Recording Drums with 1 Microphone
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This can work in ANY size room. Besides being a great way to record a drum set, using one mic allows you to get to know your microphones as well as learn how a drum set sounds as an entire instrument and not a collection of different instruments.
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Hey everyone! Thank you for watching. If this video has helped you out I have a full course entirely dedicated to minimal drum micing techniques: www.ultimatestudiosinc.com/product/minimal-miking-master-class-vol-2/
I cover a TON of info in this series and I am joined by my good buddy (and fantastic drummer!) Ryan MacMillan. Happy recording everyone!
Shout out to all the garage bands trying to record with what you got. Good luck yall✌️
I have one condenser mic, recording daw, a small room, drummer and two guitar players lol. LETS GET IT
@@theofficialsock back in the early 90s we had bass, guitar, vocals and drum all placed around a mono cassette recorder in the middle of the room. not only was it simple and a lot of fun, surprisingly it sounded better than what we brought back from the studio a year later lol Have fun!
Thanks man
HELL yeah!
@@couchcamperTM I just use my phone 😅
for comparison purpouses:
1:10 microphone in the middle
1:59 microphone below
3:24 microphone above
This sounds infinitely better than all the you tube drum covers with mics on everything, heavily compressed till it sounds like an electronic drum kit.
that mic is more expensive than all my mics together
So?
RIGHT?!?!? $700?!?! im looking to get the focusrite scarlett bundle
not to mention the professional studio he's in!!!!!
AT2035 is $150 and will do the same thing - true large diaphragm condenser, quality mic, for cheap. Add a cheap interface and you’re in business.
Dan G the AT2035 could work with tumbas/congas?
Dude way to go... this is the kind of stuff early engineers need to learn!
Thank you Mike! I appreciate that!
69th like. Nice.
That's what a kick drum should sound like!!
Thanks Jon!
Totally agreed
Great drummer - solid and groovy and not overplaying. Liked all the sounds - really good technique.
I'm surprised at how good of a recording you can get with just one mic. I'm on a budget at the moment, so this video was helpful. Thanks!
@1:11 - Position 1 : Hats
@1:20 - Ride
@1:30 - Tom Fills
@2:00 - Position 2 : Hats
@2:25 - Ride
@2:35 - Tom Fills
@3:25 - Position 3 : Hats
@3:45 - Ride
@3:55 - Tom Fills
Also, anybody else hear "Dr. Greenthumb" by Cyprus Hill? xDxDxDxDxD
This is why it’s a great time to be a beginner. Get great info like this from the start.
I've said all along, one microphone is all you need.
Mang. Why not 0 mics???
Ears?Memory?
I like this dude...
Thanks Julian!
JulianFernandez well said and spot on!
The whole video I was expecting him to say : " Not quite my tempo"
As somebody who records everything with one mic, this is great! Such a helpful video, definitely sharing to help out other artists. Learned lots of new tricks going forward, that's for sure! It also goes to show that one mic can actually capture a drum kit very nicely too.
I like what im seeing here. I really appreciate it when an Engineer takes the time to pass along the information to help someone like me who is just learning and filling my mind up with so many great Ideas !!! Cheers to ya Ultimate Studios !
Love this video! Would love to see this one mic drums approach revisited with a few different microphones, especially classic mics and budget-friendly options. I'm particularly interested in how well something like a Shure SM7B would do in this role
I'm sick of phase issues. Gonna give this a shot
Hope it works out! Thanks for watching!
You have no idea how helpful this was! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I decided to look things like this up when I came across the Mercury living Presence recordings of the 50s & 60s where in the days of Mono they recorded whole orchestras with one mic and in stereo they used three and they sound great. Got me thinking about how we often feel sad when we don't have like 14+ mics to record a kit due to money etc. I think sometimes wee gotta appreciate how they did things back then and got great results.
I just put my SM57 pointed at the toms six feet away from my kit and it sounds GREAT… thank you! 💀🔥
I’m taking this tip as I just got my first sm57 after using cheaper shittier mics for years (I’m poor :
good shit man...i always thought its not how many mic;s,,,its how you use what you got...drum sets too..always doesnt matter the brand but how you tune them and what you can get out of them...
Yes! It's how you use what you've got! That's exactly it. Thanks for watching!
YES MAN YES...and its not about whats ''better'' its about what you need for each song--and in many cases the drums carry/sound/feel more ''naturally(or to the drums nature''' than as you said having a mike on each drum...THANK YOU MUCH MAN...i wish this simple concept could be understood by more soundmen and drummers...THANKS!
Thanks for sharing our garage rock alternative punk band ready for launch!!
This came to my feed like a gift from God, just getting back to the recording game and got a recording gig with a drum but have very limited mics. Great tips.!
Really helpful... Ditto for the 1 mic video on the SM57. On a related note, I've loved everything I've heard the 4047 on, both on your channel and others. I especially love what it does for the snare in every example I've heard it placed a couple/few feet away from a kit in virtually any position.
