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Solutions for Volume Constraints/Drums

Hi all- recently moved into a new place in Manhattan and I'm looking to start recording a demo on my own as the acoustics in here are great and my neighbors don't seem to mind so far (been playing electric guitar, singing, etc. fairly loud) but just to be sure that no one kicks my ass I want to be able to isolate the noise from my room and from my kit as much as possible.

Recording snare drum: your favorite mic combi...

Hi folks!
I have just finished recording some drum takes one hour ago.
We were reasearching for a nice bright tone, testing several snares, mic placement and mic combinations.
For mic placement, I utilized one mic at the classic top position and the other one as a side snare mic, similar to Fletcher's technique.

Micing hand-drums

Greetings! I've spent a couple years working with drum kits, but I have a small hand drum made from a gourd that I'd like to include in a couple segues on my band's CD. I can make some guesses, but I figured I'd see if you guys had any advice. My available mics at this point are a pair of C1000s and SM58s and 57s...

Snare Micing ?

I have been expirimenting with saare track recording, so far I have used a

AKG C-414 about 1" from the top side polar pattern facing at a 45 deg angle 20db pad, very thin sound and pingy ( this snare is not a very fat sounding snare in the first place ) we try'd different positions but not much help ?