Duck Tape
Platinum Member
Hey,
A guy in my band brought a mixer around and this opens up my options a bit, I can now use all my mics (I only have 3).
I have an Audix D6 bass drum mic and 2x sm57's.
The more I record drumming the more disappointed I get with the sound of 1 room mic and I can now see the importance of micing everything. But I have 4 toms and a snare setup so with the sm57's I could only realistically:
Mic the batter side of the snare and have 1 overhead
Or have 2 overheads.
Do you agree? What would you do?
Is 2 overheads going to improve the situation much? If so are there any rules or techniques for positioning them? I usually have the one sm57 over my right shoulder, about head height and pointed at the snare.
Thank you
A guy in my band brought a mixer around and this opens up my options a bit, I can now use all my mics (I only have 3).
I have an Audix D6 bass drum mic and 2x sm57's.
The more I record drumming the more disappointed I get with the sound of 1 room mic and I can now see the importance of micing everything. But I have 4 toms and a snare setup so with the sm57's I could only realistically:
Mic the batter side of the snare and have 1 overhead
Or have 2 overheads.
Do you agree? What would you do?
Is 2 overheads going to improve the situation much? If so are there any rules or techniques for positioning them? I usually have the one sm57 over my right shoulder, about head height and pointed at the snare.
Thank you