Pictures Of Mic'ed Up Drum Kits In The Studio

Bobalou · 10th September 2003, 07:55 AM

definitely inspired by the "Control Room thread" I was wondering if there were pictures to post of various mic'ed up drum kits in home and pro studios....Would like to see what folks are doing with different kit configurations, mics, rooms, etc..

is there already an existing thread?

thanks

dave-G · 10th September 2003, 02:09 PM

I'm telling you, we need a Gear-Porn forum here on Gearslutz. I volunteer to moderate

maybe we can find a donor server somewhere in case it gets too heavy with file attachments for your existing one, Jules?

davemc · 10th September 2003, 03:26 PM

mmmmmmmmmmm gearporn.
So is that why most microphones are shaped the way they are

caughtup · 10th September 2003, 03:53 PM

That's an awesome idea. I've got some pics, I'll try to have them hosted somewhere quick.
They are from Andy Hong over at Tape OP from a session he did of the band Karate.
Our lead mic tech finished up some work he did with his band "Chubby Finger", they used a Shure Drum mic kit and Earthworks as O'heads; I'll ask if anyone took pictures...
I just noticed the attach function and posted one pic-a-rature!
Jeff

caughtup · 10th September 2003, 03:58 PM

And this one as well... hope more people respond with their work!
Jeff

Rick Sutton · 11th September 2003, 02:16 AM

a peak inside my drum booth.

Rick Sutton · 11th September 2003, 02:20 AM

Best change I ever made to the studio drum booth sound was to add a pair of KM84's to the back of the booth. Gives me an overall sound to the kit that just can't be had with close mics alone.

Bobalou · 11th September 2003, 07:42 AM

thats great fellas, very cool...more! more! more!

Jason Poulin · 11th September 2003, 01:24 PM

Rick,

what are you using as pres on you Km184's?
what's that mono overhead?

I have the same set up with 184's and a U99 as mono.

Jason

BattleAngel · 11th September 2003, 03:59 PM

Jeff,

I use my Earthworks all the time on overhead and snare but haven't ever used them to capture kick. Is using an all Earthworks job on kit done to get a transparent sound? I'd love to hear a recording done like that.

I'll try to get some mic'd drum pics up myself!

stealthbalance · 11th September 2003, 06:38 PM

here's my 2 cents-
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Schnert · 11th September 2003, 07:39 PM

Uh, what about some small clips from the pictured setup?

Here's the pic.....well, ya can't see much of the miking....there's one over his head, one by the floor tom, and two some 8' in front of the kit.

And here's a little clip with the unprosessed drums:

The damn drummer

Sounds like the snare is compressed, but it's only the K6 on the side of it that's kinda crapping out.....

HEDDcase · 11th September 2003, 08:54 PM

Woh, the dude's got a trick visor like Jordy on Star Trek. Very cool!

el cochino · 11th September 2003, 09:04 PM

Drumsound · 11th September 2003, 10:33 PM

Schnert,

That clip sounds great. The snare doesn't sound like it's crapping out to me.

heinz · 11th September 2003, 10:41 PM

drum room/everything room

(2) sm57
(1) m201
(1) 421
(1) 441
(2) SPC3
(1) r121 in the hall

I switch mics around a lot as most of them are multi functional. Room is ok as long as I keep it live, doors & windows open, ambient mics, etc..

Rick Sutton · 12th September 2003, 12:24 AM

Re: KM184's as overhead

quote:
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Jason Poulin wrote on 09-11-2003 03:06 PM:
Rick,

what are you using as pres on you Km184's?
what's that mono overhead?

I have the same set up with 184's and a U99 as mono.

Jason

__________________
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Jason,
The km84's are just put through the pre's on my Otari 54 board. I use API pres for kick and snare, but the rest of the kit goes through the board. The "mono overhead" is actually the stereo right (drummer's perspective) overhead. The photo doesn't show the entire setup. Both left and right close overheads are also km84's. I've had all 4 km84's for many years (got them new about 25 years ago) and they are consecutive serial #s.
Best regards, Rick

Schnert · 12th September 2003, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Drumsound
Schnert,

That clip sounds great. The snare doesn't sound like it's crapping out to me.

