2 Rhode NT1A's as drum overheads...any good?

[sk8ersick666]

So i got a hold of a second Rhode NT1-A to match the one I already own. My friend had an idea to try and use them as drum overheads in A-B. Anyone has any experience with this?

I'm gonna try either way see how it sounds but figure I'd ask here maybe someone would go "HELL NO!! DON'T EVEN TRY"..lol.. Right now I'm using SAMSON CO2's.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

They're not phenomenal by any means, but they'll do the job fine enough. A huge step-up from the CO2's if they're at all alike with the CO3 I used to have.

 

[updog]

Should work well enough.


Unless the microphones really have the text Rhode on them

 

[rcg]

I like Rode K2 for OH

 

[IzovAge]

I would try the Sampson's as a spaced pair as high as you can get them, getting mostly cymbals from overhead and put the Rode's 6 to 8 feet in front of the kit about 10 to 12 feet apart and probably around 3 feet off the floor. Then blend together all mics used to taste, using the Rodes as the body of the kit.

 

[ahjteam]

depends how the cymbals sound. they might be too harsh if they are really bright sounding. But they are really good room mics.

 

[darthjujuu]

tonsa people use NT1's as overheads. you'll be fine.

 

[colonel kurtz]

super bright mics

do what you can to tame HF reflections, and possibly have the mics a little off-axis from the cymbals