Pictures Of Mic'ed Up Drum Kits In The Studio

[jeronimo]

Originally Posted by Kore

Taken from todays session:

Kick:

Audix d6 > Neve 1081
NS10 sub > Neve 1081
Royer 121 > Chandler Ltd 1 > Transient designer 1 (Attach and and decay turned up)

All signals grouped through desk to one track with GML 2020 eq on Group insert

Snare:

Top: Neumann fet 47 > Neve 1073
Top: Same signal paralled into Transient Designer 2 with tons of decay added
Bottom: AKG 451 > Neve 1073

All signals grouped through desk to one track with Little Labs Phase aligner on group insert

Hat: AKG 451 > Neve 31102
Ride: Josephson e22 > Neve 31102
Toms: Top> 451 / Bottom 414 > Neve 31102

Underheads (thanks sean!!): Royer 122v > AEA Ribbon Pre

Rooms (In front and pointing at floor) : Neumann U67 > Api 512c > Api 550b eq > Vac Rac Limiter. This is a great technique and adds tons of grit and attitude to the kit sound.

Came out as a really great vintage sound but with plenty of modern punch. Will post clips when I get a chance to reopen the session.

(Apologies for grainy photos, cant ever seem to get that right!)

I gotta listen to this session

[Kore]

Originally Posted by strewnshank

Kore,
What's the deal with the mics a few inches off the floor? Clearly, I'm going to try it for myself, but any tips on how you use it?

These mics pick up tons of great kick and snare stuff. I use them in cardioid and if you experiment with the placement you can keep a lot of the cymbals out..of course as always you need a drummer who doesnt overdo the hats etc. Compressing them can be pretty fun too, how much of course depends on the track..I used a tg1 on limit with the input full on the other day and that was pretty exciting.

[strewnshank]

Awesome, thanks!

Sometimes I use a 414 between the snare and kick lying on the floor, but I'm pumped to try this out.

[seaneldon]

Originally Posted by Kore

Underheads (thanks sean!!): Royer 122v > AEA Ribbon Pre

All those mics on such an awesome drummer...I'll bet most of the sound came from these two mics!!!

Awesome over(or under)head mics. Wish we had another one for stereo.

[DJamesGoody]

This was from a while ago, but just got around to posting it.

Tracked in the big room at the Clubhouse.....an old WFL 28" kick drum with a 24" Leedy resonator, Ludwig Symphonic 15x8 snare, old Gretsch 14x14 rack and two GMS 16" and 18" floor toms

kick(in between reso & kick) = AKG D12e & MBHO 603 in figure 8
reso kick = subkick & old AKG shotgun draped over it
snare top = heil pr30
toms = 421
oh = u87
front kit = u67
back kit = aeg mkl100
ambient = rca 44 pair
fukko mics = old oktava lavalier clipped on beater side of kik drum near snare & slammed to death / also put a pzm on the floor between kick and snare & slammed

[Kore]

Originally Posted by seaneldon

All those mics on such an awesome drummer...I'll bet most of the sound came from these two mics!!!

Awesome over(or under)head mics. Wish we had another one for stereo.

Just cant get enough of these mics for stereo applications..as you say, this pair on their own were the main ingredient. Would love to see royer come up with a stereo version like the sf24..THAT would be 'high end'

[nobtwiddler]

Here's a shot from yesterdays sesssion at my place.

That's Eddie Seville behind the kit. We were a few cutting tracks with Frank Carillo & the Bandoleros for the HBO TV series True Blood.

Lots of fun with this set up, 30 inch 1929 Radio King kick!
Fet 47 Kick.
Km-84 Snare
Coles 4038 Over Floor
Coles 4038 Over Snare
Royer SF12 Stereo Room

[ho-fi]

kick: beta 91 / at4050
snare: md441 / c414
hat: km84
ride: km84
toms md441
oh rear: umt70
oh front: u87
room: usm69
mono room: u87

[seaneldon]

Originally Posted by Kore

Just cant get enough of these mics for stereo applications..as you say, this pair on their own were the main ingredient. Would love to see royer come up with a stereo version like the sf24..THAT would be 'high end'

They showed the mic you are describing at AES in San Francisco. Perhaps they'll release it and everyone can rejoice.

Audio butter. Nearly all others are margarine!

[pan60]

Originally Posted by nobtwiddler

Here's a shot from yesterdays sesssion at my place.

That's Eddie Seville behind the kit. We were a few cutting tracks with Frank Carillo & the Bandoleros for the HBO TV series True Blood.

Lots of fun with this set up, 30 inch 1929 Radio King kick!
Fet 47 Kick.
Km-84 Snare
Coles 4038 Over Floor
Coles 4038 Over Snare
Royer SF12 Stereo Room

freakin sweet!

[TL2]

Here's a shot from George Duke's latest album session....

This was done earlier this year so I can't recall exactly what was where, but from memory...

Ndugu Chancellor's Kit

OH - Neumann M149's
Snare top - Audix i5
Snare bot - SM57
Toms - Audix D2's and D4's
Kick in - MD421
Kick out - Subkick
Hat - 451

[TL2]

Another shot...

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[Tonio Ruiz]

the pic are not that great, I'm looking for better ones but anyway, here is what I used in that session to cut drums

kick in: e602
kick out: RE20
snare top: sm57
snare bottom: sm57
hats: milab DC63
toms: (4) md421
ride: KM184
Overheads: (2) M149
Rooms: (2) U87, (1) PZM, (1) akgC12

[cajonezzz]

Freakin huge studio I just discovered in San Marcos Ca.

