I'm a student, studying Music and Sound Recording. A friend of mine was recording an album for his band, in his bedroom, using only an SM57 and a bass DI! When doing this, he used stock drum loops from Logic Pro. I offered to record live drums for him, to make it sound like his band through and through. His bands' drummer, who I'm very good friends with and have worked with on sessions in the past for my recording coursework unveiled to me his ENTIRE drumkit. Less one bass drum! 18 channels were used in total to record this beast.
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Front View
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From the drummers' side, note the contact mic strapped to the snare.
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Again,
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and again.
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Another view from the front. The two distant mics (shoerps) were moved a bit closer together and a bit closer to the kit after this photo was taken.
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Rehearsal in progress.
Mic List:
Main Overheads - DPA 4015s
Kick Mic 1 - RE 20 (inside the kick, very close to the hammers)
Kick Mic 2 - AKG D112 (Just outside the hole, see pic)
Snare Mic 1 (above) - Sennheiser MD441 (This only got hit ONCE - on the cable - in 7 hours!)
Snare Mic 2 (below) - Sennheiser MD441
Snare Mic 3 (side?!?) - C-Ducer Contact Mic. Duct Taped to the shell of the snare.
Hi Hat - Neumann KM184
Tom Top - SM 57
Tom High - SM 57
Tom Mid - SM 57
Tom Low - Sony F740
Tom Floor - Sony F740
Octobans - 1x Sony F730 shared between the two.
Outward spaced pair - Shoerp CMC5Us
Room/Ambient mics in ORTF configuration (not pictured) - 2 x Neumann U87s
Halfway through the session I remembered I had 3 x SM 58s available, these might have been a better choice for the Octobans. (I would have used SM57s everywhere above snare height for close micing, but I ran out of them!) But then, I'm pretty happy with what I've recorded. I'm yet to mix fully, but what I've fiddled with so far on the tracks I'm pretty happy with. It was definitely an experience! I'm also so lucky to be using so many amazing microphones in a quality studio space. I recorded everything into Pyramix, through a Sony DMX=R100 desk.
I have to apologise for the ridiculous mess the cabling was in. It doesn't look very professional and could potentially be a health hazard.
Samples of this recording session may be available soon(tm).