Heh, nice to hear from someone called Drumsound

It crapped out on a couple of snare hits on that tune, but I liked the way it sounded when the K6 was pushed to its limits, and there ain't much trouble replacing a couple of hits these days

Madrummer · 12th September 2003, 02:56 AM

This picture if you can call it that (horrible quality) is of my set mic'ed up for some basement demo stuff I was doing with one of my earlier bands. The picture sucks, but I remember the 11 piece set with the mic's all around it looked pretty impressive. I was running it through a Behringer mixer into a Zoom 1044 digital recorder if I recall (the band was on a budget) I had to mix the drums perfectly cause I only had 1 track for 10 or 11 mic's. What a pain in the ass

.

Jay Kahrs · 13th September 2003, 04:17 AM

Not the highest res pic. But here's my old live room in East Rutherford. The "mystery" mic outside the kick is a 414B/ULS.

rcm · 13th September 2003, 07:17 PM

This is certianly the most interesting drum micing I have ever done. 4 kick drums, 16 toms, snare and 40 cymbals. I tried to do the whole kick with two mics, but because of the angles things are set up (tiered and in a horse shoe), I had to end up using 11 tracks ;-(

All toms are miced from the bottom because there was no acess or room from the top.

(its Terrry Bozzio if you are wondering)

Magnus · 13th September 2003, 07:34 PM

RCM,

that's a wild drumkit!

Regards,
Magnus

faeflora · 13th September 2003, 07:44 PM

1 snare???!?!?!?!?

Nutmeg II. · 13th September 2003, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by faeflora
1 snare???!?!?!?!?

LOL

imacgreg · 13th September 2003, 08:00 PM

Heres a pic of a drum setup the other week. The band is a Bad Religion meets Descendants sorta thing. Pork Pie kit, ended up soudning pretty good.

Kick in- D112
Kick Out- Modified MXL2001
Snare Top and Bot- SM57
Toms-421s
OH's-New 451's
Ride and Hat- old 451's
Room- Tele U47 thru a 1176, all buttons in

Ian

syra · 13th September 2003, 11:27 PM

Taken about a a year ago for a live22.

If I remember right
M149 OH's
D112 kick
57 SnTp
KM184 SnBm
KM184 Hhat
MD421 Toms
Crown PZM-30D I think, stuck on the wall...nice and bright.

syra · 13th September 2003, 11:27 PM

e...sorry 'bout that...here it is

cjogo · 14th September 2003, 05:02 AM

http://fp2k.redshift.com/cjogo/recording_studio.htm

photo #2 ....... 21 pad FAT KAT

the best drum set-up.....no mics..no bleed...exact sound you want--just pick a sample.

cjogo

BattleAngel · 14th September 2003, 07:28 AM

I've never found synthesized drums or what have you ever sound even remotely as good as the real thing... that is, if the part is supposed to sound real. If you go for a "this is a programmed drum part" sound, I think that's great. I'd actually like to go more in that direction.

heinz · 14th September 2003, 04:38 PM

I like playing KAT kits but every time I mic one up all I get is KLAK KLAK KLAK seems like it lacks resonance or something.

