I'm going to start recording soon and i was wondering if anyone knows what is a good inexpensive overhead drum microphone is a bass drum microphone is?

I need some quick opinions on overhead preamps around 1500, must be a stereo pair
thanks

i'd be Micing each drum individually so they will just be for cymbals. is it worth getting a 2 channel compressor? i'll probably use an ART DMPA for a preamp.

Hi All,

how do the RODE NT5 condensers fare as drum kit overhead mics?

Hey guys,

Hey, I've been using the same drum overhead mics for every project I do myself or for others the past 5 years, and I think it's time to change it up. It's not that I dislike the sound I just don't want to have the same overhead sound, ya know. I have been using the AKG c430's matched pair for those five years and now I am looking for another sound.

Hey guys just wondering what tom mics are getting good results. I've been using cheap little CAD mics for racks and a CAD LD kick drum mic for the floor. I found that my CADs sounded a little nicer than my SM57's. I'm still not super happy though. Was thing of using my TLM 103 on the floor and getting some MD 421's for racks. Any other suggestions?

I'm looking into buying some overheads for my Tama Artstar. It seems to me that the AKG c1000S or the RODE NT5 are my options so far? Any thoughts one those or any oher recomendations?

I need to put together a drum mic set ASAP. And i am foxed by lack of availability this side of the world. Most (of the very few) distributers here do not stock.
And order on prepayment only. Which usually takes a lot longer than promised etc etc..

So for the snare I already have a SM57.

Intend on using SM58's (maybe Beta 58's if i can) on the toms.