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Since: Nov 25, 2004
Jan 12, 2006 03:36 pm I'm not sure how Noize set's em up but I have had good success with a 3 mic setup...if you're going for "that" sound. It's more of a beefy, roomy sort of vintage sound, definately different than a close mic'ed sound, but I like it for certain projects.
You can put the 3 mics (LD Condensers) anywhere aroun/above the kit, but make sure that they are all equal distance from the centre of the snare drum to ensure good phase between mics. This will place the snare drum (and kick generally) in the centre of the stereo feild which is desirable. I have had the most success with one LD about 36 - 40 inches above the snare facing directly down at it, another outside the floor tom facing the snare/hats (same distance away from snare centre). If you cant picture it think of an x/y axis with the snare centre being the intersection of x & y. these 2 mics can be panned left and right and will leave the snare popping out of the middle, with the rest of the kit in stereo. The third mic would be used as a FOK (front of kit) mic to capture a good mono signal of the entire kit, but mainly the low end of the kick...
Once you get this setup right, you'll be amazed at how good it can sound with only 3 mics!
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 12, 2006 08:43 pm You actually only use 2 as overheads in that scenario. The 3rd mic is out front of the kick set height wise approximately even with the top of the kick drum. Depending on the size of the room that will determine how far out front of the kick you should put it. A good starting point is about 2 feet. This will pick up the kick as well as the toms and a bit of the snare.
For the overheads stick with the 3 to 1 rule. I'll explain in a minute about that. This is a good starting point and it works well for me. Find the highest cymbal in your kit. Set you overheads approximately 1.5 to 2 feet above that. Now comes the 3 to 1 rule. If lets say you are 2 feet above the highest cymbal you will want to spread you mic's out 3 times that distance. So from the center of the kit your mics will be 6 feet apart. This will hlep eliminate most phase issues. You will of coarse have to adjust this for the room though as the room size will again contribute to the mics being in or out of phase.
These are jsut starting points and you can move the mics around to suite your needs from there.
