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I still get by with just sm57s on top and bottom. The bottom mic should be very low in the balance with relationship to the top mic...just a hint will do. I also usually have them almost parallel to the heads..looking across the snare top and bottom, angled a few degrees down (or up, for the bottom) at the head where the it is normally struck. Beeing that they are about 90 degrees differrent in phase relative to the OH, etc with this position , I listen and adjust as necessary for that particular setup. I always check relative polarity of all mics..usually using one of the kick mics as ground zero after I've first confirming it's absolute polarity, and then the polarity setting that sounds good.
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