) - but I was proud of these guys on Sunday - and the fact that things seem to sit well in the mix without any EQ really was exciting (I'm trying to comb through Harvey Gerst's many incredibly helpful threads to learn how to EQ with placement and smart setup decisions).

Anyway - Merry Christmas, everyone!
Jay

 

[vicenzajay]

Forgot to answer...

I think it is good!
I would imagine you had other mics on stage as well not just 2....?

It lends some credence to the point I have tried to make to many recording drummers...
The fewer mics you can get away with using the clearer , more natural the sound. I know the kicker is you need good instruments and a good room.

I think you should be proud.
What did you record through and to?

The "to" part. All the mics/DI's were routed through the snake to the church's Yamaha board, at which point direct outs took the signals to two Firepods and from thence to my lowly Compaq Pentium M (3 year old) laptop.

Jay