Hi folks,

I'm almost done recording a demo CD for a Beatles cover in which the drums were played on a Yamaha TD-7 and further channeled through samples from Platinum Drums and Drumkit from Hell.

HI all, I hope I'm on the right forum, not being a mastering engineer. I've just completed a mix that I'm happy with. I'm sending it out to a really well known studio in my city to be mastered. The only problems with the mix were the drums, that for various reasons were hard to get thick enough as well as enough low end. I finally came up with the best mix I could and it's pretty decent.

OK so last time my band recorded I learned a couple things about members of my band and their playing... My biggest problem was mixing the drum tracks...

Hi folks,
I'm new in here, and also totally new with recording.

I just got one nice and cheaply off eBay.. anybody used/heard it? I don't expect anything amazing but I just wanted a kick drum mic nice and cheap!

I know Yoga seem to make some of the OEM/copy Audio-Technica mics so I am hoping it won't be too bad.

I started this as a separate topic from SM-57 on snare because I have a different experience. Drummers ALWAYS loved my snare sound and I never used two mics. I "could" have used a bottom mic to add the snare sound, but every time I tried it I dumped it because I didn't need it. I can't think of one session where a drummer asked me "where is the snare sound?"

For years i have been panning the drums in my mixes from the drummer's perspective. So when you are listening to a mix, it is like sitting behind the kit.

Now i have been told that it should be from the audience perspective, like you are standing in front of the kit when listening to a mix

Hello.This is my first post here.
I've got a Roland VS-2480CD,and have started attempting to record better drum tracks for my tunes.
My kick drum and 3 toms are miced with Digital Reference mics.
The snare and hi-hat have a Shure SM58 stuck in between them.
There is a Behringer B-1 condenser up high and centered,as an overhead.

Im about to have a band come over to use my home studio to record a demo CD, I have an Shure sm57 and a pl76 condnser. Mic placement advice is much appreciated. Note that i have no money to go buy new equipment :( .

Thanks! :D

Hey guys and gals. I just wanted some opinions on close mic techniques for drums. Most people I talk to that run little project studios generally mic their drums with a snare mic, kick mic, couple over heads, maybe some tom mics, maybe a room mic, etc.