For me Vintage sounds best and familiar. That ride has that nice wash there without modern sharp stick attack and it's most balanced sounding. Close overhead does not add really that much more attack to the snare it only brings up the volume of cymbals slightly. I have to try the Vintage one! It feels like complete sound
great video. Recording with the single overhead really emphasizes the difference of how the greats played in the 50s and 60s compared with now. whole kit balance is so important
Thank you for this video. Finally someone posting a drum microphone tutorial who actually knows how to tune a drum kit! 😃 Your video is helpful as I have been in the middle of recording an organ trio of late. Using a Gretsch bebop kit tuned high and resonant like yours. I have tried a few different configurations and microphones but keep coming back to a single ribbon overhead. Just a cheap golden age ribbon microphone. But I find that the ElectroVoice RE20 makes a fantastic bass drum microphone. Particularly for those wanting to capture jazz bass drums that are tuned high with no baffling and a solid resonator head on front. I position the RE20 near the edge of the drumhead, but about 9 inches away from the head and pointed toward the center. This mic works well because it doesn’t scoop out any frequencies like most dedicated “bass drum microphones” do. Anyway… Your video is timely and helpful and I appreciate you!
I can hear more cymbal definition using the close overhead placement. I also helps that you have a superb touch. Love the mono too. Thanks for a great series!
Cartern McLean did a mic comparison video where he placed a single mic sort of next to and slightly behind his right shoulder, pointing toward his right knee or so. It provided a very balanced sound.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge:) My favourite is the old school, perfect balance of rythme, space and tone. Great in a speaker set up. The number 2, overhead is excellent too, offers a great insite on the instrument, best imaging. After seeing this a lot of things start making sense.
1) Sounds classic not very clear 2) very much definition on touch 3) same as 2 but with a cool natural space reverb and 4) I think is more controlled sound like a kind of compression on it... I liked 2 and 3 depend on the necessities. Nice video! thanks
For me Vintage sounds best and familiar. That ride has that nice wash there without modern sharp stick attack and it's most balanced sounding. Close overhead does not add really that much more attack to the snare it only brings up the volume of cymbals slightly. I have to try the Vintage one! It feels like complete sound
great video. Recording with the single overhead really emphasizes the difference of how the greats played in the 50s and 60s compared with now. whole kit balance is so important
take 4 behind was the most balanced and natural of them all. great test!
Thank you for this video. Finally someone posting a drum microphone tutorial who actually knows how to tune a drum kit! 😃 Your video is helpful as I have been in the middle of recording an organ trio of late. Using a Gretsch bebop kit tuned high and resonant like yours. I have tried a few different configurations and microphones but keep coming back to a single ribbon overhead. Just a cheap golden age ribbon microphone. But I find that the ElectroVoice RE20 makes a fantastic bass drum microphone. Particularly for those wanting to capture jazz bass drums that are tuned high with no baffling and a solid resonator head on front. I position the RE20 near the edge of the drumhead, but about 9 inches away from the head and pointed toward the center. This mic works well because it doesn’t scoop out any frequencies like most dedicated “bass drum microphones” do. Anyway… Your video is timely and helpful and I appreciate you!
I can hear more cymbal definition using the close overhead placement. I also helps that you have a superb touch. Love the mono too. Thanks for a great series!
Secret is that you sound amazing
Cartern McLean did a mic comparison video where he placed a single mic sort of next to and slightly behind his right shoulder, pointing toward his right knee or so. It provided a very balanced sound.
Really like the behind placement... Great drummers like you balance themselves. Makes for easy tracking! Great stuff, thanks.
Bill Stewart talked in his interview about the mic set up, he likes something like behind setup.
Bro! Mind sharing the interview video where Bill talked abt it?
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These are great comparison videos. Thanks for demonstrating these micing techniques. Plus, you sound AWESOME!
Thanks for sharing the knowledge:)
My favourite is the old school, perfect balance of rythme, space and tone. Great in a speaker set up.
The number 2, overhead is excellent too, offers a great insite on the instrument, best imaging.
After seeing this a lot of things start making sense.
Great drum sound all the way! For the best comparison it would be nice to play the same thing and also add the Tom’s in every example! Thanks man
either way you and the drums sound amazing! thanks for the vid
These videos you do on mics are amazingly useful! Thank you for making them and sharing.
I liked the overhead placement 2 and 3 the most.
Glad you´re back! Thanks for sharing these vids!
Great learnings from these videos!
Are those 15" Paiste Masters Dark hi-hats?
Yes, they are!
LOVE THIS! THANK YOU FOR THIS, LOVE YOUR PLAYING.
That close overhead so reminds me of how Bill Stewarts kit sounds it's kinda scary, LOL
1) Sounds classic not very clear 2) very much definition on touch 3) same as 2 but with a cool natural space reverb and 4) I think is more controlled sound like a kind of compression on it... I liked 2 and 3 depend on the necessities. Nice video! thanks
I use an XY mic pair (on a field recorder) over my right shoulder and it seems to hear what I hear. I have not needed a second mic for the bass drum.