A set of microphones for drum recording
This is a selection of microphones for recording a standard drum kit with a low number of channels (6):
| Kick | Electro-Voice RE-20 | 460€ |
| Snare | Shure SM57 | 110€ |
| Tom | Sennheiser MD421 | 400€ |
| Overheads | Haun 660 | 350€ |
| Room | SE Electronics VR1 Voodoo | 400€ |
| Cables | Sommer Cable Galileo 239 10m | (6 * 40€) 240€ |
| Total: | 1960€ |
The combination of RE-20, SM57, MD421 is “classic”.
The Seelectronis VR1 Voodoo is a ribbon mic and excellent for guitar amps and rooms.
The Haun 660 are good overheads, for quite a low price, when compared to Oktava or Neumann OHs. You could mix OHs down to one channel.
When recording a larger kit (e.g. a kit with 3 Toms), you would add extra mics on individual drums.
Alternatives:
Kick – AKG D12 VR
Snare Backup – Heil PR 30
Dirt – MD-21u (Reporter Micro)
Room – AKG C-414 B-ULS (dicontinued)
