Although different mics may be better for every situation, what do you find is your overall favorite mics on drums? Maybe a 57 on a snare, a D2 on toms, etc...also, what do you find yourself using the most often?
Favorite Drum Mics?
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Razorjack
Bass Behemoth
Audix D6 on kick, i5 on the bottom/57 on the top of snare, MD421 on Toms, C451 on Hi-Hat, C414 on Ride, and KM-84 on OH's. If I had to choose just one set of drum mics that'd be them.
Brett - K A L I S I A
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Matt Crooks
www.fools-game.com
D112 on kick, SM57 on Snare, MD421s on Toms, KM184s on OH.
I haven't tried the D6 yet, it's on the purchase list. I do like the 112 a lot better that the RE20, I've just never gotten good results with the RE20.
I haven't tried the D6 yet, it's on the purchase list. I do like the 112 a lot better that the RE20, I've just never gotten good results with the RE20.
Glenn Fricker
Very Metal &Very Bad News
Another vote here for the D6 on the kick. It's simply the best kick mic I've ever used.
For toms I like the Sennheiser e604, sm57, or ATM25
Overheads: A nice matched pair of Oktava Mc012 can sound wonderful.
Room: A T-Bone/Nady/Apex el-cheapo ribbon mic put thru a Distressor set to 'nuke' is simply awesome.
-0z-
For toms I like the Sennheiser e604, sm57, or ATM25
Overheads: A nice matched pair of Oktava Mc012 can sound wonderful.
Room: A T-Bone/Nady/Apex el-cheapo ribbon mic put thru a Distressor set to 'nuke' is simply awesome.
-0z-
Seizure.
Member
is there any benefit to using different mic's micing snare top and bottom? as supposed to say 2 57's?
Razorjack
Bass Behemoth
Frankie said:
I tried lots of different combos at the end of a session this summer and found that the best results for me came from a SM57 on top and an i5 on the bottom. The i5 added some depth to the crack of the snare that two 57's alone couldn't do.
Impy
Impale/Exhale
OzNimbus said:
Indeed, tried that with a pair of KSMs at uni a while back, got a kickass sound, we ended up using only the ambience mics for one project hehe.
Has anyone used the Audix D-Series on drums with good results? I have my choice right now of either getting 3 Sennheiser MD421's with clips...OR, an Audix D1, 2 of the D2, and a D4 with clips...for the same price. Any opinion on these mics?
metaldrmmer83
SF Progressive Metal
I used the D2's and D4's before and got decent sounds with them. However, i still prefer the 421's on the toms. But you have to make sure the TOMS ARE TUNED! If they are out of tune, you'll be EQing them for days. I also find that if you tune the toms to 4ths or 5ths, they cut the mix really nicely. Try tuning the lower tom head (resonant head) a 4th or 5th below the batter head. When you get to lower toms like 14", 16", or 18" you might have to settle with unisons because the resonant head may be too loose to try 4ths or 5ths. This is just my 2 cents!
Seems like I remember a few guys here trying out an Audix D1 on snare before. How did you guys like it?
My list is a little long (I've always tracked drums in a large studio, whether it be at school or a hired place, so some of these mics are a little more high end than we're used to on this forum):
Kick: D112 inside, NS10 speaker outside(or Subkick), U47/67/87 or 414 a few feet back in a tunnel
Snare Top: 57 and 451 taped together
Snare Bottom: 414 or 441 or 57
Toms: 421's for heavy stuff, U87's if I trust the drummer
OH's: 4038's, 414's, or C12's
Rooms: a single 57 pointed opposite to the drumkit, as far away as possible(usually ends up pointed at control room window), 4038's, mono or stereo U87's, 414's
Hihat: 451 or SM81
Ride: 451 or SM81
I love great room sounds, so I try to put up several pairs and a few mono mics all around the kit and later pick and choose what I want to use in the mix, or change them up throughout the song for different flavors for different sections of the song.
Kick: D112 inside, NS10 speaker outside(or Subkick), U47/67/87 or 414 a few feet back in a tunnel
Snare Top: 57 and 451 taped together
Snare Bottom: 414 or 441 or 57
Toms: 421's for heavy stuff, U87's if I trust the drummer
OH's: 4038's, 414's, or C12's
Rooms: a single 57 pointed opposite to the drumkit, as far away as possible(usually ends up pointed at control room window), 4038's, mono or stereo U87's, 414's
Hihat: 451 or SM81
Ride: 451 or SM81
I love great room sounds, so I try to put up several pairs and a few mono mics all around the kit and later pick and choose what I want to use in the mix, or change them up throughout the song for different flavors for different sections of the song.
And then we throw away those carefully miced sounds and replace with someone elses samples! haha. Just kidding. But its true....
Colin
Colin
NK
Complete Bastard
Andy Sneap
Metal Guru
Its surprising how similar the audix sound to 421's, just with a little less attack, but the actual eq curve of them sounds very close. I've used the D1 on snare recently and had great results. I'm really loving the yamaha sub kick also, just bought another one.
