How To Mic A Drum Kit, Part 1: Mono, Recording With One Microphone
Need help figuring out how to mic your drum kit? In this three-part series, we explore three different drum miking techniques with Dave Trumfio, Eric Gorman and Simon Horrocks of Gold-Diggers Sound in Los Angeles, California.
In this first video, we take a closer look at a mono drum miking technique, as used in the '50s into the early '60s, discussing the importance of microphone placement, relative to your drums and the recording space itself.
00:00 Introduction
00:36 Mono Microphone recording technique
1:26 Choosing a Mono Microphone for your Drums
2:02 Finding the Best Mic Placement
2:28 Listening in the room
3:35 Listening back through monitors & Dampening the kit
The microphone used to record this drum kit is a Neumann M 149:
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Watch "How To Mic a Drum Kit, Part 2: The '60s, Recording With 5 Microphones":
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Looking for some great tips on how to record a full band? Check out our video, "How To Mic and Record a Band - Featuring Polyplastic at Gold-Diggers Sound":
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