How to Mic a Drum Set in 1,2,3,4, and More Mics
236K views · May 20, 2021 · Music
Comments · 260
@sweetwater · 5 years ago · pinned
Got a mic? Then you can record your drum kit! If this video helped you let us know by hitting like and subscribe🔔Thanks for watching!
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@diegomonteirobatera · 5 years ago
You bet! (New drinking game)
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@jefgirdler7232 · 5 years ago
If I'm miking a set with only one mic, I'm doing it right in the middle of the kit - put it low, right over the kick, in between the high and mid toms, pointed at the snare. It works unbelievably well to pick up everything on the kit and doesn't get much of the room in comparison to the single mic position shown here.
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@DonPiruflo · 5 years ago
It's amazing how the Glyn Johns method still sounds cooler than using 4 and even 5 mics.
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@FanaticDrummer · 5 years ago
Editor must have had fun lining that up at the end lol
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@AundreHamilton · 3 years ago
The outro with all the different setups was dope. Good idea to all those involved.
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@rogerlopes3206 · 3 months ago
Kind impressed with glenn johns tecnique
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@graxjpg · 5 years ago
There aren’t many resources like this, other than Glenn fricker, who just does metal.
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@EricLawrence-m4l · 8 months ago (edited)
Glyn Johns Method is undefeated! My favorite technique! Sounds like you’re standing 3-5 feet away listening to the kit! Natural-sounding
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@michaellemusica · 1 year ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObDMKuromg8&t=255">4:15</a> this is how I recorded my last project in my garage. I like how it came out.
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@hussledupgamejam · 5 years ago
That one mic method sounds better than some kits i've heard with 10 mics 😂
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@bjorn_moren · 3 years ago
Great of Sweetwater to make these videos. Highly interesting, and builds a lot of goodwill.
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