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10th September 2003, 07:55 AM	#1
Bobalou Gear maniac Join Date: May 2003 Location: socal Posts: 287	Pictures Of Mic'ed Up Drum Kits In The Studio definitely inspired by the "Control Room thread" I was wondering if there were pictures to post of various mic'ed up drum kits in home and pro studios....Would like to see what folks are doing with different kit configurations, mics, rooms, etc.. is there already an existing thread? thanks

10th September 2003, 03:26 PM	#3
davemc Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melb, Australia Posts: 1,029	mmmmmmmmmmm gearporn. So is that why most microphones are shaped the way they are __________________ Bye Ya Dave INDENT

10th September 2003, 03:53 PM	#4
caughtup Gear nut Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milford NH Posts: 80	That's an awesome idea. I've got some pics, I'll try to have them hosted somewhere quick. They are from Andy Hong over at Tape OP from a session he did of the band Karate. Our lead mic tech finished up some work he did with his band "Chubby Finger", they used a Shure Drum mic kit and Earthworks as O'heads; I'll ask if anyone took pictures... I just noticed the attach function and posted one pic-a-rature! Jeff Attached Thumbnails __________________ Covenant Life Expert Audio Recording is CLEAR! Location recording for New England since 1995

10th September 2003, 03:58 PM	#5
caughtup Gear nut Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milford NH Posts: 80	drum miked up! And this one as well... hope more people respond with their work! Jeff Attached Images __________________ Covenant Life Expert Audio Recording is CLEAR! Location recording for New England since 1995

10th September 2003, 02:09 PM	#2
dave-G Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 2,096	I'm telling you, we need a Gear-Porn forum here on Gearslutz. I volunteer to moderate maybe we can find a donor server somewhere in case it gets too heavy with file attachments for your existing one, Jules?

11th September 2003, 02:16 AM	#6
Rick Sutton Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Atascadero, CA Posts: 1,841	a peak inside my drum booth. Attached Thumbnails

11th September 2003, 02:20 AM	#7
Rick Sutton Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Atascadero, CA Posts: 1,841	Best change I ever made to the studio drum booth sound was to add a pair of KM84's to the back of the booth. Gives me an overall sound to the kit that just can't be had with close mics alone. Attached Thumbnails

11th September 2003, 07:42 AM	#8
Bobalou Gear maniac Join Date: May 2003 Location: socal Posts: 287	thats great fellas, very cool...more! more! more!

11th September 2003, 01:24 PM	#9
Jason Poulin Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sudbury, On. Canada Posts: 1,686	Rick, what are you using as pres on you Km184's? what's that mono overhead? I have the same set up with 184's and a U99 as mono. Jason __________________ most important gear I own are my ears! visit my band www.apparatusmusic.com www.myspace.com/apparatusnumetal

11th September 2003, 03:59 PM	#10
BattleAngel Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 930	Jeff, I use my Earthworks all the time on overhead and snare but haven't ever used them to capture kick. Is using an all Earthworks job on kit done to get a transparent sound? I'd love to hear a recording done like that. I'll try to get some mic'd drum pics up myself!

11th September 2003, 06:38 PM	#11
stealthbalance Lives for gear Join Date: May 2003 Location: united states Posts: 625	here's my 2 cents- s Attached Thumbnails

11th September 2003, 07:39 PM	#12
Schnert Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 79	Uh, what about some small clips from the pictured setup? Here's the pic.....well, ya can't see much of the miking....there's one over his head, one by the floor tom, and two some 8' in front of the kit. And here's a little clip with the unprosessed drums: The damn drummer Sounds like the snare is compressed, but it's only the K6 on the side of it that's kinda crapping out..... __________________ Coffee time

11th September 2003, 08:54 PM	#13
HEDDcase Gear nut Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Southern left coast Posts: 145	Woh, the dude's got a trick visor like Jordy on Star Trek. Very cool!

11th September 2003, 09:04 PM	#14
el cochino Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 777

11th September 2003, 10:33 PM	#15
Drumsound Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bloomington Il Posts: 3,597	Schnert, That clip sounds great. The snare doesn't sound like it's crapping out to me. __________________ Tony Oxide Lounge Recording See the Oxide Lounge! WWJMD? Come see me on the Tape Op boards! "If I have to flip flop more than three times in an A/B test to figure out what the difference is, I lose interest in that difference.'--Tchad Blake

11th September 2003, 10:41 PM	#16
heinz Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: seattle Posts: 1,011	drum room/everything room (2) sm57 (1) m201 (1) 421 (1) 441 (2) SPC3 (1) r121 in the hall I switch mics around a lot as most of them are multi functional. Room is ok as long as I keep it live, doors & windows open, ambient mics, etc..

