I am having a tough time getting good distortion recording from my 4x12 cab. Ive tried all different Micing arrangements. I am using a sm-57 and or a Sennheiser E609. When I mic up a 1x10 combo amp get a sweet distortion rec. Does anybody have any suggestions on what my problem might be. This is driving me nuts.

I am just wondering what type of mic set up do you prefer for drum overheads..XY, spaced pair..?

Hey guys, a question for you, when i mic up our drummers kick drum we want it to sound more of a click/thud/punch sound instead of a thump sound or a beat sound, for example The Ataris have it in there songs, could any of you lot give me a clue on how to do this.

how important is this? I know most project studios don't do it, but is it a good way to get a crisper snare sound? what exactly does it do for the sound if "crispiness" has nothing to do with it? We will be using a D6 on the Kick, two AKG 460b Condensers as OH's, and we have an md 421 and a 57 to play with as far as the snare...

I need to know if I'm passing over something silly here that renders this idea entirely useless.

So I need to record some drums. My mixer has 4 mic channels which then runs to my into my 2 ch. interface. (DOH!)

Obviously, 2 channels for drums is pretty...inadequate. So here's what I was thinking.

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone here, was familiar with the Microphone setup on the Kind Of Blue recording, by Miles Davis.

Hi!

Joe H- I read your essay on 2 mic VS multimic recording and enjoyed it. A good explanation of how when when we have no visual and enviornmental cues to help us, the audio balances must be much more exact to provide a good musical experience.

Hi all,

I want your opinions about a specific recording session .
I'm recording a new album for a very well known old-school pop singer, and we are going to record strings on Monday, there are 10 philharmonic strings players :
2x 1st Violin
2x 2nd Violin
2x Violas
2x Cellos