Dangggg!! That is crazy good with only one mike. Thank you for showing us this video!!
Thanks for watching Antonio!
danke xiè xie! - My new favorite phrase!
That made me laugh! Thank you!
About to go into a rehearsal room this weekend with 1 mic to record drums for an album I'm making by myself, sonic therapy for myself, I loved the 2nd position, I was thinking of overdubbing the cymbal sounds/snare afterwords to thicken it out before i eq it, going to make it up as I go along, let's doooo thissss
Ohh yeahhhhhh! Thanks man!
Love your passion and clear explanation brotha
Thank you! I appreciate that.
I have become very motivated to capture a good drum sound with only 4 or 5 mic's, and, in the process, I discovered your channel, which is excellent. One thing I would rather not do is mic the toms, or, at least, not the rack tom(s). I can say that, if I had this room, I would probably be very close with just this one mic. I would think microphone choice would also help equalize the sound, for example, a ribbon would capture more depth at the same height. Also, perhaps two mics in the same location, but of different type, e.g., one large-diaphragm condenser and one ribbon. Great stuff. Cheers.
it's going to be fun trying the.
Nice one!!! Definitely something to think about so I can move away from samples in my backing tracks 😄
Now that is music to my ears!! Good luck!
The first set up is also bad because your microphone is almost pointed directly at the edge of the crashes, which causes a swooshing, phasing when the cymbals move up and down (cut in and out of the peak image point of your mic)
You can hear the effect clearly at 1:39, and it can cause problems in a mix.
this is what I was told when I was in school . It was more about leaning your mics worked than any thing else at the time but, one could combine this with a Bidirectional mic for mid plus mid minus using a three (or cqommit to two)tracks for drums setup. Keep in mind that we still had to strongly CONSIDER that it could be on vinyl or broadcast in mono[ AM broadcasting that is floating on the 120 house current was a very real thing] so it had to be MONO-COMPATABLE to keep the cutting needle from jumping out of the groove or broadcasting only bad reverb.
Thanx for teaching a bout One Mic in drums. Next just 4 fun record a Jazz trio { trap set, stand up bass, horn} with on mic. Adding middle side would prove much to the youngins.
p.s. oldys too, PEACEV tf OUT
Around the height of the head it sounds awesome!
I totally agree! Thanks for watching!
Wowwwww.. 😮😮😮This is the best one mic recording drum video. I had watched others video on same method but typically the sound sucks 😂🤣😂. Really surprised kick tone is awesome, the rest are pretty good.
Thank you Kariayam!
Awesome video! One point I would like to add is that when you're recording drums with a single microphone, the skill of the drummer is gonna be a deciding factor in how you place the mic. A good drummer can balance the sound of the kit in the room, allowing you to capture a fuller sound without close mics. And for the record, the drummer in this video did quite a good job, taking it fairly easy on the cymbals for the most part.
great video man. I like how changing the position of the mic enhanced different drum pieces. I guess its all about finding that "Happy medium". great examples though, I loved this. thanks for the insight.
Hey Chuck! It's all about what YOU want to hear. Sometimes it's a happy medium and sometimes you'll move the mic to emphasize a particular part of the kit. It all depends on your music and the vibe you're trying to capture.
Thanks for watching!!
Happy recording,
Charlie
great video! Thanks for sharing this awesome information to a newbie like me.
I'm happy to hear you find the information helpful. Join us for the live broadcasts too.
Thanks for watching!!
Charlie
Wow, it shows the value of room treatment and mic selection, that all sounded great to me!
Great video. Thank you for demonstrating the effect of the mic's height on sound.
You're welcome and thank you for watching!
This is great for very stripped down stand up kits like what I got going(Maureen Tucker style)and I swear it's so much more fun mixing/editing.Using a rather old school AT3525 centered overhead with tamb/rattle,boy I love it.Oh yeah just started learning how to use my DAW finally..took a while, literally against the idea of using plugins coming from actual reel to reel studio recordings with my old bands,but now that I'm doing solo,this is legit.
Drums sound great ! Nice Video !
Thank you!!
That Tom groove is heavy af
I love you Charlie!!!! Really love your videos demoing for Audio Technica, and now, you have your own RUclips Channel, which is great!!!
This is good thanks
You're welcome!!
fantastic video, super helpful, thank you!!!
Thank you so much! I'm glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
Great teacher. Nice video.
Great video, really appreciate the effort you're going through to put great info out there to the world.
Respect
I loved you as Juice in Sons of Anarchy.
Thank you, this helped me a lot
you should make another video on how to mix with 1 mic.
That's a good idea. I'll add that to the list.
Thanks for watching!
I love it. That's really helpful. And sounds pretty nice for me.
Thanks Grzesiek!
I went to school with that kid. Good drummer
Excellent video! I didn't know that you could do this. Thank you for sharing.
