SM57 + snare = weird reverb niose?
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Posted on Aug 25, 2005 11:20 pm
Graig
Member Since: Aug 25, 2005
Im starting to record drums for my band and I have a good set of equipment to use and everything is sounding good so far. I have 2 nice overheads, an audix mic working well on the toms, a 112 for the kick and my newly aquired sm57 for the snare. Im recording everything into a mixer then into my tascam US122 so i get a good stereo track of my mixed drums. Unfortunately I cannot have each mic on a seperate track. So whats the problem....
The problem is, the 57 picks up the snare and then a bit of a reverbish niose afterwards, i dont know what it is, but it can be heard in the recordings too. The room wer're in is a garage, all carpeted and theres a lot of stuff to reduce echo, so whats going on? I've never had this problem before. Im micing the snare on the hihat side right beside the hat stand about 40 degrees one inch above the skin and a mic width in. Anyone have any ideas to help me solve this problem? Thanks in advance.
and i realize i spelt noise wrong....
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Aug 26, 2005 12:52 am I've had this problem before.
First-check the snare itself. If the snare rings a lot, try tuning it or replacing the head (aquarian powerstroke, yum).
Second-I position the mic differently. From a drummer's standpoint, look at the snare as a clock. 12 being pointed towards the toms, 6 right to you. Put the mic at about 9 o'clock, in between the hats and the hi tom. try that out and tell me what happends
hope that helped
Andy
Aug 26, 2005 02:14 am Stick duck tape on the top and bottom of the edges of the snare!!
RigsbyUltra MagnusMember
Since: Nov 13, 2004
Aug 26, 2005 03:25 am You might also be getting some refections from the underside of the hihat as well, but the likely answer is that it's the snare ringing.
jmailjimmie neutronMember
Since: Feb 14, 2005
Aug 26, 2005 06:24 am Snare springs, drum ring, & mic placement. Any one, or all three...
GraigMember
Since: Aug 25, 2005
Aug 26, 2005 08:32 am Thanks a lot guys. I'll try all this stuff out and report back, hopefully the problem fixes itself. Thanks again, peace.
GraigMember
Since: Aug 25, 2005
Aug 28, 2005 07:24 pm I fixed the problem. I put up a few matresses and blankets in the room and changed the angle and posiiton of the snare mic. I also added tape to the snare. It sounds much better now. Thanks a lot.
WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
Aug 29, 2005 12:58 am When I use overheads and kneehigh mics on a kit (and I usually do), I will often realign the waveforms in the mix to get a perfect match on predominate voices such as the snare voice in many tunes. Kneehighs and overheads can have up to a 4 or 5 sec delay (1ms per foot) and create a verb effect. Often that is a desired effect but sometimes it 'softens' the sound in the mix. By lining up the waveforms in time you can really 'tighten' a perticular voice.
