Pictures Of Mic'ed Up Drum Kits In The Studio

[lpkyer]

All in Neve 3115 pre/eq
kick: shure sm5 - sony c37 - ns10 subkick
snare: Unidyne III + km84
hihats: neumann km86
tom: akg c414 buls
floor: akg c414 eb silver (what a great mic!)
overheads: neumann sm69 stereo
rooms front: 2x Coles 4038 with Neve 2254 stereo comp
room far: RCA 77 with Neve comp

[strewnshank]

Originally Posted by lpkyer

All in Neve 3115 pre/eq
kick: shure sm5 - sony c37 - ns10 subkick
snare: Unidyne III + km84
hihats: neumann km86
tom: akg c414 buls
floor: akg c414 eb silver (what a great mic!)
overheads: neumann sm69 stereo
rooms front: 2x Coles 4038 with Neve 2254 stereo comp
room far: RCA 77 with Neve comp

and an old school Sherwood hockey bag as the drum hardware bag?!? I love it...

[lpkyer]

Originally Posted by strewnshank

and an old school Sherwood hockey bag as the drum hardware bag?!? I love it...

every drummer in montreal has one, dont you know ?

[luctellier]

Here's a picture of a band I'm currently working with!

[cjogo]

Kit mic up.... generally 3 mics only ~!

AKG 3600 :: kick

AKG 300b :: snare

U 87 :: OH

sometimes add a 421 >> under the ride / and facing the low tom

[AKCSTUDIO]

Originally Posted by luctellier

Here's a picture of a band I'm currently working with!

Cool setup bro

[los marbles]

Originally Posted by cjogo

Kit mic up.... generally 3 mics only ~!

AKG 3600 :: kick

AKG 300b :: snare

U 87 :: OH

sometimes add a 421 >> under the ride / and facing the low tom

Very nice. Simple setup that relies on a great room to achieve your sound.

Ideal IMO.

Also, that's a cool idea having the subkick below the conga. Have to try that some time.

[luctellier]

Originally Posted by AKCSTUDIO

Cool setup bro

Thanks!

[cjogo]

Originally Posted by los marbles

Very nice. Simple setup that relies on a great room to achieve your sound.

Ideal IMO.

Also, that's a cool idea having the subkick below the conga. Have to try that some time.

We just have limited mics and inputs ---- but the room makes up for it ~!!

[Phaseshifter27]

Originally Posted by illiummusic

Here's some from a recent session I did at NRG.
The kick tunnel also had a few layers on top of it,
dense rubber, blankets, and a few rugs.

I saw this recently and was wondering if you are anyone has tried using a shotgun mic at the end of the kick tunnel? Also does the kick tunnel provide a better low end since the tunnel allows for lower frequencies to fully develop without refelction.

[Syncamorea]

Originally Posted by cjogo

Kit mic up.... generally 3 mics only ~!

AKG 3600 :: kick

AKG 300b :: snare

U 87 :: OH

sometimes add a 421 >> under the ride / and facing the low tom

Is that a stack of tires in the corner? Bass trap or road vibe?

[Pearl.masters]

Originally Posted by cajonezzz

Frighteningly good 15 yr old drummer Ilian Rubin. Tracked two tunes for "get the girl" band today.

Oh my god. This kid is as talented, at 15 as ANY drummer I've seen in the rock world currently. watch out. He taught himself classical Piano as well(started 6 months ago) and guitar.

Fully endorsed by OCDP, Paiste, Vic firth.


fuucker.

Here's his abbreviated kit for this session:
Beta 51, Ns 10, 57's on snare, 87 rack, 421 floor, 414 OH's, Royer 121's room.

love this thread, and this post now that this guy is playing for NIN haha! nice chronicling someones career through the sluttyness that we all possess.

[matt thomas]

Here's a kit with far too many mics on it, no prizes for recognizing the kit

Actually there are two independent mic setups on it, so that we didn't have to spend time changing them between tracks. (multi mic, and 3 mic) Also we only had 3 e22's for the toms so the high tom mic is an Audio Technica. Room mics are not visible, 2 sets (again to save time) fet 47's near, and a distant M-S pair

Matt

[russell13]

royer 122 on front kick
SM 57 on beater side kick
SM 57 on snare top
AKG C451 on snare bottom
MD 441 on top tom
MD 421s on two floor toms
Neumann km184 on the hi hat
Neumann u87s as overheads
AEA R84s as room mics

[talkshowman]

Originally Posted by matt thomas

Here's a kit with far too many mics on it, no prizes for recognizing the kit

Yum. I hate you. (sarcasm very much intended).

May I ask what it was like to work with the man himself?

[Lights Out Asia]

I'm going to be using the Sontronics Orpheus as my overheads for a session next week. What would be the best stereo technique for these mics that will get the least phase issues as possible?

Thanks.

[andychamp]

@Matt Thomas:
I heard one of Lesley's new Tracks on DRS3, recently.
I remember her from her old band (Redwood, they played at my club some 5-7 years ago) and the new stuff is quite a departure from that, but in a good sense.
I hope the effort (and money) you guys have put into this record will get the recognition it deserves. (I guess I don't need to tell you not to expect too much from the CH market.)
All the best

[VWYF11]

Originally Posted by talkshowman

Yum. I hate you. (sarcasm very much intended).

