Where do you put the mic when recording drums?

Where do you put the mic when recording drums?

Place the mic 2 to 3 inches away from the inside head and a couple of inches off center. This is the standard way to mic a kick drum if you have the outside head off or if a hole is cut in it. This placement gives you a sharp attack from the beater hitting the head.

Where do you put XY overheads?

XY

1. XY.
2. Setup is pretty well as it sounds, put the mics right next to each over the kit, with one mic pointing towards one side of the kit, one pointing the other.
3. This is probably the most common method for miking overheads.
4. ORTF is similar to XY, however there is a space between the two microphones.

How high should overhead drum mics be?

To even the arrival times you can place the two overhead mics at two different heights, as few as 2–3 inches or up to 8–10 inches if necessary. This will solidify the center image that is so important to your drum sound.

How do you place drum mics?

Put the mic near the outer rim of the tom head, pointing down. One big determining factor when it comes to tom mic placement is the presence of the cymbals, both physically and sonically. Some drummers position their cymbals so low over the toms that getting a microphone beneath them is very difficult.

How far should overhead mics be from snare?

They generally are around 32”/0.8m away from the drumset so that they can capture ‘the big picture’ of the kit. For most mixing, your overheads will be the core of the drum sound.

How do you mix drums?

Balance each drum together until the whole drum set sounds natural. Once you have your drum set balanced, you need to balance the drums with the rest of the mix. Unsolo your drum bus, turn the volume all the way down, and slowly mix it in. One trick is to make sure you’re doing this during the loudest part of the song.

What is the ORTF technique for recording?

In the ORTF technique, two cardioid microphones are angled 110° apart, with their tips 17cm away from each other. This mimics human ears. On paper, ORTF gives a more realistic stereo image, at the expense of being not quite phase-safe if flattened to mono.

How do you position a mic on a drum kit?

Overhead Mic Placement: Front to Back As you might expect, the balance changes dramatically as you move the mics from front to back. Moving the mics toward the front of the kit will push them closer to the cymbals and the rack tom. Pulling them back will pull them closer to the snare, floor tom, and hi-hat.

What is the ORTF technique for choir singing?

I really hoped it would work out because the choir were singing one of my favourite pieces – When to the temple Mary went by Johannes Eccard. In the ORTF technique, two cardioid microphones are angled 110° apart, with their tips 17cm away from each other. This mimics human ears.

Is ORTF better than mono for recording?

This mimics human ears. On paper, ORTF gives a more realistic stereo image, at the expense of being not quite phase-safe if flattened to mono. That’s a gamble I’m prepared to take – I can’t think of any real reason why this choral recording would be played back in mono. I also added my large diaphragm to pick up the rumble of the organ.