Close micing is cheating and sounds artificial.
I'd like to hear your opinion on this statement and what you think of three mic setups. You know, two overheads and a kick mic.
I'm talking about 4 pc drum sets, not necessarily jazz. One overhead picking up the snare, rack tom, hats and the main crash, the other the snare, floor tom, ride and aux crash or whatever you have hanging there.
I'd like to hear your opinion on this statement and what you think of three mic setups. You know, two overheads and a kick mic.
I'm talking about 4 pc drum sets, not necessarily jazz. One overhead picking up the snare, rack tom, hats and the main crash, the other the snare, floor tom, ride and aux crash or whatever you have hanging there.