12th September 2003, 12:24 AM	#17
Rick Sutton Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Atascadero, CA Posts: 1,841	Re: KM184's as overhead quote: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jason Poulin wrote on 09-11-2003 03:06 PM: Rick, what are you using as pres on you Km184's? what's that mono overhead? I have the same set up with 184's and a U99 as mono. Jason __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Jason, The km84's are just put through the pre's on my Otari 54 board. I use API pres for kick and snare, but the rest of the kit goes through the board. The "mono overhead" is actually the stereo right (drummer's perspective) overhead. The photo doesn't show the entire setup. Both left and right close overheads are also km84's. I've had all 4 km84's for many years (got them new about 25 years ago) and they are consecutive serial #s. Best regards, Rick

12th September 2003, 02:56 AM	#19
Madrummer Gear interested Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8	This picture if you can call it that (horrible quality) is of my set mic'ed up for some basement demo stuff I was doing with one of my earlier bands. The picture sucks, but I remember the 11 piece set with the mic's all around it looked pretty impressive. I was running it through a Behringer mixer into a Zoom 1044 digital recorder if I recall (the band was on a budget) I had to mix the drums perfectly cause I only had 1 track for 10 or 11 mic's. What a pain in the ass .

13th September 2003, 07:17 PM	#21
rcm Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,088	This is certianly the most interesting drum micing I have ever done. 4 kick drums, 16 toms, snare and 40 cymbals. I tried to do the whole kick with two mics, but because of the angles things are set up (tiered and in a horse shoe), I had to end up using 11 tracks ;-( All toms are miced from the bottom because there was no acess or room from the top. (its Terrry Bozzio if you are wondering) Attached Thumbnails

13th September 2003, 07:34 PM	#22
Magnus Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 302	RCM, that's a wild drumkit! Regards, Magnus

13th September 2003, 07:44 PM	#23
faeflora Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: washington dc Posts: 2,010	1 snare???!?!?!?!?

13th September 2003, 08:00 PM	#25
imacgreg Gear maniac Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Silver Lake, LA Posts: 294	Heres a pic of a drum setup the other week. The band is a Bad Religion meets Descendants sorta thing. Pork Pie kit, ended up soudning pretty good. Kick in- D112 Kick Out- Modified MXL2001 Snare Top and Bot- SM57 Toms-421s OH's-New 451's Ride and Hat- old 451's Room- Tele U47 thru a 1176, all buttons in Ian Attached Thumbnails __________________ ---------- Ian MacGregor www.standard-audio.com

13th September 2003, 11:27 PM	#26
syra Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: L.A. Posts: 1,423	Taken about a a year ago for a live22. If I remember right M149 OH's D112 kick 57 SnTp KM184 SnBm KM184 Hhat MD421 Toms Crown PZM-30D I think, stuck on the wall...nice and bright.

13th September 2003, 11:27 PM	#27
syra Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: L.A. Posts: 1,423	e...sorry 'bout that...here it is Attached Thumbnails

14th September 2003, 05:02 AM	#28
cjogo Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: CARMEL Posts: 747	http://fp2k.redshift.com/cjogo/recording_studio.htm photo #2 ....... 21 pad FAT KAT the best drum set-up.....no mics..no bleed...exact sound you want--just pick a sample. cjogo

14th September 2003, 07:28 AM	#29
BattleAngel Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 930	I've never found synthesized drums or what have you ever sound even remotely as good as the real thing... that is, if the part is supposed to sound real. If you go for a "this is a programmed drum part" sound, I think that's great. I'd actually like to go more in that direction.

14th September 2003, 04:38 PM	#30
heinz Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: seattle Posts: 1,011	I like playing KAT kits but every time I mic one up all I get is KLAK KLAK KLAK seems like it lacks resonance or something.