best mic &pre setup for live drums

mac black · 27th February 2006

Hi Guys,

Studio next door Looking to get a nice setup for drum kit recording.
We have an SSL 4000 G+
U87
Soundfield
C12
SM57
1081 (mono)
a few tridents
Its mainly a mixing room but never the less ...

we have £4k ($8k) budget to add some mics and pres .

Looking at D112 421's 451's 414's and some more preamps (API, etc.).

Any ideas are welcome.

Cheers
M

cbastriani · 2nd March 2006

get the D12 instead, older and better. I love the Sf-12/24 on overheads. 414's on tops, 421's on bottom. Akg 451 top snare, 57's on top and bottom snare also, (watch your phase). you gotta run the toms through the API's. Kick and snare through neve 1064's. very versatile setup.

Bishbashbosh · 2nd March 2006

I agree with cbastriani...... Not a big fan of the D112 either myself. Either a D12 or a Shure Beta 52 is a better option IMO.... Although a 421/FET47 combo is the ultimate.

Otherwise, 421/414's on toms, 57/C451/C460 on snare, Royers/Coles 4038 for overheads and room, (although the Soundfield is also a pretty good room mic!)

API 3124 is a great starting point for talking about pre's. It's my personal fave, and is probably the easiest to demo in the UK. The other possibles (Wunder etc) are less easy to find over here.

27th February 2006	#1
mac black Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2003 Location: london Posts: 2,792 Thread Starter 2 Reviews written	mic & pre setup for recording live drums Hi Guys, Studio next door Looking to get a nice setup for drum kit recording. We have an SSL 4000 G+ U87 Soundfield C12 SM57 1081 (mono) a few tridents Its mainly a mixing room but never the less ... we have £4k ($8k) budget to add some mics and pres . Looking at D112 421's 451's 414's and some more preamps (API, etc.). Any ideas are welcome. Cheers M __________________ "Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil" ... - Thomas Mann

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2nd March 2006	#2
cbastriani Gear Head Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 73	get the D12 instead, older and better. I love the Sf-12/24 on overheads. 414's on tops, 421's on bottom. Akg 451 top snare, 57's on top and bottom snare also, (watch your phase). you gotta run the toms through the API's. Kick and snare through neve 1064's. very versatile setup.

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Bishbashbosh Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: London Posts: 602	I agree with cbastriani...... Not a big fan of the D112 either myself. Either a D12 or a Shure Beta 52 is a better option IMO.... Although a 421/FET47 combo is the ultimate. Otherwise, 421/414's on toms, 57/C451/C460 on snare, Royers/Coles 4038 for overheads and room, (although the Soundfield is also a pretty good room mic!) API 3124 is a great starting point for talking about pre's. It's my personal fave, and is probably the easiest to demo in the UK. The other possibles (Wunder etc) are less easy to find over here.