overhead micing

Did some testing with the Weathervane/Decca Tree overhead Micing setup..



Took forever to setup.. Pretty cool.. too bad my ceiling is low..

At the moment it's sort of irrelevant for me, as I currently have only small diaphragm condensers at my disposal (and one large, which I tend to use as a vocal mic,) but in general, which do people prefer?

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

I'm lost! I'm hoping someone can help me with this. I keep seeing the term X/Y Micing configuration but can't seem to find an explanation of it in the posts. I'm assuming it refers to the position of the mics relative to each other, or is it the position of the booms? I am Micing my cymbals with 2 overheads and close Micing the drums.

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So far everything I have done has been warming up for the recording of my project and I have a few very specific questions: