jim_gregory
Senior Member
This is the scenario. I use a powered mixer for the entire band. Enough of everything and we always sound better with it then the house sytems. I dont know why and dont care but we use it a lot and thats that. It's mine and I aint upgrading. I set it up and run it with someone out front for a sound check. I have enough free inputs for a kick mic, and overhead and a vocal mic. Plus four other for the other guys.
The QUESTION is, how do I get more toms and less cymbals with an overhead? My toms always get lost in the mix. I have close mics and a separate mixer I can do a feed into the main if I have to but I have enough to do already! My beta 58A works great for vocals but does pick up snare and hats. I use an SM58 right now as an overhead. I have cheap pencil condensors but they are awefull. I think the SM58 is better. I do have a decent condensor comming but still small diaphram and I think will get highs well but not toms.
I REALLY want to get by with one overhead and one kick mic. Is this possible?
The QUESTION is, how do I get more toms and less cymbals with an overhead? My toms always get lost in the mix. I have close mics and a separate mixer I can do a feed into the main if I have to but I have enough to do already! My beta 58A works great for vocals but does pick up snare and hats. I use an SM58 right now as an overhead. I have cheap pencil condensors but they are awefull. I think the SM58 is better. I do have a decent condensor comming but still small diaphram and I think will get highs well but not toms.
I REALLY want to get by with one overhead and one kick mic. Is this possible?