| recordman technique for studio, a/b for live. Sometimes i also use M/S for studio if i want a more mono sound for the overheads.
for recordman i like to use the typical Neumann KM84 style mics (in my case mostly modded Oktava MK012's) or Gefell M295's. For live a AKG C451 is often best, for M/S a good ribbon (Beyer M130) in combinatino with an non tube LDC (AKG C414/Gefell UMT70S/...) is the way to go for me.
but you need to get the right drummer and room for perfect scenario's. If you work in all kind of setups/bands (from low end to hi end) like i do, you often got to adjust to bad rooms/bad drummers and search for the best way, and that is sometimes something completly different. i did also do once overheads with 57's in because that did sound the best in that crap (rehearsal) room where i was recording a local band.
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Originally Posted by Bob Olhsson  To me, overproduction means throwing away what's right in a herculean effort to achieve a recording having nothing wrong. | http://www.urgent.fm |