What would you use?

[No More Beers]

Hey guys, i am going to track some drums tomorrow. It´s a 6 piece kit, on kick, one snare and 4 toms. Besides hihat, ride and cymbals, of course.
These are the pres I can use
http://www.estudiovibe.com.br/pres.htm
And these are the mics:
http://www.estudiovibe.com.br/microfones.htm
Of course there are some mics that we have more than 1.
From what i remember it is:
1 C12
2 C414
Many C680 (i guess 3 or 4)
2 D112
1 AE2500
2 AT3035
1 AT4033
1 AT825
Dont know how many AT854
3 ATM25
1 Opus65
1 Opus83
3 KM184
1 U87
3 421
2 M81
1 SM7
Many Sm57 (4 or 5)
1 Sm58

It´s the first time i´ll record drums in this studio, i´ve worked with engineers there and i know what they use. I just want to know what you guys would use with all this equipament.

 

[BLUElightCory]

Nice gear to work with!

What style of music is it?

 

[Trevoire520]

Well it looks like you are all set for preamps! Just take your pick and run with it I say.

With that mic list I'd probably go for:
Overs - C414 (I like LD overheads and these have served me well before)
Snare - SM57's (Old faithful, though I prefer I5's)
Rack Toms - SM57's (Clear and articulate for the smaller toms)
Floor Toms - ATM25's (Scooped in a nice way that sounds geat on floor toms)
Kick - ATM25 (An awesome kick mic for any style with the right eq-ing imo)
Room - Really you can use anything here, but I tend to go for condensers, something not too bright.
Cymbals - KM184's (Pretty safe choice for close micing cymbals I reckon)


If you've got the time though do some experimenting, you never know what might sound amazing until you try it.

 

[ahjteam]

If you want to mic for the heck of it:

KICK: C680's inside the drum on a pillow (google just in case that they can handle atleast 120dB SPL force), D112's by the hole
SNARE: SM81 about 3 ft above the snare pointing straight down (the bonham mic), SM57 on the top, SM57/SM81/something on the bottom depending on what kind of sound you are after
TOMS: MD421 for sure, use them for the largest ones and try which one sounds the best for the smallest tom.
HIHAT: SM7
RIDE: SM81, aiming at the bell
CHINA: Opus83
OVERHEADS: KM184, ORTF micing
ROOM: C414, AB micing
AMBIENCE: C680's near the drums on the floor on a carpet and an SM58 on the floor on a pillow/matress just somewhere near the walls pointing at a a window (if there is one) for a lofi-mono ambience


But I would most propably end using just:

KICK: ATM25
SNARE: SM57 + SM81
TOMS: 1 SM57 + 3 MD421's
OVERHEADS: KM184
ROOM: C414

+ maybe the hihat/ride/china depending on drummer

 

[88mph]

Kick: ATM 25
Snare: 2x SM57
Ride: Also SM57 (Make sure to get a nice ringing bell sound)
Hi-Hat: 4th SM57
Toms: MD421 (depending on sound, you should try SM57 on smaller toms)
OH: Definitely KM184
Room: Any condenser would be ok for me. I keep them low in the mix.