A question to Sir. Aesgir the great...

Zell87 · January 2nd, 2006, 04:41 PM

Knowing that you are one of the most reliable authorities in matter of drumming and most likely drum recording, for a school project I am rying to pull off the whole "multi instrumentalist" thing, only thing is I have only a vague idea on how to appropriately mic a drum set for a recording session...
knowing that I have to use a 6 piece with a total of 7 cymbals (the set available at my school plus a few added pieces), could you advise me on what the best disposition for 5 mics (all that I have available from my school) on this drum set...?

Zell87 · January 2nd, 2006, 04:45 PM

I sacrilegiously misspelled your name on my previous post, I was typing in a hurry and by doing so I screwed up positioning the E...... sorry about that man...

Asgeir Mickelson · January 3rd, 2006, 05:10 PM

I'd try one on the snare, one on the bass drum and the other ones as overheads.

Buy more mics! They're dead cheap in the US.

- Sir Asgeir

Zell87 · January 3rd, 2006, 08:18 PM

Thankyou oh mighty one!

January 2nd, 2006, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zell87 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago, Il Posts: 10	A question to Sir. Aesgir the great... Knowing that you are one of the most reliable authorities in matter of drumming and most likely drum recording, for a school project I am rying to pull off the whole "multi instrumentalist" thing, only thing is I have only a vague idea on how to appropriately mic a drum set for a recording session... knowing that I have to use a 6 piece with a total of 7 cymbals (the set available at my school plus a few added pieces), could you advise me on what the best disposition for 5 mics (all that I have available from my school) on this drum set...?

January 2nd, 2006, 04:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zell87 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago, Il Posts: 10	Apology to Sir ASGEIR the great... I sacrilegiously misspelled your name on my previous post, I was typing in a hurry and by doing so I screwed up positioning the E...... sorry about that man...

January 3rd, 2006, 05:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Asgeir Mickelson Alpha male Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: (close to) Oslo, Norway Posts: 794	I'd try one on the snare, one on the bass drum and the other ones as overheads. Buy more mics! They're dead cheap in the US. - Sir Asgeir

January 3rd, 2006, 08:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zell87 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago, Il Posts: 10	Thankyou oh mighty one!