I am sitting here playing system tech and I was asked for a bottom mic for the snare.
I usual don't mic the bottom and after a couple of songs I remember why. It seems that every sympathic vibration on stage causes a constant buzz sound which seems to sit right in the middle of the vocals.
Like usual it seems to come down to tuning. If the drum is tuned decently I am usually happy with a single mic off the shell. That gets the top, rim, and rattle just fine.
Any thoughts? Anyone who just can't live without a bottom mic?
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I usual don't mic the bottom and after a couple of songs I remember why. It seems that every sympathic vibration on stage causes a constant buzz sound which seems to sit right in the middle of the vocals.
Like usual it seems to come down to tuning. If the drum is tuned decently I am usually happy with a single mic off the shell. That gets the top, rim, and rattle just fine.
Any thoughts? Anyone who just can't live without a bottom mic?
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD