looks good, if a bit blurry that first one, and nice set up may i add, loving the DW rack
looks good, if a bit blurry that first one, and nice set up may i add, loving the DW rack
Yea sorry camera phone so not very good. Plus I have changed stuff around now have condenser mics (thanks Charly) for overheads. Charly Funkyruss and Dwdrumr have been big help
Heres some better pictures, I hope
First of all this is just my observation, and there are many seasoned studio drummers on this site that may be able to help.
It looks like you have 4 mics. Regardless of what type at this point.
Take your dynamic mics and put them on your snare and kick. Take the other mics and raise them over your set left and right in a XY position. That way you will pick up your whole set. Cymbals and toms. You can mix your set accordingly.
It is best to have Condensers on the overheads L & R . Dynamic mics on the snare and kick.
But,, I have heard great recordings with sm 57's and 58's on drums.
Earthworks has a nice 3 mic drum set up but very pricey.
You can get great drum sounds from any number of decent mics that do not cost a fortune. I know people who have recorded hit records useng just 57's. Experiment on placement but this template will work for 4 mic set up.
Last edited by VIbes; 01-09-2010 at 08:16 PM.
Ludwig Classic Maple vintage 1980 Silver Sparkle
Ludwig Classic Maple vintage 1960 Gold Sparkle
Ludwig Classic Maple vintage 1968 Champagne Sparkle
Premier Resonators vintage 70's Polychromatic Red
Slingerland 60's Vintage. Vintage Sky Blue Pearl
Slingerland 1972 "Avante" Red
Camco Chanute vintage. 1973 Silver Sparkle
Gretsch Catalina Jazz. Blue Pearl
Sonor Safari. Black Galaxy
Rogers Londoner V vintage. 1977 Silver Mist
Rogers Script Badge 9/72 1972 Black Nitro
Beverley of England 4 piece vintage. Red
Stewart 1966 Black Diamond Pearl MIJ
Vintage Paiste 2002
Vintage Avedis Zildjian
Overhead is condenser mic and rest are dynamic for now this is what I am going with have more mics on the way Shure 57
Hello Larry,
Good for you to venture into recording. First thing I notice that would improve you recording would be acoustic treatment on the walls. It looks like the room is square and slightly confined which will cause slap back echo, wash and bass build up. The room will cause quite a bit of phasing issues when you record. By taming your room you will be far ahead. I am not sure how for forward the room goes but pulling your kit away from the wall a little more will help as well. Anyway, experiment with mic position and preamp settings and post up when you get a chance.
Studio build up thread:
http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.p...dio-16527.html
Not to thread jack...
I'm still a kick mic and a mixer away from being able to do a 4 mic Glyn Johns type setup. However, last night I gave the recorderman method a shot. I was able to get a sound that was pretty much like what you hear from your throne using just a pair of condensers (Audio Technica AT2020s) running to my interface. Panning about 70% gave a great stereo image. I just thought I'd throw it out there for anybody on a tight budget.
Mmm... Saturns.
Glyn Johns recorded some of the greats; John Bonham comes to mind. It's really amazing how big of a sound he got from 4 mics. It was certainly enough to convince me that you don't have to spot mic every element on your kit.
Mmm... Saturns.
Hey all input is good. Thanks for sharing as I am learning as I go along
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