How To Mic Drums - Kick Drum

Chapter two in a series on how to mic up your drums. Mike Snyder explains how to get the best sound from the Kick Drum.

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[Metallicagr696]

Hi.if the resonant head of the kick hadn't a hole,the sound isn't good??or if we miking the resonant head of kick without a hole will sound good???i have a resonant head with a tattoo allover the head and i don't want to cut it and i wanna put a mic in the bass drum..does it work?good sound?PLEASE RESPOND ME SOME ONE QUICKLY!!!!THANKS A LOT!AND SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH

[AudixMics101]

Hello, The answer is "Yes", a kick drum can sound very good with the front head on, especially in a studio . The biggest challenge is that the microphone is much more exposed to the room and if you are on a live stage, then the microphone will be more prone to picking up other instruments on stage and not be as isolated as when inside the kick drum. You have to experiment to see what works!

[RiverSteelBand]

how we do to put a hole in her bass drum .. and i know my english sucks but please respond me

[AudixMics101]

Hi, there are kits for doing this - it is best to go online to one of the head manufacturers like Evans or Remo.

[nealbrizzy]

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[JackMehoff845]

@RiverSteelBand put a metal can on a stove and heat it up then melt the hole

[killjoyshidae1208]

what pickup pattern do you recommend if i'm using a adx 60 for internal kick use?

[killjoyshidae1208]

what position do you recommend when you have a rock/pop sound?

[killjoyshidae1208]

what position do you recommend when you have a rock/pop sound? more boom or more attack?

[tlatkc]

is this a sales pitch a tutorial? just wondering

[snapascrew]

excuse me for being an ass, just heard the un eq'd samples and they sound AWESOME!

[snapascrew]

lolololol no eq or compression.... ya OKAY.