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So the first thread I posted since joining GS was about the Samson 7-kit budget drum mic package. Then I heard some good stuff about the 8kit also by Samson.

I'm thinking the Samson is a bad idea. The old adage keeps ringing in my head, "you get what you pay for." Specifically, I bought an LCD TV over the weekend that died three days later, so I took it back and bought a same size tube TV. Can't go wrong with old technology, plus the picture is way better for movies, but I digress.

So.... I'm thinking this would be an ideal acoustic drum miking situation:


- AKG D112 for the inner kick (used or new, I don't care)
- Shure SM57 or 58 for snare (I currently have a 58), or used as a front-of-kick mic if the overheads pick up everything...
- a pair of Rode NT5s (great reviews everywhere) for overheads

This would set me back about $700. I think this might be really ideal though, sound-wise.

The kit I'd be miking is a Yamaha Stage Custom Advantage, 4-piece with Zildjian Avedis cymbals all around. It's tuned great and all is well. The room I'll be recording in is a 20x9 space with an 8 or 9-ft ceiling. Wood paneling walls and thin carpet (so the room definitely resonates). Kit is in the center of the room, by my desk.

Opinions? Thoughts?

Thanks to all who have responded to my previous posts about snare sounds and the Samson mic package... your input really helped!

- Chris in suburban Philly