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My room = 2 x M149's (or large capsule condencer mics) pointed AWAY from the kit 6 inches from a brick / concrete wall (mic's pointed at the wall) THIS SEEMS TO PROVIDE MOSTLY EXTRA CYMBAL "SHEEN" & UNDER SNARE "CRISPNESS"
+ often one 'above drummer head" high snare mic - often gated (keyed by snare close mic) & smashed by SPL Transient Designer... THIS DELVERS "SNARE ROOM SOUND"
These days I seem to not want much kick 'room sound" at all...
It's only when I am recording R&B influenced 'soul rock' that kick room tone starts to re-enter my world...
But frequently I skip the stereo room mic's and just use the overhead... This choice is driven by the fact that I want to use the M149's on toms often...
Hmmmmmm I have NEVER thought to use a condencer for my reflected 'off the brick wall' trick when the Neumanns are in use... Perhaps I better try it one day...
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