which out of these 2 would make a better HI-HAT mic.

MXL603s or KSM27

can a large condenser like the ksm27 be used for a hi-hat mic ? I'm hoping so, so that way i can use the ksm27 on the hats and just pick up another 603s to use as overheads rather than picking up another ksm27 for an overhead which is much more money, and use the 603 on the hats

Hey,
If I mike a snare with say an sm 57 and i use a dish like object to cover the rear end of the microphone, will most of the high frequency leakage from the hi hats get cancelled out due to the dish like obstruction.

Has anyone any ideas of how i can reduce the spill from the hi-hat I'm getting on my snare mic.

I am looking at buying some sm 58's to have around my studio.
Just curious, has anyone had good luck with using them on the Hi hat?

If not, what other mics would you list as a hi hat goto mic?

First off, thanks guys for all your advice on tom mics, it helps a lot,
almost made my decision, I'm trying the Audix stuff next week, then i'll make my decision.

however, while on the subject of drum mics, what about hi hats,
i listened to the AT3031 and thought it sounded nice for the bucks,
once again. any advice!

has anyone tried the C1000 on hats?

wanting to know if theres any tricks to getting really thick saturated hi hat sounds like what you hear on metal songs in particular metallica(nothing else matters) ive tried Micing the hats (top- bottom) in addition to the overheads but nothing close so far. what other tricks should i try doubling tracks? pitch shifting and adding?

ok i have a 57 pointed toward the middle of the snare..simple basic mic placment...
is there any compressor settings or some secret technique or placment to kill some hat bleed?
chris

I am having trouble finding any information on this. The last time I tracked a band the engineer set up a 57 on the Hi Hat. Taped to the side of the 57 was a 451. The two mic were then bused to one track. I had never seen this technique before but it sounded amazing.

Hi-hat on Staying Alive by Bee Gees.

One of the best if not the best hi hat I've ever heard.

Unless there's some games going on with it and there's something else mixed with it like a tamborine?

Do you know what's happening there?

1. Drummer
2. Type of hats
3. Mic(s)
4. Placement
5. Effects
6. Surprises

I am the drummer and the guy that mics the drums when we track. It trully is a pleasure, like cooking a great meal and then eating it, but I have a philosophical difference with my hi-hat Micing technique.