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Polarity invert toms ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Curtis H List (Too Tall)" data-source="post: 22544" data-attributes="member: 160"><p>Re: Polarity invert toms ?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well it seems everyone agrees, except me. LOL</p><p></p><p>In the end whatever makes the mics play well together, that said here is what I often do.</p><p></p><p>For rack toms if the mics are under the head to let the shell isolate them I flip polarity.</p><p>I prefer micing rack toms from the top often using half as many mics</p><p>Typically I do not allow big floor toms to be miced under the head.</p><p>For the kick I rarely mic from the front. </p><p>Almost always put the mic (mics) inside the shell but I do not FLIP POLARITY.</p><p></p><p>This is my starting place.</p><p></p><p>PS-If I use two mics on the snare the bottom is flipped. I rarely use two mics. Instead use a very nice wideband condenser if I can find one.</p><p>Same with micing the rack toms and the lead guitar amp if I have enough mics. I avoid SM57 where I can.</p><p>Beside the obvious that they sound better than a SM57 having the same type of mic everywhere helps with the bleed. The bleed seems to be less of a problem.</p><p>For instance using a great vical mic means when it picks up the piano bleed it sounds better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Curtis H List (Too Tall), post: 22544, member: 160"] Re: Polarity invert toms ? Well it seems everyone agrees, except me. LOL In the end whatever makes the mics play well together, that said here is what I often do. For rack toms if the mics are under the head to let the shell isolate them I flip polarity. I prefer micing rack toms from the top often using half as many mics Typically I do not allow big floor toms to be miced under the head. For the kick I rarely mic from the front. Almost always put the mic (mics) inside the shell but I do not FLIP POLARITY. This is my starting place. PS-If I use two mics on the snare the bottom is flipped. I rarely use two mics. Instead use a very nice wideband condenser if I can find one. Same with micing the rack toms and the lead guitar amp if I have enough mics. I avoid SM57 where I can. Beside the obvious that they sound better than a SM57 having the same type of mic everywhere helps with the bleed. The bleed seems to be less of a problem. For instance using a great vical mic means when it picks up the piano bleed it sounds better. [/QUOTE]
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