Drum recording with one mic

I just recorded the drums through Pro Tools with only one mic in front of the kit.
A bit of reverb and compression and i think they sound fairly decent.

Please don't judge my playing, it was very early morning so I was just out of bed!

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[rhyskallen]

hi i would like to know if it would sound better using 2 mics ether side and would a condenser mic sound a bit better? and louder?

[Darkostica]

@rhyskallen It's all down to preference really. When I use 2 mins(which you will see soon in a video) I use one in the same position as this video and one on the kick drum because its not clear enough otherwise. And yes condenser mics would work fine. As far as I know, they are better for picking up high frequencies.

[ColmIncendinall]

Hey man sounds great! My advice would be to try it with the mic pointing down close enough over your right shoulder, it picks up more of the kick and the snare together while avoiding some of the cymbal, throw your compression and verb on and see what you think! Thats the way I have used in my drum vids.

[Darkostica]

@ColmIncendinall Ahh, sounds good! I'll give it a go, thanks man!

[AlexTheDrummer110]

@Darkostica noob question, how do u get ur reverb and compression? is it in a software? lol

[Darkostica]

@AlexTheDrummer110 Ya, the effects are plugins built in to Pro Tools. Most common effects like that are built in to all good recording software.

[Darkostica]

@RC62Scorch Haha! The funny thing is that the man that sold me my first drum kit lives right across the road! So he can't complain! :P

[jamiemac5]

@GreenDouche do a copy of the SM58 called the XM8500 which i think's quite a bit cheaper.

[GreenDouche]

@EspGuitars1337 I don't need it to be as good as the Shure, I just need it to be able to pick up the whole drum kit and nothing else.

[EspGuitars1337]

@GreenDouche 100 dollars is a MINIMUM for a quality mic.. If your budget for a microphone is under 100 dollars than you're screwed. 

[GreenDouche]

Hey are there any mics that can do this that aren't as expensive as the Shure SM58?