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.
What would your recipe be? I really appreciate the expert
knowledge/advice I get here. Thanks!
Gid