drum mics?

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Member Since: May 24, 2006

im just beginning so if every one could just bare with me, I dont realy know what I talkng About yet or how to spell...

SO a buddy and I are trying to start a studio, what are good drum mics? do mics and cables make a differance in quolity? I was set on the sm57 for the snare because of all the good things I hear about it... what else should I invest in that are about the same Quolity? is a drum mic pack a teriblr idea? if u guys could help me get a better i dea of what is good ide' rfealy apreciate it...

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Since: Apr 03, 2002


May 24, 2006 10:54 am

A SM57 is a fine choice for a snare, and honestly I have heard some people being very happy with the drum mic packs...all you can do is try.

I am not a crook's head
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Since: Mar 14, 2003


May 24, 2006 11:24 am

Yup the SM57 is very popular for snare, and should work fine.

I'm no expert on kick mics so I'll leave that to somebody else, but I can say that you won't want to skimp here. I've used both a cheap kick mic from a CAD drum mic pack, and a SM57 for kick. Neither turned out very well.

For overheads, a moderately priced pair of small diaphragm condensors will do the job. I've used the MXL 993 stereo pair and they sound great for the price. WhosYourDaddy uses a pair of Sampson overheads and gets good results. So you dont have to spend a fortune on your overheads for good results.

The mics will absolutely make a difference in the recording quality, but so will the drummer, the drum set, the drum tuning, the room's acoustics, the preamps, the recording device, the effects, the mixing, and the mastering.

I think that the first thing that we all learn here is that you can still make a bad mix with great equipment. For starters, do your research, buy what you can afford that suits your needs, and you can get some pretty darn good results.

JR Productions
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Since: Mar 03, 2005


May 24, 2006 07:32 pm

I find that the kick drum is the hardest drum to get a good sound from. If I were you, I would go with a D112 or a Beta 52 if its in the budget right away. And even if its not, I would save up. I have the audix fusion pack and it is decent, but the kick mic really could be better.

Member
Since: May 24, 2006


May 24, 2006 09:25 pm

What about a Audix D6? I was reccomended to pick up one of those because they are an 'easy to make sound good' type of mic.

Faze 2 Studios
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Since: Aug 15, 2005


May 25, 2006 12:45 am

The Sm57 will go great on a snare. I get some good lDC mics so that you can use them as overheads and also use them later for vocals, so you dont waste your money....


just my 2 cents

goo dluck, and have fun with it

-melty

Ultra Magnus
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Since: Nov 13, 2004


May 25, 2006 12:57 am

I use a 57 on snare most of the time, a pair of small diaphragm condensers (SDCs) as overheads and a C4000 (LDC) on kick. For kick i've found using a duvet tunnel works nicely, that's my sound of the moment right now and has been for a while. For a better explanation check out my blog, there's some info on bass amp and kick recording with the tunnel just below the pic of an amp wrapped in a pink duvet..

rigsbysmith.blogspot.com

I don't like D112s on kick personally, i find an LDC far more rounded a sound, but i know for harder hitting sorts of music D112s are way more suitable.

I've never found a drum kit mic set i've been happy with, but i do like the overhead mics in the superlux kit which is like £90, a bargain for a decent pair of OH mics even if you're disgarding the rest.

Welcome to HRC btw.

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