This might get a little controversial. We’re going to talk about miking a pair of toms (either rack or floor) with 1 microphone. According to many engineers this is a no-no for recording sessions. For live settings, it’s easier to get away with it. But this is also a common situation: sometimes you have more toms than mics or inputs.
What do you do in those cases?
For more details on how to mic toms, please refer to the “Miking toms” post.
Micing drums with 4 mics can be done with Innovative Techniques or Classic stereo overhead techniques.
Micing drums with 4 mics can be done with Innovative Techniques or Classic stereo overhead techniques.
Recording drums with 3 mics can be done with Innovative Techniques or Classic stereo overhead techniques.
Recording drums with 3 mics can be done with Innovative Techniques or Classic stereo overhead techniques.
This section will be divided in 2: Techniques developed based on necessity & and Classic Stereo Overhead techniques.
This section will be divided in 2: Techniques developed based on necessity & and Classic Stereo Overhead techniques.
“If I have 1 microphone, in how many ways can I record my drums? If I have 2, 3, 4 and so on? How can I use them?”
This free guide was created to answer these questions. To inspire you, give you ideas. Some might work for you, some might not, and that’s OK.
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