Kick Drum Miking Question

Trip McNealy said:
I've got the same kick mic and setup except I don't own a Shu yet and I use a SKII batter/Regulator'd Drumart head. If you have time can you post a pic or two to me how the Shu mount is setup and how the cord for the mic gets plugged in?
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I use a similar setup. Will post pics when I get home. I installed and XLR jack in the shell, but you can run the cord through a port or the vent hole.
 
mike d said:
I'm curious about this method too. That's what I used to do years ago, but haven't mic'd for a while. Anyone using batter side only mic?
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It's the way I go by default when I mic my own drums. Sound guys will usually mic the reso head, even though there's no port. It makes sense to me -- I would never mic a tom on the reso side.
 
Trip McNealy said:
I've got the same kick mic and setup except I don't own a Shu yet and I use a SKII batter/Regulator'd Drumart head. If you have time can you post a pic or two to me how the Shu mount is setup and how the cord for the mic gets plugged in?
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This is my basic setup. If you don't want to drill the shell for the XLR jack, you can use a ported reso and run the cord in that way, or you cut the end off a cord, thread it through the vent hole, then re-solder the connector in place. I used that method for a few years before I installed that jack. It worked great, but you had to mind the cord when putting the drum into/out of cases. The jack makes life amazingly simple. Perfect live setup, IMO.
 

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dcolter said:
It's the way I go by default when I mic my own drums. Sound guys will usually mic the reso head, even though there's no port. It makes sense to me -- I would never mic a tom on the reso side.
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I have been micing the batter side for years; always had good results. There were initial concerns about picking up possible noise from the pedal but I have never noticed any.
 
IDDrummer said:
This is my basic setup. If you don't want to drill the shell for the XLR jack, you can use a ported reso and run the cord in that way, or you cut the end off a cord, thread it through the vent hole, then re-solder the connector in place. I used that method for a few years before I installed that jack. It worked great, but you had to mind the cord when putting the drum into/out of cases. The jack makes life amazingly simple. Perfect live setup, IMO.
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This will be my eventual setup when I can afford to do so. Kinda takes the sound man getting pissed when you show up for a gig with a full front head thing out of the equation.
 
Ghostnote said:
This will be my eventual setup when I can afford to do so. Kinda takes the sound man getting pissed when you show up for a gig with a full front head thing out of the equation.
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Yeah, I've played some of the bigger venues in Spokane (nearest city-ish area, lol) and the sound guys give you a sideways look when you show up unported. Show 'em the jack, ask to plug you in and give it a try, and there has never been a problem. Even the adamant port guys have been satisfied.

99% of the time we ran our own sound, and it just made life super easy there, too.
 
IDDrummer said:
Yeah, I've played some of the bigger venues in Spokane (nearest city-ish area, lol) and the sound guys give you a sideways look when you show up unported. Show 'em the jack, ask to plug you in and give it a try, and there has never been a problem. Even the adamant port guys have been satisfied.

99% of the time we ran our own sound, and it just made life super easy there, too.
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Do you find you get enough attack with the Shue mounted close to the reso? I was wondering about that and maybe considering a May for the front to back adjustability, but the May is a lot more expensive.
 
Ghostnote said:
Do you find you get enough attack with the Shue mounted close to the reso? I was wondering about that and maybe considering a May for the front to back adjustability, but the May is a lot more expensive.
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Yes, I've been able to get enough attack. The Shu has a couple inches of front to back adjustability, and you can mount it to the reso or batter side lug screws. So, there is a fair amount of flexibility in placement, though it certainly isn't infinite.

I've had opportunities to hear my kit FOH and the kick is exactly what I hope for.

EDIT - this was recorded on a cheap old handycam and the sound isn't fantastic, but this will give you an idea of how the Shu setup sounds live.
https://youtu.be/W5pYySRbFaE
 
IDDrummer said:
Yeah, I've played some of the bigger venues in Spokane (nearest city-ish area, lol) and the sound guys give you a sideways look when you show up unported. Show 'em the jack, ask to plug you in and give it a try, and there has never been a problem. Even the adamant port guys have been satisfied.

99% of the time we ran our own sound, and it just made life super easy there, too.
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You're in SPOKANE!? So am I! Who are you? Maybe you'd like to try one of my pedals! Right now I play in YESTERDAYSCAKE. We just played Curley's!
 
funkutron said:
You're in SPOKANE!? So am I! Who are you? Maybe you'd like to try one of my pedals! Right now I play in YESTERDAYSCAKE. We just played Curley's!
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Well, I just saw you play then! Just didn't know it was you. Lol Nice playing!
 
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