7 Stereo Mic'ing Techniques For Recording Drums

In this video, we will explore seven different stereo room mic'ing techniques for recording drums and compare how they sound, both on their own and combined with close microphones on the drum kit.
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Justin Humphries is the founder and operator of Phoenix Sound Studios. Justin is an accomplished and experienced percussionist, sound engineer, composer, and educator living in Melbourne Australia. With a rich and varied career spanning over 35+ years, Justin has performed and recorded as a percussionist and operated as a sound engineer with numerous bands and artists.
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Technical Details:
No compression or equalization was applied during recording. The audio was captured at 48kHz, 24-bit resolution. All room microphones were level-matched and routed through Focusrite preamps. The room microphones were positioned approximately 10 feet (3 meters) from the drum kit and placed at a height of about 6 feet (1.8 meters).
Room Microphones:
1. XY Stereo: Rode NT4
2. ORTF Stereo (Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française): 2 x OPR 84 (Neumann KM84 style)
3. Blumlein Stereo: 2 x OPR The Grill (Royer 121 style)
4. A-B Stereo (Spaced Pair): 2 x AKG 214
5. Binaural Stereo: 3Dio Free Space
6. Mid-Side Stereo (M/S Technique): Side: Rode NT2A; Mid: Rode NT5
7. Decca Tree: 3 x DPA 4060
Close Drum Kit Microphones:
Bass Drum: Yamaha Sub Kick, AKG D112
Snare Drum: Shure SM57 (Top), AKG 419 (Bottom)
Tom 10”: AKG 408
Tom 12”: AKG 408
Tom 14”: Beta 52A
Overheads: 2 x MXL V67 (Neumann U67 style)
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[@HolbeckStill]

lovely demo

[@justinhumphries]

@@HolbeckStill Thanks!

[@jessetimmmiller1870]

Bro, your drumming is excellent!! Great video, beautiful studio!

[@justinhumphries]

Thanks for listening