How to record great sounding Drums with just 2 mics

[@Bcwilderness]

the coles are just perfect balance crisp natural and great in that room

[@RecordProduction]

Totally agree!

[@andy80sdrums]

Astounding sound. I am obsessed with getting the best tone possible with the least amount of mics. And the Coles 4038/RE20 combo seems to work exceptionally well here.

[@miket10132]

Wow! Great video. Loved the sound Russ and the drummer got. Really well explained too! Thanks for sharing it

[@RecordProduction]

Thanks for watching and for your encouragement Mike! So glad you enjoyed it! :-)

[@RussCottier]

I can't understand a word that presenter guy is saying to be honest. Who does he think he is? A scouse Rick Rubin or something?

[@RecordProduction]

@@RussCottier :-)

[@antoh07]

Brillant vid, very useful

[@RecordProduction]

Glad you think so!

[@shannonandthereunion]

Very cool.

[@Solfeggio68]

Recorderman technique is great for two OH mics for sure. But you don't need to move the kick drum mic equidistant from the others, it's meant to be close mic'd. You can filter out frequencies you don't want or need with proper EQ after recording

[@OverdriveMusic]

good stuff!

[@zsujsk]

wow man It make sense!

[@izziOnBass]

Maaan those three mic setup sounded better than my 8 mic crap!

[@michielw.8101]

little secret : its quite a good room they're recording in + they're not focussing to much on induvidual toms/snare/etc

[@marcelb7259]

Very nice take with that configuration. In my humble opinion, the Glyn Johns sounds better in a 3 microphones setup. But I will give a go to the Recordman method on my next session. Thank for the video and cheers from Canada !

[@RecordProduction]

Cool, thanks! Let us know how it went when you try it :-)

[@RussCottier]

If I’m using GJ, I try to get the kick in phase too. I think GJ can grab a lot more floor Tom to which can been nice.

[@schlep4730]

Hi there - I am curious, if you were going to track with just 2 mics, would you track with the two overheads as you've done here, or a single overhead and kick mic ? thx

[@soccernow4093]

Whc software are you using

[@listentoty]

This is a 3 mic setup. What a strange thing to lie about lmao

[@hircoe33]

2 mics?

[@RecordProduction]

If you watch you will see that we demo one mic, then two, then three mics. That's it :-)

[@travisknightmusic5640]

3 mics?

[@RecordProduction]

2 mics and then adding a third to see how that sounds..