[david correia]

In article
,
WillStG wrote:

That little
bit of out phase you might get from one mic could add up to a whole
lot of slosh when stretched out over a whole kit. Minimalist micing
(or listening?) does help you to figure out what's going on with all
that a little more clearly though.


Proper phase means the whole kit. It's one instrument. Lotsa mics but
one instrument.

The phase reference is always listening with the other mics. That's why
I said it gets hairy when you double mic a tom.

I was taught to capture real bottom when recording drums with mic
placement and phase and tuning the drums - not eq. I think it's fun
actually. And sure, I will add bottom with eq if I need to.

You build it slowly. For me, first the kick (never reversed, it will be
the standard), then overheads to the kick, then snare to oh and k, then
room mics to k,oh,s, then each tom to k,oh,s,room. I usually do the hat
last.

I wouldn't want to have to record a drumkit without having a phase
reverse on every pre. It makes a *huge* difference. One very, very
simple button. Sometimes my jaw drops when I press it.




David Correia
www.Celebrationsound.com