Simple Mic Setups for Recording Drums | AKG C314 & D112

We get questions ALL the time from viewers asking about recording setups, microphone techniques, and how much gear is necessary to get a quality recorded drum sound. We’re grateful to have been able to partner up with our friends at AKG to put together a VERY simple primer on two and three microphone setups for capturing drum sounds for a variety of purposes.

This was recorded with a matched pair of AKG C314: https://sladl.ink/C314Pair
And an AKG D112 (Mk I): https://sladl.ink/D112mkII

0:00 Intro
1:25 Understanding Microphones
2:00 Spaced Pair
4:01 Glyn Johns
7:15 Practicing/Educational
11:26 Comparison
12:22 The Value of Recording Yourself
13:07 About the AKG C314
14:34 Outro

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Signal chain:
Mics - Focusrite Clarett 8Pre USB & OctoPre - MacPro w/Pro Tools 12.8
Recorded at 48kHz / 24bit
Focusrite Clarett 8Pre USB https://tinyurl.com/Clarett8Pre
Focusrite Clarett OctoPre https://tinyurl.com/ClarettOctoPro
Full kit: Matched Pair of AKG C314 in various configurations
Bass drum: AKG D112 (at mic port)

Drums: Pearl Masters Maple Custom Extra

Drumheads:
Snare: Evans UV1 batter / Snare Side 300 reso
Toms: Evans G2 batters / G1 Clear resos
Kick: Evans UV EQ4 batter / EQ3 Coated White reso

Cymbals:
14” modified top cymbal by Jesse Simpson paired with a Zildjian New Beat top with 22” custom ride cymbal by Craig Lauritsen

Hosted by: Cody Rahn
Production: Ben O'Brien Smith @ Cadence Independent Media

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