I have 3 SM58's. I want to use them to record drums. Whats the best
configuration for using 3 mics?


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Old bluesman wrote
I have 3 SM58's. I want to use them to record drums. Whats the best
configuration for using 3 mics?


Use SM57's

On Wed, 5 May 2004 12:28:16 -0400, OldBluesman wrote
(in message ):

I have 3 SM58's. I want to use them to record drums. Whats the best
configuration for using 3 mics?


"Don't gimme' no grass and call it greens"
OldBluesman

Two as overheads and toss one in the kick.

Regards,

Ty Ford

Go to Mercenary Audio's page, and find Fletcher's article on micing
with 2 or 3 drum mics. He presents several options.

On 05 May 2004 16:28:16 GMT, (OldBluesman) wrote:

I have 3 SM58's. I want to use them to record drums. Whats the best
configuration for using 3 mics?


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OldBluesman wrote:
I have 3 SM58's. I want to use them to record drums. Whats the best
configuration for using 3 mics?

You have ANY condenser mikes at all? Any SM57s?

The 58 is not really all that useful for drum miking. It doesn't sound
so good as a kick mike. It doesn't have enough top end for spotting snares
and toms, unless you take the cover off in which case it gets wrecked the
first time a drumstick touches it. And it's not useful for overheads.

Even one of those $35 Behringer omnis is going to be a big step up.
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Two as overheads and toss one in the kick.

I would have done kick, snare & overhead, but it certainly depends on the type
of music.

Scott Fraser

In article writes:

I have 3 SM58's. I want to use them to record drums. Whats the best
configuration for using 3 mics?

Put them all in the kick drum and carry it out to the back yard.

If that's what I had to work with, I'd probably put one on the kick
and another one overhead, moving it around so I got the best overall
sound I could. Forget stereo. Forget "detail." Go for the rhythm and
hope the drummer can play.


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(Raymond)
Use SM57's

If he keeps them out of "bash" range, he could just take the pop filters
off the SM58's...

If Old Bluesman has 4 mics, Dan Alexander says this is the "Glyn Johns"
methodology...

http://www.danalexanderaudio.com/glynjohns.htm

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(OldBluesman) wrote in message ...
I have 3 SM58's. I want to use them to record drums. Whats the best
configuration for using 3 mics?


use two as overheads. one in front of the kit to get the bass drum.
you might want to try the glynn johns approach, which is described
plenty in this newsgroup and on fletcher's mercenary.com site. good
luck.

--rlnyc

WillStG wrote:

(Raymond)
Use SM57's

If he keeps them out of "bash" range, he could just take the pop
filters
off the SM58's...

If Old Bluesman has 4 mics, Dan Alexander says this is the "Glyn
Johns"
methodology...

Zackly. Don't expect it to sound much like Bonham, as recorded by Johns
with U47s (or whatever), but you can at least capture the sound & feel of
the drums. With careful placement & the heads off, you could probably even
get by with two, as long as you don't expect something too hi-fi.

sell two of them. put the money towards a pair of oktava mk-012's for
overheads. then figure out what do do with the bass drum (i'm
guessing you'll want to keep a 58 around for random purposes). if
not, sell the third, and put that toward a bass drum mic.

three mics is typically pair of overheads plus a kick drum mic. but
the overheads need to be sensitive and have enough "reach". a 58
isn't meant to pickup beyond about 10-12 inches. it's the classic
"eat the mic" mic.

I would have done kick, snare & overhead, but it certainly depends on the
type
of music.

Me too. Add that most likely he is not in a good sounding room and closer may
be better. But I'm guessing.



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Forget stereo. Forget "detail." Go for the rhythm and
hope the drummer can play.

Good advice. get the vibe and make it work for you.



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