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Originally Posted by TOM@METRO

Still try what suggested, keeping both cardioid overheads together but looking at the kit in an "x" formation. This has been successful in reducing overhead mic phasing in more than one studio I work in.

Will def be trying all of the above in the next couple of weeks

Originally Posted by Jenk2k

e602 inside kick
AKG perception front of kick
audix i5 on snare (or SM57)
e604's on 4 toms
2 x Groove Tubes GT55 large diaphragm condenser overheads set at boundary width of kit about 18 inches from cymbals.
Rode NT5 matched pair on hi hats and ride cymbal.


large 50x50 room, 2nd floor, hardwood floors, one baffle in between the front of the kit and wall. ceiling about 15 ft w/ acoustical tiles.

i find that the large diaphragms give a far more realistic and usable total kit picture than the nt5's.

If I had a 50x50 room with a 15' ceiling then I wouldn't be using a 12x12x8 room!

... having said that, I've just been on your MySpace.... although that's not normally my cup of tea, I have to say you've got a very tight sound going on there... very commercial too... good stuff