From the course: Drum Setup and Mic'ing in the Studio

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Creating special sound with stunt mics

Creating special sound with stunt mics

From the course: Drum Setup and Mic'ing in the Studio

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Creating special sound with stunt mics

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- Well, so far we've talked about the typical mics that everyone likes to use on drums: your bass drum, your snare drum, your tom, cymbals, ride, hat. The next fun thing is to use something different and unique to your sound in your studio on your drum kit on that particular record. So, I like to use what I call the stunt mic. And that is any kind of mic you find that's broken or junky-sounding, trashy, just something that's unique, mid-rangy, aggressive, that you normally wouldn't use on a high-fidelity recording. So, I have this mic, the brand isn't important. You can get 'em on eBay, I find 'em in flea markets, in thrift stores, wherever. Something that looks funny is gonna get a kick from the drummer, he's gonna like that. And the client will always wonder what you're doing down there. So, it'll be interesting. But the point is to find someplace on the drum kit where you're gonna get a unique blend of lots of different things happening. So, down here, I get the "thwack" from the…

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