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

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Mic'ing the hi-hat and ride cymbals

Mic'ing the hi-hat and ride cymbals

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

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Mic'ing the hi-hat and ride cymbals

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- With the overheads, we got a general picture of the cymbals up here: crash cymbal, hi-hat, crash cymbal, ride cymbal. Occasionally, we need more detail out of that ride cymbal. If we have like a delicate part, it's part of the groove of the drum kit. The ride cymbal and the hi-hat can be very important to how the rhythm of the track is perceived. So, if the guy in the course of the song is riding away on this cymbal, we need that detail. For the ride cymbal, Ross brought a pretty dark ride today, so I'm gonna go with a bright microphone to try to get as much ping out of it as I can. So, we got a 451; it's a small diaphragm condenser. Occasionally, the ride cymbal will get overwhelming with harmonics in the upper register and maybe we need a darker mic, so sometimes I'll use a Beyer 160 directional rhythm mic to sort of calm that down a little bit. But more importantly, you wanna make sure that the guys are at the right cymbal for the job. You know, if it's a big rock song, and he's…

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