Waifer
Junior Member
Hey all. I've read quite a few threads about miking in live situations. Great to have so many opinions. I had decided that it would probably be best to mik my bass drum, snare (if needed), and 2 overheads.
Well, this last Sat. night we played a small/medium sized club and recorded it. We miked the bass drum and I borrowed some cheap tom miks and used them. Listening to the recording everything came through pretty well, but the cymbals seemed to be too loud. I'm wondering, since I play pretty hard, if doing overheads will only exacerbate the cymbal problem. Only the ride cymbal could've used a little more boost.
Are there ways to minimize the cymbals getting picked up by overheads?
Well, this last Sat. night we played a small/medium sized club and recorded it. We miked the bass drum and I borrowed some cheap tom miks and used them. Listening to the recording everything came through pretty well, but the cymbals seemed to be too loud. I'm wondering, since I play pretty hard, if doing overheads will only exacerbate the cymbal problem. Only the ride cymbal could've used a little more boost.
Are there ways to minimize the cymbals getting picked up by overheads?