May I ask what it was like to work with the man himself?

I second that. I want to hear details.

[Flymax]

Enjoy!

Meridian Birch - by Mapex Drums

[Pearl.masters]

Originally Posted by Flymax

Enjoy!

Meridian Birch - by Mapex Drums

Chris is the bomb.

[matt thomas]

Originally Posted by talkshowman

Yum. I hate you. (sarcasm very much intended).

May I ask what it was like to work with the man himself?

well firstly, he was a very nice guy and very professional. And he drinks a lot of starbucks.

I couldn't believe how lightly he plays, its almost like he is pulling against gravity to stop the sticks from hitting the drums. We had all the gains on the Neve desk up full and there was still barely any level getting to tape (disk).

I had programmed all the drum parts on the demo versions, and I had to keep telling him not to play exactly what I programmed, "play something more like Steve Gadd would play", but a couple of places he insisted, saying he loved how counter it was to what he would have thought of playing. He had some great bass ideas too.

The songs with groove were amazing, his playing of these ones just leaves you grinning from ear to ear. And the engineer had to be on his toes and ready to press record at any moment , hence the copious number of mics on the kit, so as not to get in the way of the creative flow when changing setups.

matt

[matt thomas]

Originally Posted by andychamp

@Matt Thomas:
I heard one of Lesley's new Tracks on DRS3, recently.
I remember her from her old band (Redwood, they played at my club some 5-7 years ago) and the new stuff is quite a departure from that, but in a good sense.
I hope the effort (and money) you guys have put into this record will get the recognition it deserves. (I guess I don't need to tell you not to expect too much from the CH market.)
All the best

Thanks Andy, I realise the swiss market is a particularly difficult one. We do have a great product though, and so long as we can get the word out (thats the difficult part when you're not playing throw away pop) then I'm confident we'll get at least some success. If not, I'm really proud of the album anyway, and it was a great experience thumbsup

matt

[talkshowman]

Originally Posted by matt thomas

well firstly, he was a very nice guy and very professional. And he drinks a lot of starbucks.
...

matt

Great stories! I've heard some of those traits before about Gadd (playing the demo groove because he liked it so much, the light but solid playing, the caffeine addiction). Just such a cat!

Thanks for sharing, and good luck with the project!

[therealbigd]

So here we have:

Kick Inner - Heil PR40
Kick Outer - Rode NT2
Snare Top - SM57
No snare bottom - didn't need it.
Rack Tom 1 - old skool 421 (higher freq HPF and more percussive sound)
Rack Tom 2 & Floor Tom - new type 421 (lower freq HPF and more tonal sound)
OH L&R - Audio Technica 4033
Room - SoundField stereo mic of some sort

[jd_]

The mic collection in this set is not that high-end. The room, on the other hand, is one of the top concert halls in my country.

Note (in some pictures):
- the organ
- the steinway concert grand (which I recorded, but was so exited and forgot to take pictures)

No need to say that the drums sounded huge.

Also note the crappy iPhone pictures.

[fossaree]

Originally Posted by jd_

The mic collection in this set is not that high-end.

But the girls in your country are definitely hi-end !

[VWYF11]

Originally Posted by matt thomas

I couldn't believe how lightly he plays, its almost like he is pulling against gravity to stop the sticks from hitting the drums. We had all the gains on the Neve desk up full and there was still barely any level getting to tape (disk).

It's funny how he can play so lightly but still have such consistency and power in his tone.

[bleen]

Last weekend. This was a fun session because I was playing as well as engineering.

Kick in - Beta52>API
Kick out - homemade subkick>Portico pre
Snare top - Beta56a>API
Snare btm - Beta57a->Portico
"crotch mic" - Green Bullet>TG Channel
OHs - 4047>API
hihat - 452>Portico
rack tom top - i5>Quad Eight desk pre
rack tom btm - 57>Quad Eight desk pre
floor tom1 top - 421>Quad Eight desk pre
floor tom1 btm - 57>Quad Eight desk pre
floor tom2 top - 421>Quad Eight desk pre
floor tom2 btm - 57>Quad Eight desk pre
next room over - Coles 4038pr>1272>TG1

[fakiekid]

Originally Posted by bleen

Last weekend. This was a fun session because I was playing as well as engineering.

Kick in - Beta52>API
Kick out - homemade subkick>Portico pre
Snare top - Beta56a>API
Snare btm - Beta57a->Portico
"crotch mic" - Green Bullet>TG Channel
OHs - 4047>API
hihat - 452>Portico
rack tom top - i5>Quad Eight desk pre
rack tom btm - 57>Quad Eight desk pre
floor tom1 top - 421>Quad Eight desk pre
floor tom1 btm - 57>Quad Eight desk pre
floor tom2 top - 421>Quad Eight desk pre
floor tom2 btm - 57>Quad Eight desk pre
next room over - Coles 4038pr>1272>TG1

*like!*

[greatgreatriver]

Two Stick Audio - wow I love the looks and vibe of that studio... Amazing! Love the photo's on don gunn... Man you rock!