Have you ever tried a video with a multi-pattern condenser in the same spot, just drumming through each polar pattern? That'd be really interesting. I love your old and new videos Charlie!
Hey G!!
We actually did that on an old FullOnDrums episode:
ruclips.net/video/y0YWCa_vqxc/видео.html
I've been thinking about doing a new one for one of the live broadcasts too.
Thanks for being a part of the channel!!
very nice drumming sir
This sounds pretty nice! although there's an annoying resonance from the snare that's there in every position. is that just the snare sound or is it because of the microphone and/or recording with only one mic?
This is very helpful. Thanks for making this video.
wow it helps me record my drum performance a lot! Thanks!
snare is far too ringy though... great video, thanks!
Bad ass video!!!! Exactly what I needed.
Thank you so much for this information!
Nice information! Just wondering, could you do a song with this setup? And please add the details, like what mic did you use, interface, preamp, etc
Thank you
this is great!! I'm gonna try this live as well
Yep! Less is more - this is why all the classic drum breaks old school Hip Hop employs sound so gritty - low budget & low drum Mic count. BTW 2:00 was my fave:-)
definately very useful for pre-pro
Yes this is perfect for prepro. Thanks for sharing!
very helpful charlie thanks!
really helpful
i have one nice mic, i was trying to put it in front of the kick and it all sounded over-powered i guess. thanks for the demonstration, and go chiefs
It's amazing what can be done with one mic if you find the right spot. Don't be afraid to use some EQ or compression to help you out. If you have a chance check out EP1 of "Songs from the Studio". We captured the drum sound with 1 mic and it came out pretty good! ruclips.net/video/oQnXHyFlJPw/видео.html
This really doesn't sound bad for 4 feet away from the kit!
Great video and great drumming
LOVE this! Thanks a million for this video
You're most welcome! Happy recording!
After mic was moved up everything sounded fine. I would think that is all you need
it sounds better without any mixing using 1 microphone than my entire 8 mic setup ...what the actual fuck.....?
Omg thank you so much
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
my issue 4ft high out front is the rotation of the cymbal on a hard hit gives a phasey sound as the mic pics up alternating sides of the cymbal. that said im a fan of 1, 2, 3 mics only on a drum set. nobody's ears hear drums close micd on all the parts so it naturally sounds weird without that space and piece insteraction. plus phase issues is a waste. better off spending the money on two sexy preamps, two sick mics and a good kit that the same amount on ten average mics and pres and kit
Figura en 8 arriba y cardioide abajo suena bien tambien
Cool! Now we need a tutorial how to record drums with iPhone mic lol
Crazy information, definitely helpful!! Well what is your opinion on me trying to record drums with a vocal mic (maono condenser mic) ? This is the first time I am gonna try recording my acoustic drums with it, I am not sure it's safe so definitely gonna keep it at a real distance, but I'd definitely like your thought over it!!! I know it's kinda stupid question, but we got what we got, saving up some bucks for drum mics, but in the meantime I really wanna experiment this 😅 Waiting for your revert! Thanks for this vid, have a good one ✨
Thanks for sharing..
Thanks, cuz. BIGups. 🔥🔥🔥💨💨💨🤘🤘🤘
what do you think about using this technique with a ribbon (figure 8) placed pretty high (so you get the beef AND the high end AND the room)?
This video is the shit!!!! Ty so much for making it! 🙌
Sounds great!
Hello, very impressed with your clips. I wanted to ask you about the back of the room. You seem to have 2 large curved surfaces of wood can you do a video about that?
Hey Paul! Thanks for watching! Those are 4'x8' semi-poly diffusers with 1" of rigid fiberglass on the back. I had them on the back wall just to break up reflections. I've changed the room around a bit now and have taken them off the back wall since that wall is actually tilted forward. One of the polys is on another wall where I have been recording my drums lately. Since they don't have an inherent sound I can back the drums right up to the wall and not have bad reflections causing phase issues with my sound.
I'm in the middle of several studio upgrades. When I'm done I plan on shooting several videos walking through all the changes. Including where and why I moved the diffusers.
@@Ultimatestudiosinc Thanks for the reply. I'm really enjoying the sound of your room and the fact you get such incredible sounds from only very few microphones does you great credit.
And if you're good enough to play the drums the same 3 times over, you get a three mic set up
thank you yo
THE BOSS!
Nice video, how can we also setup a live studio on a budget and still get great sound?
Great !
What are those blue diffusers on the side walls? they look dope
that is one great mic
Awesome bro, thank you. :-)
Why Setting position of drum kit is very low? 👍
That was just how Hao set the kit up that day. It's mainly a personal setup preference.
Which microphone are you using for this? I have some guesses but I'm interested to hear from you.
Definitely needs cowbell....some more cowbell...! Great video though!
Wow, this is really helpful! My only question is what mic are you using?
Glad I could help!!
Audio-Technica AT4047. It's in the description. :) It's one of my desert island mics.