Where to place your room mics for drums

tommy lee · 29th June 2007

Where do you place your room mics when recording drums?

willerichey · 29th June 2007

The majority of articles I read say to throw up the mic and listen while you walk around the room.

My buddy was playing the drums and I walked around the kit until I found a place were the kick and snare sounded best and equal in volume (not muffled by the rack tom or drowned out by the high hat or ride). However I only use one mic and compress the doo doo out of it.

Glenn Kuras · 29th June 2007

my starting point is about 4 feet high about 4 feet in front of the drums, between the snare and the kick. Where I end up is never the same.

Glenn

lowfreq33 · 29th June 2007

If it's a good sounding room, try pointing the mics AWAY from the kit.

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tommy lee Gear addict Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Thread Starter	Where to place your room mics for drums Where do you place your room mics when recording drums?

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Glenn Kuras Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 12,007	my starting point is about 4 feet high about 4 feet in front of the drums, between the snare and the kick. Where I end up is never the same. Glenn __________________ Glenn Kuras GIK Acoustics USA GIK Acoustics Europe 770 986 2789 (USA) +44 (0) 20 7558 8976 (UK) See the NEW Scopus Tuned Trap

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willerichey Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Orlando Posts: 184	The majority of articles I read say to throw up the mic and listen while you walk around the room. My buddy was playing the drums and I walked around the kit until I found a place were the kick and snare sounded best and equal in volume (not muffled by the rack tom or drowned out by the high hat or ride). However I only use one mic and compress the doo doo out of it.

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lowfreq33 Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,186	If it's a good sounding room, try pointing the mics AWAY from the kit.