Hi,

I'm about to record a drum kit. Since my tracking room is a small one (2.0 m wide 5.0 m long 2.5 m high) there's no other chance than placing the kick drum so close to the wall.

What kind of problems may occur in this situation and what are your recommendations to overcome.

Thanks

ok, here's the deal. I have had a home studio for awhile now, and I am finally able to open a real studio, I want to get all new equipment and have a real proffessional set up. I would really appreciate some opinions on everything that I should get and am gonna need. I want to be able to record any & every genre of music, so live bands, hip hop, acoustic, whatever.

Here's a list that I decided to compile that may help those of you who are asking what are the "studio standards" when it comes to mics. These are the ones I think are a a bare minimum requirement, the "must have" to run a respectable project or professional studio. The up side is this is a complete "wish list" which should serve almost any pop production house.

I'm looking at buying some more drum mics and I stumbled across this Audix package endorsed by travis barker . I'm trying to find mics to capture heavier rock so thats why the whole travis barker thing got me interested...The d6 is included in the package as well as two micro-d tom mics and an i5 which is just a special offer.

I am looking to buy new OH mic's. Anybody have a favorite pair of cymbol mic's? I want to be able to use them in a live setting. I have a pair of large condenser mic's.
Looking for more of a cymbol mic (rolloff lower freq.) rather than a kit mic (wide range).

Hey guys,
Im new to the forums [posting, not reading :) ], and new to recording!
Id first like to take the chance to thank everyone keeping this forum up and running, This is a great source of information... Ill be making my donation in the near future! As it's well deserved..

Hi everyone,

I've been looking for a pair of small diaphragm condensers that would work well with an acoustic guitar and for drums overheads.

Some people have suggested the SM81's for me. Any alternatives I should consider? They are within my budget, no problem, but I wonder if they are the best option (they seem to be a studio staple around here).

Thanks.

I am trying to find a set of overheads with similar characteristics to the Audio technica AT4041's but for a lot less dosh. A set of Studio projects C4's perhaps? Any ideas or new products that fit profile would be most helpfull. I am having hell trying to get Mics on loan so I can have a listen.

Thanks Guys

I'm getting less than optimal results with my sm57... I know everybody loves them but what's better? I've been using a condenser on the snare because the sm57 lacks enough clarity and crack to cut through the mix(yeah, yeah, I know change it at the source.. 3 snares later i change the mic!) But now I need something with more body too. any suggestions? anybody use the Audix D1?

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.