Drummers , Lil' Help?

Posted on Dec 17, 2002 06:25 am
J. SCOTT
Help I'm stuck in Utah!!!!!!!!!
Member Since: Dec 10, 2002

I have a Tama Rockstar, With 8",10",12",14" toms with 22" Bass. 2-16" Crashes, 22" Ride, 18" China Boy, 14" Hi-Hats and a 6.5" Zil-Bel. Oh, and a gibralter rack system. I have one SM11 mic. I want to know what would be the BEST mics for this setup. Right now I am really interested in the May Mounting sytem (the ones that go inside the shell) Are these worth the money and which mics should I throw in there?
Any advice would be helpful.

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Johnny Hero
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Since: Apr 26, 2002

Dec 17, 2002 01:19 pm

All I've ever used is Shure SM57's on my kit, and that works fine for me. You might want to us an actual kick drum mic though... I never had the cash to get one.

crux
Typo Szar
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Since: Jul 04, 2002

Dec 18, 2002 08:07 am

Ive found that drums... being that they are acoustic sound best mic'd at a distance. id get really good overheads first, maybe some condensers? just do the research. i know the inner mics will give more control, but id sacrifice control for great sound anytime. just get overheads for the most part, maybe a good snare mic and kick. that'd already be great in my experience, since a good drum set will already give u great sound, u wont have to eq every single shell. just get that natural sound that u hear.
peace

zekthedeadcow
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Since: May 11, 2002

Dec 19, 2002 02:23 pm

to start I would get two condenser overheads (i use a pair of NT1's) and a kick mic... Then as money permits add a snare mic and then the toms... I use SM57's for those but I think the sennhiser e604 are better ...expecially being smaller :)

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stupe
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Since: Apr 03, 2002

Dec 30, 2002 08:48 pm

my current setup is. two Shure SM81 overheads. shure sm57 akg d112 kick and audix d series tom mics