EP: 044 – Recording drum overheads – The Producer’s Notes

Let’s jump back into the audio engineering seat, shall we? On this episode, host Jon Stinson once again discusses the topic of recording drums, this time focusing on overheads.

Listen now to get some simple and very useful tips on three drum overhead recording techniques:

• Mono drum overhead• The XY Coincident pair stereo technique• The Spaced pair stereo technique

In addition to explaining the setup, Jon also gives you tips on what to watch out for, and how to set up the mics so that they sound their best.

Despite the straightforward and descriptive explanations, it can be a challenge to really understand microphone techniques without a good visual reference. So make sure you check out this blog post on the Shure blog by Matt McGlynn:

Five Techniques for Stereo Miking Drums

There you will find pictures, sound examples, further instructions of the XY setup, the spaced pair setup, and even a few extra stereo drum overhead setups.

And if you want even more simple setups for recording drums – such as the Brendan O’Brien two-mic technique, The Recorderman technique, or even the famous Glynn Johns technique – check out Jon’s resource:

Recording Drums 101: A Home Studio Guide For Pro Sounding Drums. While on that page, make sure you sign up for Jon’s email list, where he will share more tips and tricks, and otherwise valuable info on recording, mixing, producing, songwriting, and reaching your peak creative flow.

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Jon Stinson is the host of The Modern Recordist, as well as a producer/recording engineer/mixing engineer working out of Nashville, TN. He also blogs about creativity, recording, and mixing. Check out “Recording Drums 101” – a resource of simple and practical drum recording tips that Jon put together on his website.

Recording Drums 101: A Home Studio Guide For Pro Sounding Drums

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