DRUM MIC TIPS SNARE MIC PLACEMENT TOP AND BOTTOM feat THE HEIL PR22 and PR20

Hello everyone. Here is the fourth installment of my Drum Mic Tips Series featuring the Heil Sound Drum Mic Kit. In this episode I discuss several different placements of the top, and bottom snare mics to get a variety of sounds for your recording. I also discuss getting the correct phase on the bottom mic. Used in conjunction with my first two videos, these tips will help you get the snare drum sound YOU WANT for your music, or drum video. This series is based upon using only an 8 channel interface. This is also a great vid for those who want to know how the Heil Sound Drum Mic kit sounds in the studio. All drum sounds are raw from the Heil microphones. No FX, and no EQ except shelves. I will say these mics have performed incredibly well. Just FYI, the PR22 has become one of my fave snare mics of all time, and pairs incredibly well with the PR20 as the under snare mic The -40 dB 180 degree rear rejection of the PR30B’s I used for my OH’s was ESSENTIAL to getting a great OH drum sound in a home with a low roof. Moreover we simply put the mics up, adjusted the gain on the pre amps, and BOOM we had a great drum sound in the OH’s. It was the same with PR28 on the tom. We literally put it up, set the angle, and preamps, and we instantly had a great tom sound. The PR31 on the floor tom took a bit of fine tuning for the angle, but once there we had a phenomenal sound for the floor tom. An especially clean sound due again to the -40dB 180 degree rear rejection. For more mics tips such as how to phase your overheads, place a room mic in phase, or learn the Cockroach Mic Trick please watch the rest of my series at KZbin Kenny Sharretts. Thx for watching. Please like, share, and subscribe.
For reference the mics I used in this video are as follows:
- OH’s: 2 PR30B’s
- Snare: PR22 Top/Pr 20 UT Bottom
- 12” Tom: PR28
- 16” Tom: PR31 BW
- Bass Drum: PR48
- Room Mic: PR31 BW

[@robertrickman3531]

Bit late to the game here....but I have a PR22 that I absolutely LOVE!!!!!!!! Thanks

[@KennySharretts]

Never late to the game. Agreed I LOVE my PR22. Thx for watching, and commenting. 🤘🏻

[@meekoloco]

Man perfect timing for me on this vid! Great info delivered well and easy to understand! Thanks bro!

[@KennySharretts]

meekoloco awesome my brother. I hope it helps.

[@patrickmestabrook]

Dude you're so awesome! What a fun and encouraging way to teach a difficult thing. Love and blessings from Baltimore

[@KennySharretts]

I try to make it fun . Again thank you so much for the kind words my friend. Love, & blessings back at you.

[@garethplaysdrums]

Awesome vid. The mix with both snare mics sounds great 👍

[@KennySharretts]

garethplaysdrums thank my friend. I agree. Having both = a better snare sound. Thx as always for watching.

[@tlkshowhst]

Sounds freaking perfect. You're such a master of drum sounds, it would be awesome to get some one-shot samples.

[@KennySharretts]

That would be cool! I will have to do that one day soon.

[@rcdriver3190]

Very helpful, Thanks !!!

[@KennySharretts]

RC Driver my pleasure. Thank you so much for watching 🤘🏻

[@jamesnortonofficial1566]

Thanks Kenny good tips 👍🥁

[@KennySharretts]

Thank you so much my friend, and thank you for being a subscriber. Happy holidays

[@jamesnortonofficial1566]

@@KennySharretts Anytime Kenny your the best ,have a great Christmas 🎄🎸🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@Krypt666Norway]

Great informative video. I like a bit of shell sound, so please make a 3x mic position tutorial!

[@KennySharretts]

That I think I can do lol! I love the 3x setup as well. This series was more for just some basics to help drummers at home get better sounds, but you are correct; adding the shell sound in can create an epic snare sound. Thx for watching, and commenting.

[@calicocat338]

I've seen some other videos where they use the PR20 on the snare top, I'm considering one of the two. Any chance you could shoot out them both on the top of the snare?

[@KennySharretts]

I’ll be doing a mic kit shoot out soon, and will gladly put this idea into the flow. Thanks for watching, and for commenting.

[@kovalfetterer2218]

I wonder if the Heil PR 31 BW would work great on the snare both top and bottom

[@KennySharretts]

It works well indeed if you want a wide, deep sound. Thank you for watching. 🙏🙏🙏

[@kovalfetterer2218]

@@KennySharretts of course

[@iRideuWatch]

Appreciate these videos but I am wondering how you "flip the phase?" I keep hearing about this and understand it but I haven't heard anyone explain how to flip it so they are in phase.

[@KennySharretts]

iRide uWatch you can usually do it in your DAW or if you have a switch on the mic, or a phase adapter. In most cases the snare under mic (facing up) captures the exact opposite image of all the other mics (facing down) so you must “flip the phase so the waves are in sync vs opposing each other. Thanks for watching. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@iRideuWatch]

@@KennySharretts thanks man! No such switch on any of the mics I'm using.

[@jessejafrnd]

Sir, can you tell me how you flip the polarity? Any ways possible?

[@KennySharretts]

Most DAWS have a function that will flip the phase of the wave. IE turn the wave upside down lol! Also there are adapters (“barrels”) that you can can place in line to flip the phase. Finally a good digital console most likely has a button/plug in for flipping phase. Thank you so much for watching.

[@jessejafrnd]

@@KennySharretts thanks man, yeah I'm not running anything with that quality. Haha, I should be able to find that feature in Studio One then. Cool. Thank you.

[@sholderu]

How do you actually change the phasing on a mic?

[@KennySharretts]

Steve Kolderup as I mentioned to another viewer you can usually do it in your DAW or if you have a switch on the mic, or a phase adapter. In most cases the snare under mic (facing up) captures the exact opposite image of all the other mics (facing down) so you must “flip” the phase of the snare under so the waves are in sync vs opposing each other. Thanks for watching. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@sholderu]

Kenny Sharretts Thank you

[@georgebreiter5424]

that's exactly where i put my mic`s too. we gotta talk lighting for the camera shoots. later bro.

[@KennySharretts]

george breiter for sure. I focus on content, and drum sounds BUUUUT will HAPPILY and HUMBLY accept lighting advice. 🤣🤣🤣

[@georgebreiter5424]

It's the other way around, I need lighting advice from you!