Drum Recording Help

[Tim]

SO i need some advice on what i need and such. I basically have everything i want as far as drum gear goes just waiting for my next check to pick up some heads. but i know which ones im getting. I need some help On what i need to get and how to set it up and all that. Keep in mind im just using a 5 -6 peice setup so i dont need like 5 million mics. I was thinking a shure beta 52 ( i think it is the beta 52) kick drum mic for my bass. and some sm57's for hats and snare and then slap another sm57 on my 10inch tom and another on my 14 and that would be good. Would it? if it isnt please tell me. also as far as mixers go...which one would be the best one to invest in? Im thinkin i wanna spend about $650 total on all this. the shure mic package with the beta and 3 sm57's is about $460-$480. so that leaves me with about $120-$150 ish to spend on a decent mixer. would this be all i need? what would i need to send the tracks i record to my computer? do mixers plug into a computer or what? im total nub when it comes to recording so i need some help from the more advanced people out there. thanks guys.

[pitchfork]

I would personally buy sm57's for toms and snare, beta 52 for kick drum and a good quality pair of overheads.
Then buy some good quality stands, clamps and cables.
Then a mixer with enough mic inputs and phantom power for the overheads.
Good soundcard and whatever cables/ converters you need to plug the mixer into it.
Cubase.

[stampaddict1981]

Hey guys I did a recording last year and we had 16 mics on my kit now Im not saying the more mics the better but an interesting thing we did was to put 3 mics on the bass drum one inside as standard one just outside the bass drum almost like an overhead mic but purposely for the bass drum and we tried something I had never come across before which gave a really sub bass element to the overall bass sound.....What we did was got one of those big water bottles you find in offices cut off the top and suspended a mic just inside the bottle right in front of the bass drum try it if you are looking for a big bass drum sound !!

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[drums181]

Sure makes a drum mic package pretty much what you said you wanted to buy. Mixers are important but make sure you get good quality heads tune the drums right and you should get a good recording.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-Drum-Mic-Package?sku=270263

[TreCool]

I just bought that same drum mic kit and I got it for $370.00 + shipping on ebay... I can't wait to hook them up :chug:

[Ethan.]

3 new posters in one thread. What a coincedince (I don't care.) Welcome guys.

Hey guys I did a recording last year and we had 16 mics on my kit now Im not saying the more mics the better but an interesting.....blah blah blah....
3 mics for a bass drum? That seems unneccessary; but different strokes for different folks. That saying doesn't make sense.

[Byron]

2 audix fusion 15 overheads
one sm57 for snare
one akg d112(I think this one)
Peavey USB Mixer
Download Adobe Audition off limewire
around $500 or so

[Sabian4015]

Your mic set-up sounds great. Now you just need a phantom power mixer with probably about, 12 inputs(not saying your mics will take up that much room it's just that you might want it for other intruments too). I'm acually looking in a Behringher Europower, anyone have any opinions on that?

[Byron]

Don't buy Behringher if you want lasting quality, they are priced that low because thatis what you are getting. There are many cases I have heard about where these things break down days out the box. Go with a more trusted company like Yamaha, or most desirably Mackie.

[MarkoTaxman]

Even better than Mackie is Allen & Heath. Having owned mixers from both manufacturers, I find the Allen & Heath to be superior in virtually every area of performance.

[Cocaberry]

2 audix fusion 15 overheads
one sm57 for snare
one akg d112(I think this one)
Peavey USB Mixer
Download Adobe Audition off limewire
around $500 or so

Yep, definitely what I would do if I had the money. You're going to need stands/clips for each mic and probably cables so you have to figure that in too.

[AdultSwim815]

SO i need some advice on what i need and such. I basically have everything i want as far as drum gear goes just waiting for my next check to pick up some heads. but i know which ones im getting. I need some help On what i need to get and how to set it up and all that. Keep in mind im just using a 5 -6 peice setup so i dont need like 5 million mics. I was thinking a shure beta 52 ( i think it is the beta 52) kick drum mic for my bass. and some sm57's for hats and snare and then slap another sm57 on my 10inch tom and another on my 14 and that would be good. Would it? if it isnt please tell me. also as far as mixers go...which one would be the best one to invest in? Im thinkin i wanna spend about $650 total on all this. the shure mic package with the beta and 3 sm57's is about $460-$480. so that leaves me with about $120-$150 ish to spend on a decent mixer. would this be all i need? what would i need to send the tracks i record to my computer? do mixers plug into a computer or what? im total nub when it comes to recording so i need some help from the more advanced people out there. thanks guys.

Don't spend more than $80 on a mixer, I beleive they are called europeans, not 100% sure but they are like $70 for a 12 input mixer.

[Caleb3221]

A mixer for 70 or 80 bucks probably not going to have much quality to speak of, nor will it last very long. Keep that in mind when you get one, you'll be wanting to upgrade pretty fast. I've found that when buying anything, if you save up and buy nice stuff first, you spend a lot less money than you will by constantly replacing and upgrading in small steps. But, if that's your absolute upper limit of budget, a cheap mixer like berhinger can do the trick.

[1aDrummer07]

SO i need some advice on what i need and such. I basically have everything i want as far as drum gear goes just waiting for my next check to pick up some heads. but i know which ones im getting. I need some help On what i need to get and how to set it up and all that. Keep in mind im just using a 5 -6 peice setup so i dont need like 5 million mics. I was thinking a shure beta 52 ( i think it is the beta 52) kick drum mic for my bass. and some sm57's for hats and snare and then slap another sm57 on my 10inch tom and another on my 14 and that would be good. Would it? if it isnt please tell me. also as far as mixers go...which one would be the best one to invest in? Im thinkin i wanna spend about $650 total on all this. the shure mic package with the beta and 3 sm57's is about $460-$480. so that leaves me with about $120-$150 ish to spend on a decent mixer. would this be all i need? what would i need to send the tracks i record to my computer? do mixers plug into a computer or what? im total nub when it comes to recording so i need some help from the more advanced people out there. thanks guys.

hey dont worry about a mixer..i dont know much about recording but you can feed it all to ur computer and just buy mixing software..CHEAPER BETTER

[Cocaberry]

hey dont worry about a mixer..i dont know much about recording but you can feed it all to ur computer and just buy mixing software..CHEAPER BETTER

You must be stupid. That option is definitely the more expensive route to take compared to just buying a mixer.

Good mixing software ~ $300
Good box to pipe inputs into computer ~ firepod is $600

That's $900 right there for the mathematically challenged. A mixer to handle that much would be less than $300 for sure.

[Caleb3221]

Cocaberrys right-You need to invest a fair bit more money for the minimum computer mixing setup than the minimum outboard mixer setup. If you can afford it, getting a firepod or the like is best for most situations, but if you're on a tight budget, software mixing can't compare.