Bruce M. Thomson
Gold Member
There always seems to be some discussion about recording drums, in an article I read it stated that Bonham often used only four mics; 2 overhead and one for the Bass drum and one for the snare/Hi-Hat. it saved time and put more of the drum sound in and less recording tech. I have also read that it is best to mic the Bass drum around a meter and a half away, that way you actually hear the drum in it's fullness, allowing the drum to resonate the low frequency which requires a distance. Anyway here is an article on how to record your drums with four microphones
http://homerecording.about.com/od/recordingtutorials/a/glyn_johns.htm
http://homerecording.about.com/od/recordingtutorials/a/glyn_johns.htm
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