Overhead Mics for Drums

[ratbane]

Recommendations please for overhead mics suitable for both live and studio purposes, and which could be used on their own, and also with a fully mic'd kit. I have a set of Sens for the kit which I have always been happy with.

Also, any pointers on mixers (8 inputs min) to feed into the PA from the drums.

What have you used?

[Z06George]

Might be the ones that you already have but C-414(pretty sure that's right) are great IMHO for overheads for studio and live.

[JustinP1]

What's your budget?

I've used Rode mics right up to things like Shoeps.

[maniac0796]

Think we used to use AKG C1000's we I was recording drums. Don't know what status or rating they get, but they did the job pretty well.

I think it's pretty well defined that condensor microphones are needed as overheads. One thing i learned at college was that if you walk around a studio or stage, and find out where the drumkit sounds good from, or any intsrument really, by sticking a condensor there, you'd get a good sound from it.

All depends on how much money you want to spend and what sound you want to get.

[ratbane]

JustinP1 said:

What's your budget?

I've used Rode mics right up to things like Shoeps.

Budget? Not C414 money.

I reckon £300 for a pair.

[chevy-stu]

Pair of AKG C3000 's would come in a shade about £350 if you shop around on price a bit.... or Rode NT5's come as a matched pair for about £250

[davepoth]

Or just bung a pair of SM57s up there and have done with it. Horses for courses really, as if the PA isn't up to scratch, you'll get very little benefit from expensive microphones.

[michaelfenton]

Neuman's are awesome, also Beyerdynamics if you've got the cash!