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drums192	Date: August 17, 2007 @ 8:44 PM I've been looking for some drum mics for a five piece kit with four cymbals (including hi-hat), just wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what I should get, looking for under 300 dollars, thanks!
hate9wicket	Date: August 17, 2007 @ 9:14 PM Good luck... here is one kit I looked at...but only a 4 mic setup... so, you have 1 for kick, 1 for snare/hi hat, 2 for toms.... http://www.zzounds.com/item--SHUPGDMK4 you really need 8 mics for a proper take. 2 overheads for the cymbals.. which I would recommend 2 matching CAD m-177s...which should eat your budget right there. tho you'd need phantom power to use 'em. I'd say try the 4 mic approach.... mic the kick , snare/hi-hat and use the remaining two for overhead cymbal/tom capture.
BlackMage	Date: August 18, 2007 @ 6:54 AM 300 dollars... rent a studio for drum recording is what I'd suggest.
drums192	Date: August 18, 2007 @ 4:00 PM appreciate the ideas, thanks
drums192	Date: August 18, 2007 @ 7:22 PM also, I've got no recording equipment, so that would mean I'd have to get a mixer, right? so if so, if anyones got any suggestions or a setup they've got for everything i need to record, please post, thanks a lot!
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: August 18, 2007 @ 8:35 PM wicket is right that that setup is desirable for modern recording and flexibility (and for allowing drumagog to replace the sounds if they don't work out right !). My friend Peter Yttergren has a drums on demand service he offers and he uses about 11 mics, including 2 snare mics (choose the one which sounds best or blend them), 2 kick micings (front and back skin), mic taped to the wall just behind the drums (common technique), etc. www.live-drums.com But remember - When The Levee Breaks, one of the most sampled drum breaks ever, by Led Zeppelin was recorded with just 2 overhead Neumann mics, Bonham's technique and the acoustic space (a hallway in a mansion/recording studio) allowed this to still sound great. His kick sound was so loud that Andy Johns didn't feel it needed micing. You need a mixer or a preamp with multiple inputs to accurately record several mics.
drums192	Date: August 18, 2007 @ 10:11 PM ight, thanks a lot
drums192	Date: August 18, 2007 @ 10:14 PM btw, i love that song lol
Veracohr	Date: August 19, 2007 @ 11:57 AM If you don't know much about recording, I'd definitely spend that $300 on a studio to record you. You could get up to 10 hours of studio time with that amount of money, and it would almost definitely sound better than whatever you could do in your garage/bedroom/wherever. Then, when you get some more money, get a few pieces of recordig gear and practice recording. Not when you have something specific to record.
drums192	Date: August 21, 2007 @ 6:36 PM k, thanks
zedsalt	Date: August 22, 2007 @ 10:45 AM The best drumset recording I've ever made was done with two Realistic PZMs that I got at auctions for less than a dollar each, draped over mahogany table leaves (the surface PZMs are on is VERY important) which were set at about 45 degree angles, about 3-5 feet away from the drumset in a good room (also very important). Another good cheap trick I read about and tried, for miking the kickdrum: a decent dynamic mic just past the end of a thick cardboard mailing tube, with the tube set about 10 inches in front of the kickdrum. In my case, the mic was a SM57, and the cardboard tube was about 3/8th" thick, 2' diameter, 2 1/2' long. One of the best drum sounds I've ever heard.
drums192	Date: August 22, 2007 @ 5:02 PM sweet, il think about it
gtr1960	Date: August 23, 2007 @ 8:32 AM http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1678 you can find it on ebay new for around 150.00 us dollars plus this would give you enough money for something like this http://www.zzounds.com/item--ALEMULTIMIX8USB this is by no means top notch stuff but for someone starting out on a budget it'll at least get you into the computer to record.
drums192	Date: August 29, 2007 @ 10:44 AM I'm not sure, that's a pretty good idea, but I found 7 mics (the premium set of the CAD7-pro mic set) for 230$, so if I can find a mixer for 100 dollars or so with seven mic inputs, then I think I'd go with that, but I'm not sure

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