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fishbulb · 12-03-2011, 04:08 PM

Ideally the kick drum bleed into the overheads would be a good thing but maybe it's your room causing a problem. You could try a different overhead mic technique.

As for overhead mics, AT2020's are pretty solid for the price. I have 2 of them and think they're great. They'll run you about $100 each.
If you could also get a snare and kick mic you'll be set. Sure SM57 or Audix i5 are popular choices and will run you about $100.
I'm not so sure about kick mics but a decent one will be upwards of $150 afaik.

There are certainly cheaper alternatives but if you go that route then you may end up having tons of cheap mics that you don't know what to do with if you decide to upgrade them later. Kinda up to you to decide how serious about recording you are.

12-03-2011, 04:08 PM	#2
fishbulb Beck - Sea Change Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,915	Ideally the kick drum bleed into the overheads would be a good thing but maybe it's your room causing a problem. You could try a different overhead mic technique. As for overhead mics, AT2020's are pretty solid for the price. I have 2 of them and think they're great. They'll run you about $100 each. If you could also get a snare and kick mic you'll be set. Sure SM57 or Audix i5 are popular choices and will run you about $100. I'm not so sure about kick mics but a decent one will be upwards of $150 afaik. There are certainly cheaper alternatives but if you go that route then you may end up having tons of cheap mics that you don't know what to do with if you decide to upgrade them later. Kinda up to you to decide how serious about recording you are.