Members RoadRanger Posted March 7, 2020 Members Share Posted March 7, 2020 Just tried out the Earthworks 3 mic technique using budget stuff (Apex 220's over an AKG D112) and blew myself away. Our basement space is surprisingly OK sounding with open insulation on the ceiling and a few rugs on the floor. Anybody here do much non-close miking of drum kits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators davie Posted March 8, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 3/7/2020 at 1:46 AM, RoadRanger said: Earthworks 3 mic technique Never heard of this technique. Is it similar to Recorderman or Glyn-Johns? I've been recording drums for a few years and over time I naturally progressed towards using more close-mics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted March 9, 2020 Author Members Share Posted March 9, 2020 This is what I was referring tohttps://earthworksaudio.com/products/microphones/drumkit-series/dk25r/https://earthworksaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Earthworks-DK25-Manual.pdf It uses just a pair of omni overheads and a weird kick mic. It was raved about few years back when it came out. I'm using a couple of cheap omni measurement mics to get a feel for what these megadollar mics can do. Their suggested placement seems a bit weird to me - I at least wanted to get them the same distance from the snare - nobody likes a mushy snare sound. The cardioid kick mic with EQ module isn't of much interest to me - decent kick mics aren't all that expensive. OTOH the AKG D112 I was using (belongs to the drummer) is somewhat disliked by many - possibly because it doesn't have a built-in eq curve for kick like many do. I just looked it up and see that the latest version does have a kick EQ switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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