oh ,! its for acoustic style music with mostly acoustic and some piano.. and maybie some light electrick guitar

thanks a bunch

I tend to find those types of drums are really boomy in the room (and maybe that's what you want) so you need a good room, maybe a dynamic on the head and a condenser to catch the room sound. They develop their tone by interaction with the room.

The 'other' sound (which I prefer) is a tight sound without so much boom. I like to use a small condenser (but the SM57 might be a good choice) right by the skin. You get the skin sound but not so much of the 'boom'. I find that sits better in my mixes but it doesn't have as much of the richness and bass that these drums can offer.

My $.25...

dale116dot7 wrote: I tend to find those types of drums are really boomy in the room ...

yea i have really only tried micing it in a small room that i can tell is quite a boomy room.. i have alos tried placing the mic in crazy places and it is like finding a needle in a haystack, to get a prime sound ..
i havent tried placing a mic near the skin tho...

thanks..

it`s all about the sound you want to get...if you want the skin sound bright, you can use a condenser...if you want a more mid sound,,,the 57 gonna be ok...but, if you want to get the whole power of the drum, with the deep of itself...you can try a bass mic like the AKGD112 located under the back hole and a condenser about 3 feets away from the source in the top (dont forget the pad)...sounds just amazing... 8)

thanks for the tips aziel .,, i kind of want a booming but not so bassy sound, that has a nice echo effect on it ...