What mics to use?

beefstew · 28th December 2008

Hello, I am a soundguy for local shows in my area. I'm trying to help out a few bands starting out by offering free recording sessions. I have an assortment of mics for my live use, but i'm wondering how to mic up drums for home recording [which mics to use on each drum]

I have 4 SM58's
4 SM57's
2 SP-C4 condensor mics [cardioid and omni caps]
and a cheap CAD 7 piece drum mic kit with 2 condensors [cardiod]

i'll be plugging them into a 16 channel mixer, mixing them, going through a Tascam US-122, and into a laptop as 2 channels.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated

28th December 2008	#1
beefstew Gear interested Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 6 Thread Starter	What mics to use? Hello, I am a soundguy for local shows in my area. I'm trying to help out a few bands starting out by offering free recording sessions. I have an assortment of mics for my live use, but i'm wondering how to mic up drums for home recording [which mics to use on each drum] I have 4 SM58's 4 SM57's 2 SP-C4 condensor mics [cardioid and omni caps] and a cheap CAD 7 piece drum mic kit with 2 condensors [cardiod] i'll be plugging them into a 16 channel mixer, mixing them, going through a Tascam US-122, and into a laptop as 2 channels. Any tips would be greatly appreciated

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