Drum Overhead Mic Placement

In this video we take a look at how the placement of our overhead microphones can effect our drum sound. For this comparison I used two Beyerdynamic m160 ribbon microphones setup in somewhat of an NOS / ORTF stereo configuration. The microphone capsules were approximately 30cm apart around a 90 degree angle. This approach provides a wider stereo image than a traditional ORTF recording, while retaining phase coherency and our phantom center when panned hard left and right.

Drums:
Gretsch Renown Maple (24,16,13)
SJC Goliath Snare (14x7)
Zildjian K Light Hats 16"
Zildjian K Sweet Ride 21"
Zildjian A Medium Thin Crash 19"
Meinl Byzance Extra Dry Thin Crash 18"
Los Cabos 3a Red Hickory Drumsticks

Audio:
Antelope Audio Discrete 8 Interface
Beyerdynamic m160
Logic Pro X

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