Hi Guys,
My question is mainly in regards to spaced pair.
The more I read about OH drum micing the more I read that both mics should be the same distance away from the snare drum to avoid any phasing problems and keep the snare in the centre of the stereo image.
But I have a question, due to the fact that the snare is off to one side of the kit (most of the time) not always directly in the middle of the drumkit, doesnt this mean that the overhead mic on the "ride side" will fall short of picking up the other side of the kit? Know what I mean?
Example, lets imagine we are looking at a right handed kit front on.
Say I placed 1 o/h mic between the snare and hats (say 20cm to the right of the snare), this would mean I have to place the other o/h mic 20cms to the left of the snare yeah? But the remaining parts of the kit on the left side are way more than 20cms away, this mic would fail to capture them properly wouldnt it?
Then I was thinking about a stereo mic and what one would do there.
Say you had a rode nt4 stereo mic, to keep the snare in the centre of this microphones image you pretty much have to place it above the snare yeah? Again, doesnt this mean that the ride side of the mic is going to be a little less detailed due to the snare being off centre in relation to the entire kit setup? I dunno, im confused! Maybe there's something I just dont get yet!
Would appreciate anyones contribution on this!
cheers,
SammyG
My question is mainly in regards to spaced pair.
The more I read about OH drum micing the more I read that both mics should be the same distance away from the snare drum to avoid any phasing problems and keep the snare in the centre of the stereo image.
But I have a question, due to the fact that the snare is off to one side of the kit (most of the time) not always directly in the middle of the drumkit, doesnt this mean that the overhead mic on the "ride side" will fall short of picking up the other side of the kit? Know what I mean?
Example, lets imagine we are looking at a right handed kit front on.
Say I placed 1 o/h mic between the snare and hats (say 20cm to the right of the snare), this would mean I have to place the other o/h mic 20cms to the left of the snare yeah? But the remaining parts of the kit on the left side are way more than 20cms away, this mic would fail to capture them properly wouldnt it?
Then I was thinking about a stereo mic and what one would do there.
Say you had a rode nt4 stereo mic, to keep the snare in the centre of this microphones image you pretty much have to place it above the snare yeah? Again, doesnt this mean that the ride side of the mic is going to be a little less detailed due to the snare being off centre in relation to the entire kit setup? I dunno, im confused! Maybe there's something I just dont get yet!
Would appreciate anyones contribution on this!
cheers,
SammyG