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Old 06-11-2007, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by neal79
I think someone else hit on it already. Overheads are key for drums everything else is icing. The kit should sound great with just the overheads. If you can get that you are golden. To many people think of these as just cymbal mics but they are a lot more than that if used correctly. If I am remembering correctly many of the Zeppelin drum tracks were only recorded with 4 mics, 2 overheads, kick, and snare.

Have you ever tried Schoeps' mics for overheads? Super-expensive, but totally worth the cost. I had gone to a studio that just purchased a pair; we threw them up on this drum kit and were totally blown away on how crisp and defined they sounded.
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