How To Mic A Snare Drum - Drum Lessons

[ThatWickedPlasticMan]

Great video! Really useful :-)

[mixitblendit]

Inverting the phase of the top mic or bottom mic might be necessary if there is noticeable phase cancellation. Which more often times than not there is.

[drumgroovy]

Can Vic give recommendations on smaller snare mics if let's say the kit is big and space is tight?

[ricardoieci]

How can add more body to my snare, in acoustic ,and in the mix.?

thanks for these videos, hep a lot.

[jrossington]

love your videos...but how do I mic both snare and hi-hat at the same time....I have a small system and I'm limited on mics

[trecoolmania]

@jrossington dont bother then with the bottom mic..its realy not necessary

[ntfd125]

How do you guys feel about the mic being clamped onto the snare like what you do with rack toms? I have a second set of hi hats that get in the way and clamping it to the snare would solve the problems. I don't know how it would affect the sound. I don't currently have the mics so I thought I would ask first.

[dropdeadSander]

why do you have a new drumkit?!

[montuotojo]

Hey, it would be awesome if you did a video on EQ and compression that you use.

[sarkmcbride]

I can't wait for the EQ'ing video.

[Alexgireis]

Your drum heads are always so white and clean, it looks like you have a new set of drumheads everytime. that's AWESOME :D

[Incorruptibification]

how about micing the cymbals??

[platapush]

Glad to see you playing a Yamaha! :)

[JayPDee]

great video ;) I'd love to see how you all mix the drumkitsound after recording. I'd like to learn a little bit more about that ;)

[phillipmaz]

What kind of video cameras are you using? And what kind of lavalier mics are you using?

[VictorGuidera]

@phillipmaz

Sony HVR-V1U, GoPro, Canon 60D,

Shure WL50

[xdemonsk8rx]

Jared, did u get ANOTHER drum set?

[SONORSQ2guy]

I'm curious as to why a matched pair is best for snare miking. I've used a dynamic top, comdenser bottom with great results. Nice video btw.

[NilssonMannen]

@drumlessonscom Jared, I see you've added new stuff to your drumkit.. (Removing the second floor tom, added a china) Make a quick review of it. :3

Love your lessons, cheers from Sweden!

[jesseboy94]

If you'd actually scream into a drum microphone, would that actually be heard as well? I guess it would, right?

[enrique4d]

Is it really necessary to mic the bottom of the snare?

[drumlessonscom]

@enrique4d No, not necessary. It's all personal preference.

[enrique4d]

@drumlessonscom alright! thanks ;)

[SmileysRevenge100]

@enrique4d They didn't mention this, but if you do mic the bottom of the snare be sure to reverse the polarity! The snare drum will sound like shit when the microphones are out of phase.

[enrique4d]

@SmileysRevenge100 Oh thanks! I'll keep it in mind...

[HipCovers]

@enrique4d I thought that at first, but when I actually went and did it, it makes a huge difference. I would say the difference between professional sounding, and just a guy with mics.

If it's just for drum covers, one is fine, but I absolutely recommend a bottom mic if you want to get that extra, full snare sound :)

[StaticXFM]

Hey Jared,

I've got a question concerning your Play-Alongs. Will you offer any Progressive Metal/Rock or Ska Play-Along in the future?

Cheers

[drumlessonscom]

@StaticXFM Yes, we're going to continue developing all those sections for many years to come.

[joaogama2]

the drum shells are more important than the heads, right?

[555slipknot6sic6]

what about bass drum?

[drumlessonscom]

@555slipknot6sic6 Check out our channel. Yesterday's video talks about micing the bass drum.

[555slipknot6sic6]

@drumlessonscom thanks for the info :)

[CPMFH]

Victor Reznov!



[StaticXFM]

@CPMFH Played too much Black Ops huh?? ;D

[CPMFH]

For the last few weeks theirs been no LESSONS just how 2 tune your drums, play alongs and now this theirs probably a tom micing vid after this. I want to LEARN something already jeez!

[drumlessonscom]

@CPMFH Would you like me to refund your money?

[CPMFH]

@drumlessonscom I didnt buy anything but you can give me money

[drumlessonscom]

@CPMFH Ahhhh I see. Then why would you complain? You're getting FREE drum related information. This is a video people are learning from (read the other comments). We also have around 60 other videos on our channel that talk about drum-set application. Have you completed ALL of those lessons?

[Ryxify]

@drumlessonscom Haha :P

[chrissyonfire]

@drumlessonscom THIS!

Also, revisiting tuning and micing techniques is aways good. i never followed any of these guideline s victor talks about before! but i will use them no doubt!

[freestylefilmsinc]

@CPMFH whats your problem with it most drummers would like to know how to record

[drumlessonscom]

@freestylefilmsinc Agreed. That's why we filmed these lessons. We got SO many questions about exactly what we do to get our sounds.

[MeOnGretsch]

Can you guys make a video where we can hear the difference between different mic angles?

[drumlessonscom]

@MeOnGretsch Not in the next while. Our schedule is CRAZY right now. I'll add it to my list though.

[CPMFH]

Yes!

[ForgedinShadow]

Stuff it, everyone else is doing it..

Yes!

[StaticXFM]

That must be damn expensive if you mic the bottom of the drums too, especially on a drum set that big.....

[dasoundengineer]

@StaticXFM you only ever mic the snare on both sides because the bottom is where the zzzzzzz comes from. nobody (unless going for a weird/awesome/different sound) mics the tom bottoms.

[StaticXFM]

@dasoundengineer In the video they say that they mic the bottom and top of all their drums....

[Kinianko1]

@StaticXFM is just the snare drum the one that you would like to mic, not all of the toms, they put a mic there to get a better sound of the snare wires, toms and bass dont have wires so isnt necessary to mic the bottom, btw if using a bottom mic remember to flip the phase so u dont get cancellations. sry for the bad english x) hope this is helpful

[CPMFH]

You guys should make a video that is just bloopers. Thad be funny.

[drumlessonscom]

@CPMFH Me thinks this is a good idea :)

[sergiudrummer]

Yes!



[BrightenHite]

that's awesome

[ShittyMcPoopyBalls]

Yes!

[KarlFilms]

Yes!

[YVshadowVY]

Yes!

[Drummer27565]

Yes!