Re: Isolating drums
I would suggest keeping the number of mics to a maximum of four. Kick, snare, stereo overheads. Align the stereo pair so that they cover the width of the drums, but keep each the exact same distance from the snare drum. In SS, try using a touch of high pass filtering on the snare, and low pass filtering on the kick. Use the gates on the kick and snare and then mix in the level of the stereo overheads until the kit sounds natural. You may find you need to moderate the amount the gates are ducking the signals to achieve a good sound. Sometimes a small amount of high pass filtering on the overheads is desirable. From there, depending on the style of music you are producing, compression, saturation, EQ or reverb might be appropriate.
Other than using mic patterns to isolate drum signals, in a live room it's better to work with the room than to fight it, IMO.
There are no rules, only opinions, but hopefully there are some things here with which to experiment.
Have fun!
Last edited by MMP; 01-09-2021 at 05:41 AM.
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