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Originally Posted by doorknocker  With a small o medium size kit (i.e supposing you're recording neither Billy Cobham nor Terry Bozzio), I'll put one mic pointed straight down to the snare at about 2 - 2.5 drumstick's length. This is the 'no-brainer' mic and will be my reference point for the second mic. I then tape a mic cable to the snare (center point/where the drummer commonly hits) and mark the point where the over-snare mic is. Usually I just put my fingers there and then swing the cable towards the point where the drummer's right ear is and put the second mic there, ready to be fine-tuned later. (That's for a right-handed setup).
Next you tape the same mic cable to the point on the bass drum where the beater hits the skin (you might just hold it in place with the beater while seated behind the drums)
Now you'll mark the point on the mic cable where the over-snare mic is and then swing the cable towards the right-ear mic. Next you'll adjust this mic till it works for both the snare and bass drum distance. If it doesn't work then adjust the height of the over-snare mic, you might want to change that anyway because of too much or too little cymbals (the latter admittingly being a fantasy). So I'd let the drummer bash away a bit anyway before you enter anal fine-tuning mode. if it sounds good just leave it like it is.
It's no big deal really, lately I've been able to set up the two mics 'blind' and they were perfectly equidistance after re-checking with the mic cable. But this also tells me that I probably should try other OH setups in the future. |
just like I thought it would be!!!! great post.
I don't think it can get more simple...