Been a few years since I recorded and man it has come along way...thank you for sharing all of this stuff, really helping this old drummer get back into it after a 15 year break!!

If you want to hear a song using this overhead setup, there is a full recording of me playing a song where we A/B the drums with the track and without the track so you can hear them at the end of this video.

Just wanted to chime in on setting up the room and killing off the "ricochet" effect from ceilings and walls. I went to Lowe's and got a 4'x8' sheet of OSB (Oriented Strand Board), the thinnest kind and also bought a 4'x8' grey outdoor carpet. I also bought staples for my staple gun and some spray glue. I then cut the OSB down to various shapes & dimensions, and then covered those pieces with the grey carpeting, after spraying the surface of the OSB with spray glue. Make sure there's enough overlap to wrap the grey carpet around the OSB pieces and staple that in place. So it looks nicer. Then I affixed these pieces to my ceiling and walls, and that took care of the crazy acoustic zones of the room. If you wanna make corner killers, cut an 18"x18" square, then cut that into two triangles and cover them with carpet. You'll probably need some long screws to attach them as well. Overall it cost me ~$150 to treat the room in such a way, and it looks pretty cool too. And if someone wants to stroke the furry wall, they're more than able and welcome to.

1:04- get your peanut butter/chocolate differences out of the way already! LOL thanks for the laugh

GREAT TIPS GUYS THANK YOU

Jimmy Page and Eddie Kramer would often record John Bonham’s kit with no more than two overheads and another at the opposite end of the room. Additionally, they would sometimes isolate John and his kit from the rest of the band and record him under a flight of stairs or in the loo. Pagey always said that ‘distance makes depth’.

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Cool! Useful info.

I feel to Mix the overheads/room as if I only had the 4 mic's carefully mixing in kik snr toms for detail. The overhead and Room* are the drum mix* Thank you, for the video -always learning.

Would love to hear each of the stereo pairs separate. Or OH vs. close vs. far room mics.

I have a very small room but leave the door open put a tube mic away 6feet from the drums and I also place a omni mic above the kick looking at the beater head between the tom and floortom and I get pretty good sound with two audient ASP 880 pres

I recorded drums with one Neumann U87 mic just above the bass drum at head height about 4 feet away in a big room. I had no idea what I was doing.

Gracias por compartir! Greetings from Colombia Blessings

Great video. A good follow-up would be one on studio acoustic tips. That one looked like it should have had a great deal of reverb to deal with yet saw little baffling anywhere.

Very interesting. I really liked 6 Ate 7 when it was first shown. Still do.

Which style of music do u like. Jazz pop and rock blues hip hop??????

If I only have 2 large diaphragm condenser mics and 2 active ribbon mikes, and a room that just fits a drum kit, what’s the best I can do?

When doing overheads with Tom mics, is there a chance I can get phase issues on the toms? How do I keep them clean sounding when O/H mics are in the mix? I am experimenting in practice of moving overheads around to figure out where they sound best for cymbals but need to figure out drum impacts in conjunction with those close mics. Thanks I’m advance!

A couple questions actually, as this vid is exactly where I'm. What kind of mics work best for room mics? Is phase a big big issues for drummers if the overheads aren't equal distance from the snare?

I think the carpet isn't for sound, it's to stop the kit leaving the room while you are playing.

Query: is it a good idea to record the drums using two room mics and close mic’ing the bass drum?

really important to record room sound ..only if that room is huge with a right position soundprof panels around..but if its a little room ..better make alot of soundproofs panels..alot...i mean fullroom..and curtains everywhere! then use room sound as vst ..uad eventide softube waves lexicon best room reverbs plugs on marker 200$+ each or download cracked :) so ur choice like ..ur room sound..if this room is huge is best..if its little...nah..its sound like repetition shit ....or vst modeling room sound...belive me ..that is no difference... at all ( vst can bring little bit more options..) but if u are recording drums in huge naked room ..its sound like orchestra crazy...if in small naked room..its sound like trash if u are not belive me...test :) if u think dat vst or hardware modeling room sound is bad..and natural room sound is perfect...pls check chris lorde guides for start ...when he start mixing ..all hes doing is ssl eq comp and modeling reverb for every instrument how he wants...perfect room natural sound is for lives and orchestra music mostly

Bass drum micking... In your experience....Which is the better setup? quantity and type of mics? Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱🤘!!

hey what's the fill at 12:43 ? is it some sort of polyrhythm? sounds cool af

All that and he chokes the snare to a dull thwack with an O Ring!

You are setting the kit up wrong, you've put the snare drum on the bass drum, you'll never reach it from there.