Feb 07, 2005 12:41 pm Never seen hats set up on the right hand side of the drum kit... how do you control that and the bass pedal at the same time?
my first drum kit
Posted on Feb 07, 2005 12:04 pm
flame
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picked this up today, mega mega cheap - been upsetting the neighbours by banging it around in the back garden
anyone ever recorded a kick drum with an sm57?
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Feb 07, 2005 12:41 pm Never seen hats set up on the right hand side of the drum kit... how do you control that and the bass pedal at the same time?
Feb 07, 2005 12:55 pm i dont, thats just where the ground was level enough to stop em falling over!
Feb 07, 2005 01:50 pm "I dont, thats just where the ground was level enough to stop em falling over!"
HAHAHAHAHAHA
I would like to hear the kick through a sm57, don't think it has enough low end pickup for a good smacking sound. Like to hear it.
Feb 07, 2005 06:16 pm thats my concern too...we'll see i guess!
Feb 07, 2005 06:49 pm Man that reminds me of my first kit . I loved that thing, it was pure crap but it was my first kit. A quick pointer, replace the drum heads with ,remo or evans , as soon as you can ,it'll rock then, and you won't brake the cheap ones that come with most kits. Chears man.
I'm still open for drum tracks man.
Feb 07, 2005 07:01 pm cool, ill bear that in mind man, thanks.
i just wanna sample it for now cos its kinda impracticle (hence why im playing in the garden) but i cant wait to get some use out of it...
Feb 14, 2005 06:34 am You'd be best to just buy a cheap noname bass drum mic to get a decent kick sound, they're not pricey or anything. I got a Stagg one for £15 and it's perfectly fine, An SM57 just won't cut it. The only thing I'd ever use one for kickwise is to mic the beater side of the skin to get more "click", but only then if I was going mental with mics. The SM57 will do a great job on the top and bottom of the snare though, remember to line the microphone on axis with the snares.
Feb 14, 2005 07:37 am A few years ago we miced a kit only with 57s and got a decent sound, two OHs, kick and snare. This was with a really awesome drummer though and like 3 grands worth of kit, almost brand new at the time and nicely tuned, just brought up the bass a little on the kick, took out some mid on the snare, might've added a little treble to the OHs, but not too much. The guy was a really hard hitter and that made some difference too, really pushing air around kick-wise.
Feb 14, 2005 07:39 am having looked at the figures, the sm57 just doesnt record low enough to get the kinda soun i want, so i picked up a three piece drum mic set. just gotta find somewhere to play / sample it now...
Feb 14, 2005 09:36 am I found a little extract of the 4 57s kit on an old rough mix disc, but it seems i'm a bit late now, have a listen if you anyway if you like..
www.rigsbysmith.net/hidde...beatextract.mp3
(367kb) file screws up a little, but you can get an idea. Rec'd to digi eight track, i think this came from a rough mix to DAT that i burnt to CD for reference a while ago.
What mic kit did you get Flame?
Feb 14, 2005 08:35 pm dunno, something cheap and chinese...
ill look it up tomorrow for ya
Feb 20, 2005 03:15 pm In all honesty 57's were what we used all the time back in the day. I realize there are much better mics more directed at the kick now. But in a pinch the 57 will do with a little boost on the low end of the EQ.
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