GMS/ bleiphuss/ Johans --- shoeps OH, coles mono room, u? room, and all the usual other stuff. This p;lace is stupid big!

[gm5k]

Dream Theater is once again back in the studio. here's a recent pic of Portnoy's drumset at Avatar. Paul Northfield is engineering for them again.

[jeronimo]

Originally Posted by gm5k

Dream Theater is once again back in the studio. here's a recent pic of Portnoy's drumset at Avatar. Paul Northfield is engineering for them again.

While I would love to work with a drummer like Portnoy... tracking a kit like this will also scare the crap out of me...

[Fishmed]

Originally Posted by jeronimo

While I would love to work with a drummer like Portnoy... tracking a kit like this will also scare the crap out of me...

LOL!

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop using the three mic approach.

[gm5k]

Originally Posted by jeronimo

While I would love to work with a drummer like Portnoy... tracking a kit like this will also scare the crap out of me...

would be awesome if we could get Mr. Northfield on here to tell us what he does exactly that isn't the best pic.

[pan60]

Originally Posted by jeronimo

While I would love to work with a drummer like Portnoy... tracking a kit like this will also scare the crap out of me...

that kit would make me dizzy
nice!

[ScumBum]

Ha , I'd stick one mic in front of that kit and call it a day ,

[jjblair]

Originally Posted by Fishmed

LOL!

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop using the three mic approach.

It worked for Glynn Johns on Keith Moon's kit with the tons of toms.

[cjogo]

YouTube - DRUMS

Four channels available --- so simple micing

[jfleibo]

Working with a band (my own) looking to get a Vintage Feel (Allman Brothers meets MoTown meets Rolling Stones)

AKG D25 on Kick with Front Head Removed -> Avedis MA5

SM57 Snare Top and Bottom -> Brent Averil 1073

Shure KSM137s on Toms (it soudned cool) or Sennheiser 421 or 441 on toms -> Calrec Pres

BeyerDynamic M 160s on Overheads Angled straight down and spaced until the image sounds right. -> Calrec Pres -> ADesigns Hammer (slight EQ -> Alta Moda Unicomp (just barely compressing and taming te transients, have the blend function in

RCA 6203 Varacoustic as Room Mic about Tom Height, 5-6 feet out -> Avedis MA5

[drumrec.com]

Originally Posted by Kore

TRooms (In front and pointing at floor) : Neumann U67 > Api 512c > Api 550b eq > Vac Rac Limiter. This is a great technique and adds tons of grit and attitude to the kit sound.
. Will post clips when I get a chance to reopen the session.

Hi Kore!!
I was very curious to hear a little sample from this session. Especially your 2 U67 that was a few inches off the floor*cool drumtrack session*

Best Regards
Hansson

[Jbassist]

Kick 1:
D6 - tubetech mp1a
Homemade subkick - Audient asp008
Sm91 - tubetech mp1a
Kick 2: sm91 - tubetech.
Snare top: Sm57 into UA 4110 (saturate mode..)
Snare bottom: Sm7B into UA 4110
Toms: Md421's into Audient asp008
OH's - Stereo U87ai's into 4110.
Rooms:
Mono ribbon faaar back: Rb100 into Tubetech mp1a
Stereo: tbone mm1's
Ride and china: At2020 into audient asp008.

Sounded like:
DrDoomdrums.mp3 - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage
(only a bit of gating, some lowshelfs and some drumbuss compression.)

[strewnshank]

Jbassist :

SICK:
1) Sounds
2) Drummer

[Jbassist]

Thanks! yeah drummer is sick for sure..
This is my own band drdoom btw MySpace.com - DrDoom in the studio!! - Zwolle/Groningen/Friesland/Amsterdam - Grindcore / Death Metal / Hardcore - www.myspace.com/drdoomgrind

[mildav]

MySpace.com - GIUSEPPE MARIANI RECORDING - Photo 19 of 20

[lowswing]

just finished tracking the Dave gisler jazz quintet it was all cut in the same room drums ,e-guitar, tenor and alto sax and double bass.
mic set-up:
oh-2x u47 m7 pvc capsule
kick- md421
snare km86
hat- beyer m201
toms- AT 4047
percussion- beyer m500
ride- geffel mv691 (andreas grosser mod) with m70 capsule

Tenor- b&o bm5 stereo ribbon mic+ neumann km86
alt- u87 (andreas grosser mod)
guitar amp- beyer m160+neumann bottle with m7 capsule
bass- akg c12+ di

[lowswing]

oh-2x u47 m7 pvc capsule->neve console
kick- md421->neve console
snare km86->neve console
hat- beyer m201->neve console
toms- AT 4047->neve console
percussion- beyer m500->vintage focusrite 115hd
ride- geffel mv691 (andreas grosser mod) with m70 capsule->neve console

Tenor- b&o bm5 stereo ribbon mic->vintage focusrite 115hd+ neumann km86->neve console
alt- u87 (andreas grosser mod)->neve console
guitar amp- beyer m160->requisite palplus+neumann bottle with m7 capsule->cadac micpre->requisite palplus compressor
bass- akg c12->neve->modified LA4 + di2->neve-