Recording Drums: Room Mic Concepts

Room mic placement is a hot topic. Get it right and you add a ton of depth and vibe to your drum sound. In this episode I'm going to demonstrate a couple techniques I've been using a lot and give you some insight into how I setup my room microphones.
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00:00 - Charlie's playing intro
00:33 - Charlie talks basic room concept
02:15 - Room mic setup
03:25 - Charlie goes through the kit mic setup
05:28 - Hao demos kit
06:21 - SM57 on wall demo
07:00 - SM57 plus full kit demo
08:08 - SM57 on wall with compression (Tonelux TX5C)
08:38 - SM57 w/compression plus full kit
09:25 - Charlie talks compression
09:58 - AT4080 demo
11:15 - AT4080 rooms plus kit demo
12:05 - Charlie talks about multing his room mics & the blumlein configuration with ribbon mics
13:13 - AT4080 demo with compression (WA76)
13:49 - Charlie talks about his compression setting with the WA76
14:55 - AT4080 w/compression and full kit
15:45 - AT4080 w/compression and full kit tom groove
17:06 - Charlie details mic placement #3 (with photos)
18:36 - MXL V67n on floor demo
19:51 - MXL V67n on floor w/full kit
21:14 - Charlie talks about his room mic philosophy
22:14 - Multiple room mic demo
23:17 - Charlie give a few extra thoughts about room mics