Snare and Drum Mics Miking Joey Jordison


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Overhead drum mics. Stereo pairs in XY configuration. We exerted best effort to align the height and focus of the microphones, as a result – the stereo pairs were 3 to 6 inches apart at the most but the projectile of the pairs were still towards the center of the kit. .

  • Oktava MK-012 (condenser with cardiod capsule) mic to Sytek MP4X preamp. AKA Oktava MK-012
  • Peluso R14 ribbon mics to AEA The Ribbon Pre (TRP). Notice how the figure of 8 pattern affects the stereo image.
  • Earthworks TC20 (omni condenser) to Great River MP2NV

Overhead micing of drumkit in stereo XY configuration
Overhead microphones on drumkit

On the next page, we mix and match direct mic sounds of kick and snare with the overhead stereo mics. Lots of fun for drum sound addicts.

overhead microphones on the drum kit

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