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Old 7th September 2005   #17
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Near coincident, usually about 18" over the head facing into the kit...spaced about as wide as a human head...angles are dependent on the kit but typically around 100 to 110 degrees...essentially I start with ORTF and work it around a bit.

I like LDC's for drum overheads many times, but go between SDC as well.

That's my "go to" anyhow, gives good image most times and hears what the player hears for the most part. Centered snare doesn't matter quite as much as a typical spaced pair setup.

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