How To Record Drums - With 1 Mic

In this Microlecture, Jason de Wilde shows us how to record an entire drum kit with just a single microphone. The mike technique is called the Tchad Blake method, and using a single cardoid microphone (in this case a Rode K2), Jason is able to record a kit that well-balanced and professional sounding. This video is best heard with headphones on.

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[reuben11100]

Will it still sound good with a cheaper mic? help me out please:)

[AimTVSydney]

@reuben11100 Sure does, but recommend using a quality mic

[tamalexis]

No Sir , the snare drum is too loud .

[thebennettz123]

Is that Christian Bale? haha Great video though, sounded great!

[riverbenddrummer]

what brand is a good mic to do this and wont break the bank?

[edrummer49]

@HuffyDrums You can use an overhead and a condenser

[ryancangri]

I use this technique at my church, and my sound guy loves it. It's makes life much easier.

[edjorthebeast]

can you check out one of my drumming videos, how would I mic it up using this method?

[londunhill]

Would slightly turning the mic away from the snare make the snare less loud?

[drummernathan1]

@TheDestinationSound thats exactly what they wont tell u...

[hielo10]

I have a sterling ST55 microphone, what do you think?

[TheJDaniel7]

whould a Audio Technica 2035 AT2035 Condenser Microphone be good for this recording?

[TheDestinationSound]

does it sound good before you EQ and compress it?

[HuffyDrums]

is there a way i could set it up to use two mics? for example one for cymbals one for drums?