Kick drum mic on floor tom?

[doclegion]

Anyone ever done this?? I was gonna mic it up on my next project

 

[colonel_claypoo]

not that unusual. seen a lot D112's and D6's on floor toms.
never done it myself though so can't comment on how good it actually is.
just try it out, you can do no wrong

 

[Charles J]

shit fucking rules.

'nuff said. i do it anytime I can get away with it, which is ALWAYS now that we have a D6 AND a Beta52. I love the '52 on Floor Tom... I'm sure the D6 kicks even more ass but I prefer it on kick (now, if we have two, that'd be a different story possibly..)

 

[AllanD]

I always put a 52 on the floor tom as well

 

[JeffTD]

D6 fucking rules, as does the B52, but I find the 52 really relies on the guy hitting hard. If he's not pounding that tom, it ends up sounding bloated through that mic IME.

 

[Machinated]

i also think the D6 on floor tom is decent

 

[Strachan of D]

the d112 does a decent job

 

[RedDog]

I've seen sample sessions with a D6 or a 52 even a 112 on the reso head, with possibly a side-address condenser about a foot or so back for attack.

 

[Trevoire520]

I've used the D112 on floor a couple of times, and also used a 602 on the reso head when using something else for the top.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I've been rocking the D112 on the floor tom for a couple years now. Works well.

 

[mva801]

I put kick mics on floor toms all the time. Actually the session I'm doing now I'm using 4 ATM25's - one on the kick and three on the toms (one on each).

 

[doclegion]

what about using an sm78 on the kick??? Im recording a band I was either gonna use the 7b or beta ... Im leaning tord the 7B I just gotta try it ay

 

[GTanguay]

Taylor Larson from Oceanic studios ( Travis Orbin drum videos, Periphery 2 ) is using the 7B on his kick pretty much everytime! and for the D6 on the floor tom.. Works like a charm! makes them growl instantly!

 

[JeffTD]

I saw Chevelle a few years back and the drummer said he had an SM7b mounted inside the kick drum for the entirety of the tour, sounded awesome in that instance at least!

 

[Charles J]

Taylor Larson from Oceanic studios ( Travis Orbin drum videos, Periphery 2 ) is using the 7B on his kick pretty much everytime! and for the D6 on the floor tom.. Works like a charm! makes them growl instantly!

interestinggggggggg, i loveeeeeee the Orbin drum samples.. shame you gotta cut them up yourself but it kind of felt liberating because I could make the TCI's exactly how I wanted (thanks to Jeff for helping me understand the instrument editor).

shit is DEAD EaSY. =D

 

[jangoux]

Did it a lot on the place I work on - tried a B52, D112 and some other shit, never liked it enough to stick to it. Currently using a C414, sounds great.

 

[heshian46]

I do this with a samson kick mic when im short on decent mics. I almost always get good results.

As always, make sure you dont stick it right on the head. Take it back and up a few inches. You need to leave room in there for the low-freqs to develop.

 

[jENK]

All the time! A Beta 52 or D112 always sounds great on a floor tom, especially 16" floor toms. Sennheiser 421 is still my favourite though.

 

[bgrotto]

Can sound real good on the tom, however, the off-axis bleed (ride, crash, and china cymbal) can be problematic. If you're going to be sample replacing the toms, this may not be an issue, but if you're using the live mic sound, it can rear its (very) ugly head.

 

[mva801]

^^^ Very true, however it applies to.... every mic you might use on a tom. Hyper/ supercardioids are safe bets (atm25 and 414's are hypercardioid). 421's (the standard for toms with most engineers) can get a bit more bleed. I find that the drummer's kit setup and your mic placement have the most to do with this. Can't stand when a drummer throws his ride directly over the tom, wonders why you don't want to put your mic right next to it, then complains about his drum sound...