However, the pay off for having the mic outside of the drum is more bleed from the rest of the kit and less attack than if it were placed inside. 5. X/Y overhead miking: two mics placed directly above ...

Here’s how it works. RECORDING WEEK: The most common application of multiple mic technique is recording the drum kit, and we can learn a lot from this. The technique combines mics at different ...

While there are many different ways to mic up a drum kit depending on the setting and purpose, starting with the right collection of drum mics is the key to faithfully capturing and translating ...

Before diving into the world of modeling, we tested the SD-3, SD-5, and SD-7 on a drum kit without Hemisphere to hear the raw sound of the microphones. On their own, these mics are punchy and full ...