Overhead Advice?

[NSGUITAR]

HAHA Holy shit, that dick is cumming all over the sad man

 

[RandomAwesome]

That dick has a WICKED rim on his helmet

 

[JeffTD]

Is that a shitty swastika on the dick?

 

[muckypup1]

Is that a shitty swastika on the dick?

Looks like it

 

[Sam Bottner]

lol

 

[P-E]

 

[NSGUITAR]

Is that a shitty swastika on the dick?

It was supposed to be a swastika vein.. Come on dude.

 

[ahjteam]

I think image explains how to do the spaced pair micing pretty well

 

[koalamo]

So not to take away from that masterfully drawn penis/swastika combo or anything but as far as overheads go, do they both have to be aligned horizontally or can one mic be more towards the back of the kit while the other is more towards the front??

 

[NickL]

Just use your ears. Line them up in a very generic horizontal way and then adjust them to balance out the volume and tone of the cymbals. 6 ft - 6ft2in from the ground is a solid height but might need to be adjusted depending on the room and the height of the cymbals. Keep listening in the room to get an idea of how it "should" sound.

PS overhead bleed is your friend. Great recordings typically use a lot of drum sound from well-placed overheads to get a sense of space around the kit, but nothing is set in stone.

 

[RandomAwesome]

^ exactly what this guy says. My overheads are where they need to be when they are picking up tons of snare, toms, and even a little kick.

 

[dasbrootal]

PS overhead bleed is your friend. Great recordings typically use a lot of drum sound from well-placed overheads to get a sense of space around the kit, but nothing is set in stone.

+1000