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I know this topic has been covered before but I would like some help in some areas I am not clear on and I am a newbie.
We have a four piece blues-rock band (drums, bass, guitar, harmonica & vocals). For the drums we have a PG52 for the kick drum and two SM57's for the overheads. It is a rather typical drum kit (bass drum, snare, 3 toms, high-hat, 3 crash, and a ride cymbal). We use a Korg D1600. Here are my questions.
1. For the overheads, I have seen the overheads spread a couple feet from the center of the set and then point slightly toward the center. I have also seen the two overheads placed together in the center and pointed away from each other. My intial attempt (spread techique) was ok, but the cymbals were not picked up as well as the toms and snare (could this be, in part a function of the mic; although it is unlikely we will be buying new mic's). I realize that I will have to experiment and that there are a lot of other variables that could affect the sound, but I am looking for a good starting point and rules of thumb.
2. If we add a fourth mic (PG56 for the snare), should I just leave the two overheads in the same position that worked in a 3-mic situation?
3. What is a typical panning setup. I figure the kick drum and the snare (in the case of the 4-mic setup) would be dead center. The two overheads I think should be panned left and right. Should it be panned 100% to the right (or left) or 75%, etc? Does the inclusion of a fourth mic on the snare impact the panning decision of the overheads?
4. Any eq suggestions?
Thank you.
Roy
We have a four piece blues-rock band (drums, bass, guitar, harmonica & vocals). For the drums we have a PG52 for the kick drum and two SM57's for the overheads. It is a rather typical drum kit (bass drum, snare, 3 toms, high-hat, 3 crash, and a ride cymbal). We use a Korg D1600. Here are my questions.
1. For the overheads, I have seen the overheads spread a couple feet from the center of the set and then point slightly toward the center. I have also seen the two overheads placed together in the center and pointed away from each other. My intial attempt (spread techique) was ok, but the cymbals were not picked up as well as the toms and snare (could this be, in part a function of the mic; although it is unlikely we will be buying new mic's). I realize that I will have to experiment and that there are a lot of other variables that could affect the sound, but I am looking for a good starting point and rules of thumb.
2. If we add a fourth mic (PG56 for the snare), should I just leave the two overheads in the same position that worked in a 3-mic situation?
3. What is a typical panning setup. I figure the kick drum and the snare (in the case of the 4-mic setup) would be dead center. The two overheads I think should be panned left and right. Should it be panned 100% to the right (or left) or 75%, etc? Does the inclusion of a fourth mic on the snare impact the panning decision of the overheads?
4. Any eq suggestions?
Thank you.
Roy
