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Originally Posted by jeronimo  what technique do you use with heavy shit? |
Well, when doing heavy shit, it can be a bit of a gamble having that left hand OH mic so close to the swing of the drummers arm...........especially when he goes for a big fill or crash....plus IMHO this style of mic'ing doesn't work so well with huge drum kits (4 toms, lots o' cymbals, etc.)
On heavy shit it's usually much more "traditional", in the sense that all the shells are close mic'd. I also usually do M/S room mics with heavier/faster drums along with a spaced pair for OH
Then again....I really don't record a lot of "heavy shit"......that being said, I'm currently in the middle of a 6 song EP with a pretty damn aggressive band.
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I've been using this method in small (low) rooms with a very nice kit sound, but I always end up with a lot of HiHat (vs cymbals)... anyone else noticing this, or am I doing something wrong ?
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+1 on the drummer having to hit the hats lighter. IMHO the less mics you use on a drumset, the better the drummer needs to be.