14 Jul
2003
14 Jul
'03
3:41 p.m.
On Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 10:20:15AM -0700, toby(a)tobiah.org wrote:
As for the Drum kit, I know it is desireable to
record many channels of drum separately, but would
it do to simply use say a Mackie 1402-VLZPro mixer
to funnel the drum mics into two or three channels?
I'd actually reccomend that you start out recording a max of four
channels of drums. Here are some reasons:
1) a max of four channels is a lot less complicated to learn on
2) a lot less mic position to play around with, but mic position can be
easier to hear.
3) you might be surprised at how great three channels on a kit can sound.
I run four channels to my drum kit - bass, snare, and two overheads.
I'm limited to four with my delta44, but I really don't think it's a
problem. If I had more channels, I'd just record more of my band live
and not overdub as much. Most of the time, I think the snare mic is me
being excessivly geeky ::-)
If you get in a pinch, you can pick up a pair of
Marshall MXL2003's for a very reasonable price, and
in my limited experience yield a natural bright sound
that would be very tough to match for the same price.
I've got a pair of MXL 990's for overheads and they are suprisingly
sweet. I read quite a bit of rmmp and rap archives before choosing them
(since they were cheaper than a few other mics I could've bought), but
it really seems like people like them more. They sound really great on
my kit, and only cost me $69 each!
In fact, there are often times I go with the 990's over a 57 - of course
your mileage and preferences may vary.
If it is to be a $20 mic, I recommend the radio shack
33-3017. I have a pair, and they don't compare well to
the Marshall's, but they are also hard to match for the price.
33-3032's are way cheap now if you can find them (discontinued, I'm
afraid) and sound pretty good on toms and snare. I bought a pair before
they dried up from the local RadioShacks for like eight bucks each.
Call around.
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