The Vintage Mix
This is a classic 2 microphone mono mix that consist of two ribbon mics placed
directly at the front of the kit, with one mic near the kick drum, the other nearer
the snare. The resulting mix gives a distinctly early 60s/late 50s vibe, with less
emphasis on the hats and cymbals (as to be expected by the lack of overheads).
The Seventies Mix
This is a classic 4 mic mix often used in 70s funk, with two narrowly panned
overhead mics (placed above the left and right cymbals), a ‘close’ snare mic and
a close kick mic. The resulting mix produces a very fat, dry and direct sounding
kit.
The Modern Mix
This one uses 10 mics (all the microphones bar the vintage ribbons), with a close
kick mic, a dedicated kick ‘sub’ mic, snare ‘over’ and ‘under’ mics, two widely
panned overheads, two tom mics and two room mics. This produces a more
contemporary drum sound which is very open, detailed and more ‘live’ sounding.
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