Drum Mics?

[PineappleBrains]

My drummer is looking into getting a set of drums mics, and i was just wondering if you guys had any opinions on this set.

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Audix-Fusion-Series-6Piece-Drum-Microphone-Pack?sku=270665

But he is also going to add this kick drum mic.

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Audix-Audix-D6-Sub-Impulse-Kick-Drum-Mic?sku=482920

He basically has about $700 to spend and they are going to see alot of recording for our band. Does anyone have any experience with these mics, or maybe know of other mics that he would be better off getting?

 

[Brain2Me2]

I think Audix for drums are always great...but also you can't miss with the Shure SM-57, they have a kit which already includes the Kick mic...

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-Drum-Mic-Package?sku=270263

Buy an additional 57 depending on the pieces of the Drum Kit...then you have about $300 left for a Good pair of condensers. Or a stereo mic from Cascade Microphones, to avoid Phase issues.

http://www.cascademicrophones.com/cascade_X-15.html

 

[Anonymous]

i would like to have at least two overhead mic with a high frequency range for the timbals - ride crash etc and the hihat (of course a hihat mic seperately).

for the kick drum a big diaphragm should be on hand to cover the bass and lower frequencies.

for the tom-toms and snare (the snare gets two mic's, up and down) a dynamic can be satisfying on stage. for studio i prefer condensor as well.

what we often do is take an odd sm57 for each drum and use it as a trigger mic for high quality samples.

 

[BradWilbanks]

For that price range the Audix's are gonna be a good and only options, but if he can stretch, I'd go with either 57's on the snare and toms, 52 or D6 in the kick, and a decent set of overheads. If he can really stretch maybe get a 3 pack of the Sen e604s.

 

[dwsabianguy]

I started out with the DMK52-57 kit for my drums (3 SM57s and a Beta 52) and that's a great set.

But I've evolved into using a good lot of mics on my drums:
Shure Beta 57 top and Sterling ST31 bottom for snare
Shure SM57 toms
Audix D6 and Shure Beta 91 for kick
another ST31 for hats
AT2020 for overheads (I want to get some Rodes, though)

I definitely recommend large-diaphragm overheads. They're so much easier to listen to, and much more accurate to my ear.