How Do You Install Drum Kit Microphones?
There’s no hard and fast rule when it comes to setting up microphones to record a drum kit. With different drums, different drummers and different rooms to record in, there are simply too many variables to contend with, so getting a great recorded drum sound takes experience and a little experimentation. If you’re recording drums for the first time, it’s a good idea to get started by going with a standard drum microphone setup, as outlined below, and experimenting until you get results that please you. Attach a dynamic kick drum microphone to a microphone stand and position it so that it’s inside the drum and pointing slightly upwards and towards the drum head and beater. How close you move the microphone toward the beater is largely a matter of taste and dependent on the type of kick drum sound you want. Moving it closer generally results in more attack, whereas moving it back allows more of a natural resonance to be picked up, with less “click” to the sound. Attach another dynamic mi
