Would this work? - OH Mic question

[Damian B]

I should be getting a Profire 2626 at the end of the month, which will finally allow me to record drums kickass Anyways, I was thinking about how I would go about it considering my collection of Mics, which are:

1 x AT2020
2 x Behringer C2 Pencil Condensers erk
1 x Samson Qkick
2 x Samson Toms mics
1 x Samson Snare Mic
1 x SM58
1 x SM57

Obviously the Behringers are shit, but I most likely won't have the money to buy another AT2020, or a pair of better condensers to mic OH with right away.

Here's my idea: what if I used 3 OH mics? I could use the AT2020 in the center since it sounds the best, and the 2 C2's on the left and right sides. I've seen pictures of guys recording with 3 OH mics before, and my reasoning is the the shittiness of the C2's would hopefully be somewhat minimized by the better sounding AT2020 in the center.

Am I stupid, or would this perhaps work?

Thanks!

 

[Trevoire520]

That could certainly work, using the 2020 to get the main sound of the drums and snare and the C2's to capture more cymbals and get some width.

 

[Damian B]

Thanks for the input dude, any other opinions?

 

[alan1990]

id use the behringers as main overheads and the 2020 as a room mic. you can only get so wide when you are trying to get most of the sound from one mic.

 

[lolzgreg]

I would suggest getting a new pair of OH's. You're probably going to end up doing a lot of replacing, so those are the microphones that matter the most anyway. I happen to have a great pair for sale here: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/gear-sale/550281-fs-2x-akg-c-430-condenser-mics-ohs.html

On another note, use the 2020 as your room mike, as alan said.

 

[Damian B]

Trust me Greg, new OH mics will be next on the list after the Profire 2626, I just probably won't have enough money to do both at the same time