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STEREO DRUM
MICROPHONE
TECHNIQUES
AB / Spaced Pair
XY/Coincident Pair
Glyn Johns /
Recorderman
To minimise room sound, lower the overhead
microphones and point them toward the centre of
the kit.
To maximise room sound, raise the overhead
microphones, angle them away from the drums.
Avoid phase coherency problems with kick and
snare by keeping them centred between the
overhead mics.
Kick
Thump: 45 Hz – 150 Hz
Clarity: 250 Hz – 1,500 Hz
Attack: 2,500 Hz – 8,000 Hz
Snare
Body: 100 Hz – 500 Hz
Bounce: 900 Hz – 2,000 Hz
Crispness: 2,000 Hz – 10,000 Hz
Toms
Rumble: 50 Hz – 100 Hz
Fullness: 80 Hz – 400 Hz
Attack: 2,000 Hz – 6,000 Hz
Cymbals
Clang: 200 Hz – 900 Hz
Crispness: 1,000 Hz – 6,000 Hz
Shimmer: 8,000 – 20,000 Hz

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Drum microphone techniques

  • 2. AB / Spaced Pair
  • 5. To minimise room sound, lower the overhead microphones and point them toward the centre of the kit. To maximise room sound, raise the overhead microphones, angle them away from the drums. Avoid phase coherency problems with kick and snare by keeping them centred between the overhead mics.
  • 6. Kick Thump: 45 Hz – 150 Hz Clarity: 250 Hz – 1,500 Hz Attack: 2,500 Hz – 8,000 Hz Snare Body: 100 Hz – 500 Hz Bounce: 900 Hz – 2,000 Hz Crispness: 2,000 Hz – 10,000 Hz Toms Rumble: 50 Hz – 100 Hz Fullness: 80 Hz – 400 Hz Attack: 2,000 Hz – 6,000 Hz Cymbals Clang: 200 Hz – 900 Hz Crispness: 1,000 Hz – 6,000 Hz Shimmer: 8,000 – 20,000 Hz