Joe Albano on Sep 01, 2016 in Recording & Production 0 comments

Before you reach for your EQ and compression plugins to shape the sound of your snare drum consider adjusting the character by using multiple microphones and mixing those. It's a powerful way.  

The Snare drum, top to bottom, over & under 

Top-heavy 

Fig 1 Typical placement for the Snare drum Top mic

Room tone

Fig 2 Overhead drum mics, in an XY pattern

Bottoms up 

Fig 3 Top & Bottom Snare drum mics

Options, options 

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Joe Albano

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Joe is a musician, engineer, and producer in NYC. Over the years, as a small studio operator and freelance engineer, he's made recordings of all types from music & album production to v/o & post. He's also taught all aspects of recording and music technology at several NY audio schools, and has been writing articles for Recording magaz... Read More

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