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Jay, If DC is held responsible for better drum micing techniques, I won't argue that at all! I think Brian nailed it though with his comments about distance w/ overheads. I see so many guys cranking overhead mics way up over the drummer... I personally find that placement to be mostly useless in a live band situation, on all but the largest of stages. I'm not looking for complete isolation of my sources, but choosing a mic & placement that gives me a reasonable amount of separation, using the mics pickup pattern to your advantage, really makes a huge difference for me.
Jay,
If DC is held responsible for better drum micing techniques, I won't argue that at all!
I think Brian nailed it though with his comments about distance w/ overheads. I see so many guys cranking overhead mics way up over the drummer... I personally find that placement to be mostly useless in a live band situation, on all but the largest of stages. I'm not looking for complete isolation of my sources, but choosing a mic & placement that gives me a reasonable amount of separation, using the mics pickup pattern to your advantage, really makes a huge difference for me.
