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Always great to talk to you guys here...
Here's a good question from a band that popped up at a gig tonight at my
club.
"Can you get a better drum sound on your recordings for us?"
I've been recording the bands that play here as a free bonus for them, so
studio perfection is not a goal, just decent sound, and I've have been
getting good results with a pair of 4051's hung in ORTF from the ceiling
about 12 ft in front of the band (it's a small room), a couple mics on the
amps and vocals inserted through the board. Very live clean "bootleg" sound.
Since the drums are pretty much in the same spot for most bands, I was
wondering if a pair of condensors hanging down from the ceiling about a foot
or so above the drummer's head would be a decent generic answer to get a
full set sound mixed with into the recordings. Another option is to mount
the mics on the sound absorbing panel which is directly behind the drummer.
Stage space it too tight to put anything out front of the kick more than a
foot (otherwise people will kick it over or trip on it), so I'm also
wondering if a kick mic is really needed for this purpose.
So the questions are:
1) XY, ORTF, separate, or just try and see?
2) Angled and pointing where?
3) 2 or 3 mics?
4) Since it's so damned loud on stage (the guitar amps are 3 ft away, and
the bass amp is 4 feet away) bleeding will be a major issue, what kind of
overhead mic would be suitable for this kind of drum/stage/recording setup?
It is on stage at a club, so nothing super fragile or too expensive is
really practical.
Thanks.
Always great to talk to you guys here...
Here's a good question from a band that popped up at a gig tonight at my
club.
"Can you get a better drum sound on your recordings for us?"
I've been recording the bands that play here as a free bonus for them, so
studio perfection is not a goal, just decent sound, and I've have been
getting good results with a pair of 4051's hung in ORTF from the ceiling
about 12 ft in front of the band (it's a small room), a couple mics on the
amps and vocals inserted through the board. Very live clean "bootleg" sound.
Since the drums are pretty much in the same spot for most bands, I was
wondering if a pair of condensors hanging down from the ceiling about a foot
or so above the drummer's head would be a decent generic answer to get a
full set sound mixed with into the recordings. Another option is to mount
the mics on the sound absorbing panel which is directly behind the drummer.
Stage space it too tight to put anything out front of the kick more than a
foot (otherwise people will kick it over or trip on it), so I'm also
wondering if a kick mic is really needed for this purpose.
So the questions are:
1) XY, ORTF, separate, or just try and see?
2) Angled and pointing where?
3) 2 or 3 mics?
4) Since it's so damned loud on stage (the guitar amps are 3 ft away, and
the bass amp is 4 feet away) bleeding will be a major issue, what kind of
overhead mic would be suitable for this kind of drum/stage/recording setup?
It is on stage at a club, so nothing super fragile or too expensive is
really practical.
Thanks.