How To Mic Drums - Hi Hat

Chapter Six in a series on how to mic up your drums. Mike Snyder explains how to get the best sound from the Hi Hat.

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• Audix
• Mike Snyder
• trap set
• drum kit
• scx-one
• SCX25A
• adx51
• full drum kit
• microphone position
• drums
• drum mics
• D6
• drumming
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• D4
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• Shure Sm57
• D112
• Audiotechnica

[temskee]

is adx 51 good for hi hat miking?

[AudixMics101]

@temskee The 10 dB pad can be used at your discretion. It’s only necessary to engage the pad if the mics are very very close to the cymbals, or the stage volume is extremely loud.

[Eiderwine]

The last mic placement sounded the best, ha ha ... ha.

[julioalex922]

im a player and a technician as well and micing the hi-hat from the side actually works better for me and the people i've worked with..they say it sounds better like more real feel..the thing about it is that if the hi-hats are not leveled equally it won't soud as great as it should...

[GhostsonAcid]

@Eiderwine So totally true. lol.

[Geeljasjes]

The side pickup sounds the best, what are you on about?

[leob072777]

whats the name n model of the stand that u have right there?

[temskee]

do you recommend audix f9 for hi hat as well? I have both f9 and adx51, i used a pair of adx51 for overheads, and a pair of f9 for hi hat and ride. i found a very silght difference in sound. adx51 is less muddy for the hi hat. but f9 can achieve it when i cut down the mids.. is it still advisable to replace my f9 to adx51? are f9's like adx51 without the -150 cut and -10db pad?

[julioalex922]

@JazzNaySean any mixer that has 1/4 or XLR inputs..depends on the cables you use for the mics...i totally prefer the peaveys..they're not expensive and they do the job well done..,.for my drums i use a PV14

[JazzNaySean]

and you put all these mics into a mixer?

what kind of mixer?

or what did you put these in to?