"Gid Tanner" wrote in message
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Hello. I would appreciate suggestions and advice. I am recording a
drum kit for a session of blues/vintage rock. The room is fairly well
padded and dead. The drummer is good and gets a balanced sound. I
would like to use as few mics as possible, as I have only a limited
number of tracks available (two to four tracks, given the song).
Here is my available equipment: 2 Beyer M160's; 2 Seinheisser 421's;
2 AT 4050's. I have a 2-channel tube pre-amp/compressor (custom made
with a warm, fat sound) and a 2-channel Focusrite Red 8 pre-amp. I
had thought of placing the M160's in front of and slightly above the
toms, and seeing if that would suffice for the whole kit. If need be,
I would add one 421 for the kick and one for the snare.

I'd go with that, except I think I'd put the M160s up higher. Oh, and I'd
use them in near-XY configuration, which is like XY except that the
left-pointing mike is slid a little to the left and the right-pointing mike
is slid a little to the right, so there's clearance for the balls. (There's
a good straight line for you.) With hypercardioids, I'd use a 90 degree
angle instead of the usual 110.

Oh, and I'd use the Focusrite pre for the M160s. If you need to save a
track, you may be able to do without the 421 on the snare.

Peace,
Paul