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Originally Posted by Diegel  If audix D6 sounds dull something is seriously wrong. The D6 is about the sharpest, clickiest pointiest bass drum mic I've encountered. Dull is the exact opposite word I would use to describe a d6. First of all try putting it inside the bass drum 2 inches away from the batter head and a few inches away to either side where the beater makes contact with the skin (the closer to the beater the more click). That will give you the exact opposite of a dull bass drum sound. Sm57 is supposed to sound muffled. It took me a lifetime of trying every mic on snare to figure out why the 57 is the mic of choice on snare drum. First of all any dynamic mic is going to sound "dull" when compared to a condensor mic. However the purpose of close mics is really to beef up the sound of the overheads so in fact you want the mics to be "dull." I've tried using condensors as close mics but they pick up to much bleed and makes it very difficult to gate. And speaking of gating. Gating will help those dynamics make the drums punch more. For overheads I like spaced pair (If you divide the set into 3 parts I would place each overhead mic where the inner 3rd meets the outer third) where the capsule is angled so that it is perpendicular with the angle of the cymbals and about 18 inches over the highest cymbal. MAke sure you pan the overheads left and right respectively about 66% each direction. Try all that out and let me know how it works for you. |
This post is so right. I do alot of rock and the D6 is my first choice for kick but It definitely needs a gate on it to make it come alive. Also, I found a real good free plugin from a company called "Flux". The plugin is "bittersweet" and it basically sounds like the SPL transient designer which is a great piece that excels in making kick drums come alive. Check it out here:
Flux:: sound and picture development
As far as your overheads, you'll probably want to get a decent pair of large condensers for a bigger stereo image.