Stereo Mic-ing Techniques
Here are the various names of different techniques. > Spaced omni > X/Y > ORTF > Decca tree > Blumlein > Mid-Side I am not going to go into detail on each one of these techniques but rather… Read More
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Category: Microphones
Microphone Selections for Recording Cymbals
There are several schools of thought here. 1. The standard stereo overhead using either a stereo mic or a x-y configuration. 2. Two mics in cardioid, over the left and right crash cymbals. 3. One mic per cymbal… Read More
Mic-ing the Toms
Micing the tom toms are pretty straight forward provided you have enough room to place them, while keeping out of the drummers way. I like to use the Sennheiser MD421 mics. They give you a nice warm mellow… Read More
Snare Drum Recording Tips
The snare drum is one of the most important elements in contemporary recorded music. It helps anchor the song in so many ways. The standard mic for snare is the workhorse of all mics, the Shure SM57. Tune… Read More
Overhead Drum Microphones
Recording engineers pick microphones depending on many different reasons, such as: • what you’re recording • where you’re recording • available mic selection • For overhead mic-ing you can’t go wrong with a good pair of pencil condenser… Read More
More Drum Mic-ing Tips
When tracking drums it’s a good idea to take pics of the kit throughout the process so you’ll have a visual reference later on. Sometimes things can get moved & switched around, & if that happens be sure… Read More
Mic-ing up the DrumSet
I thought as long as I was discussing drum sets I would continue with various mic-ing techniques. I will preclude this with indicating that this pretty much pertains to the genre of pop, rock and most country. Lets… Read More