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Tech Tips: How To Mike Drums Onstage Like A Pro
In this thesis, we examine not only which microphones to choose and how to place them around the kit, we analyze your kit and how to tune your drums..

In this thesis, we examine not only which microphones to choose and how to place them around the kit, we analyze your kit and how to tune your drums..
If you learn nothing more about live drum miking, at the very least consume these three concepts to assure your drums sound great onstage.
Looking for that big, boomy studio tom sound? Look no further for information on microphone selection, drumhead choices, preamps, mixing, and beyond.
Here are expert tips on tuning, rooms, and mikes to help get you capture the perfect studio snare sound, and make the entire recording sound better.
No matter how large or small your drum kit, you can capture its entire sound with the new Audix FP QUAD drum microphone pack from Audix.
Karen Stackpole reviews the Audix i-5 Microphone and concludes the beefy, open sound it provides is well worth the price.
The idea here is to emulate a boundary microphone setup with a quality omnidirectional small-diaphragm condenser to achieve amazing low-frequency results.
In 2009, this Sennheiser drummer/endorser went from playing in small Nashville clubs to being on the road with Blake Shelton with a drum kit full of Sennheiser evolution microphones.
