Without hearing either your cheap small condensators or large unmatched nice condensators, it's impossible to answer. Also the style of music and songs are important to consider. "Rock" could mean anything from Air Supply to Marylin Manson

Which one is better? A Jedi thinks not of such things. Listen to the song... The song will tell you what to do.

Originally posted by gie:
Hi there

(And let's assume here that this is not a 3mic recording... so we have everything closed miked aswell... and let's say it's for a rock band)
OK? ;)

try once m/s with the nice one's, for m/s you don't need a matched pair.

Do you have to record in stereo? Try to do everything in mono, which - at least to me - sounds best anyway. I would therefore try to use one of the large condensers as overhead and the other as room mic. Try to record without hihat mic. If it sounds bad, add one of the small condensers.

David

Originally posted by nessbass:
Do you have to record in stereo
David

well... I like to have the Ride on one side, and the hihat on the other... So Yes...

I have an AKG C1000, would this be a good overhead if I get another like it? What are some decent overhead drum mics?

Bear, Thanks for your advice.