For this week i was playing the role of the drummer which meant i had a good hands on experience with the position of the microphones and their placement in regards to the kit.
Microphone list and Positioning:
AKG D112 – We used this for the kick drum as it can take a high amount of SPL and has a good frequency response for bass heavy instruments. The polar pattern for this microphone is cardioid meaning it works brilliant for a single sound source. We placed the microphone in the middle of the kick drum to give a kick sound that was both boomy and click.
Sm57 – We used this for the snare because it has a very good frequency response for low mid heavy instruments like a snare. We had the mic pointing directly t the middle of the snare where i would hit it to give the most prominent sound.
Audix i5 – We used this to mic up the bottom of the snare to get the rattle for mixing purposes
Audix D2 – We used these to record the tom’s with as they are very very easy to use being clip on mics. These also have a very good frequency response for toms
C414’s – We used these as overheads because they have a very good treble response and there position helps with giving a very good stereo response. We had them positioned equal distance from the snare to do this.
Audix ADX 51 – We used this as a room mic to help with mixing the drum kit together. It was positioned behind me to get more of a drummers perspective sound.
Over all drum recording went pretty well and we got a full run-through we could use.
