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spandexstallion · 9th February 2010

I don't have a link, but have used entirely 57's on a kit and it works out fabulously. A little lacking in sub bass on the kick, but everything was quite useable. I rather liked them as overheads.

I would also like to bring up the point that, while a good drummer is the most important, the second biggest factor is the drums themselves and the tuning of those drums. If you want your drums to sound good, learn to tune, and to use the right drum for the application. 90% of drummers I work with will use a floor tom that is too large and/or tuned too low to speak in the track, and will tune their snare completely out of key with the song.

Here's a song that I did with a VERY cheap CAD drum mic set and a set of gt-55's as overheads.

http://www.ryantruso.com/songs/weddingfeast.mp3

It's not all 57's, but illustrates that a good drummer and proper tuning is FAR more important than mics

9th February 2010	#20
spandexstallion Gear Head Joined: May 2007 Location: nashville Posts: 73	I don't have a link, but have used entirely 57's on a kit and it works out fabulously. A little lacking in sub bass on the kick, but everything was quite useable. I rather liked them as overheads. I would also like to bring up the point that, while a good drummer is the most important, the second biggest factor is the drums themselves and the tuning of those drums. If you want your drums to sound good, learn to tune, and to use the right drum for the application. 90% of drummers I work with will use a floor tom that is too large and/or tuned too low to speak in the track, and will tune their snare completely out of key with the song. Here's a song that I did with a VERY cheap CAD drum mic set and a set of gt-55's as overheads. http://www.ryantruso.com/songs/weddingfeast.mp3 It's not all 57's, but illustrates that a good drummer and proper tuning is FAR more important than mics