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Originally Posted by BSMo  I record drums using a Shure 55SH. And that's all.
About two drumstick lengths (two feet, I guess, roughly) in front of the bass drum. Take some time positioning the kit and the height of the mic. Although you don't have a 55SH in your set-up, maybe try it with you RE-20? Give it a go, you might be suprised by the results. |
Haha..yeah, been a while, but back in the day about 25 years ago I did quite a few 1 mic drum recordings...I had to make serious compromises using a 4 track cassette recorder. (track 1 drums, 2 Bass, 3 guitar, 4 vocals / guitar solo)
While 1 mic drum recording is not "too hot", your point of trying minimal micing can produce great results.
I used to get great results with as little as 4 mics...L-R overheads, 1 kick and 1 snare.
