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Old 02-10-2008, 08:32 AM   #6 (permalink)
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So yeah, I needa start recording drumming, and I'm just wondering what yu guys do. Do you use a mic on each drum, or just one infront of the whole kit. Which ones better?

Kthx.

Hear is how I mic up drums.

Two overhead mics for cymbales (usually a pair of pencil condencer mics like AKG KM184)

One mic above snare and one mic below. Sure sm57 will do
One mic for High hat
One mic for each tom (sennheiser usually)
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One for bass drum D112 inside the bass drum and one on the outside too (each spot has a different sound)

So i guess in total that is 10 mics.
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