Miking Drums With 4 Mics | Maximize Your Drum Sound
WEBLearn the best techniques for miking drums with 4 mics. Elevate your drum recordings with expert tips, and start optimizing your studio drum sound today.
How to Mic Drums for Recording, Part 2 | Four Microphones
WEBJun 28, 2023 · Some amazing records have been made using only four microphones on the drum kit — it all depends on how you use the gear. We will get into two separate techniques: (1) a simple stereo overhead pair with kick drum and snare drum spot mics and (2) the famous Glyn Johns method.
Recording Huge Drums with 4 Mics: The Glyn Johns Method
WEBMay 6, 2024 · But with the Glyn Johns Method, you can achieve a big, punchy drum sound with just 4 mics! All you need for this technique are 2 overheads, one kick mic, and one snare mic. The majority of the drum sound actually comes from the overheads, while the kick and snare close mics can beef up those two pieces of the kit.
4 Microphone Drum Setup - Sound Pure Gear Tip - YouTube
WEBIn this edition of Gear Tips, Sound Pure pro audio specialist Marc Kuzio runs us through a simple 4 mic recording setup for drum kits (aka. the 'recorderman'...
A Quick & Easy 4-Mic Setup for Drum Kits - Sound Pure
WEBEverything else is up for debate and to your taste. Time and experience, along with experimenting, will help you answer how you want to mic up your kits in the future. With that said, the first drum miking setup we’ll cover in this series is the “recorderman” technique, a basic 4-microphone method.
How to Mic a Drum Kit - InSync - Sweetwater
WEBJun 28, 2023 · There are lots of ways to mic a drum set. So, let’s walk through how to mic a drum kit — all the way from the kick and snare to the toms, overheads, and rooms, including mic recommendations and suggested placements. Kick Drum. One Mic Outside the Front (Resonant) Head; One Boundary Mic Inside the Kick; One Mic Inside the Kick; Two Mics Inside
Glyn Johns Method: Recording Drums with 4 microphones
WEBMar 8, 2018 · So if you’re staring down a dog-eyed drummer waiting to record his parts, don’t worry; there’s an easy and incredibly effective way to mic a drum set with nothing more than four mics. In this post we’ll outline one method that will get you a heavy, all-encompassing sound for a standard drum set up.
How to Mic a Drum Set (Plus Diagrams) - Drum Helper
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Recording drums with four mics is the most ideal option, as the fourth microphone can be used as a snare mic. With your snare drum being one of the most important drums in your set, it’s good to have a dedicated snare microphone so that you can have more control over the snare sound.
How To Record Drums With 4 Microphones - Decibel Peak
WEBJun 24, 2020 · Recording drums with 4 microphones using kick, snare and overhead microphone placement. It’s probably one of the most common microphone configurations for record drums with 4 microphones, but it’s also one of the most effective. By placing your pair of stereo overheads above the kit, you’ve already got 99% of the work done.
Drum Recording With Four Microphones – t.blog - Thomann
WEBMar 5, 2024 · This type of 4-mic drum recording is the standard, go-to method when you have 4 input channels available on your audio interface: one mic on the kick (or bass) drum, one on the snare drum and two overhead mics above the drum kit. Roland Rubix44. Universal Audio Volt 476P.