u/SuperheroDeuce

Hello everyone,

A while back I asked various subreddits about their preferences for drum mics, and 2 different opinions developed as a consensus for which type of mic to use on a Snare Bottom - pencil condensers and supercardioids.

I wanted to return here and ask - which do you prefer and why?
And which mic do you use/have experience with from the category of your choice?

If more context is needed to help inform your answers, I'd be happy to provide it.

Hello everyone,

A while back I asked various subreddits about their preferences for drum mics, and 2 different opinions developed as a consensus for which type of mic to use on a Snare Bottom - pencil condensers and supercardioids.

I wanted to return here and ask - which do you prefer and why?
And which mic do you use/have experience with from the category of your choice?

If more context is needed to help inform your answers, I'd be happy to provide it.

Hello fellow Worship Leaders/Musicians/Audio experts,

My church is preparing to build an enclosure for our drums, so I'd love some advice from anyone who has already been down this road before about what has worked best for them.

In particular, here are my main questions:

• Which mic(s) do you prefer for the snare drum? And do you use 2 mics (top/bottom) or just 1?
  • We have been using a standard SM57, but the previous worship leader had it rigged with an incompatible clip, so it was very intrusive onto the snare and my drummers all hated its configuration. If this is already a good mic, any recommendations for clips or ways that you've rigged it up to not be in the way? Space being a premium due to the upcoming enclosure.
• Do you mic the hi-hat, and if so, what do you use?
• What is your preferred overhead condenser, and how many do you use? We currently have one AT4041

There are already mics on the kit: An Audix F2 on the floor tom, and another on one of the rack toms - does your church use a single tom setup? And if they use a 3 tom setup (2 rack toms), would another F2 be the move, or should I get an upgraded mic for the floor tom and move the F2 onto the other rack tom?

I'm happy to answer any follow-up questions people may have about our setup. Thank you in advance for sharing your wisdom!

Hello Audio experts,

My church is preparing to build an enclosure for our drums, so I'd love some advice from anyone who has already been down this road before about what has worked best for them.

In particular, here are my main questions:

• Which mic(s) do you prefer for the snare drum? And do you use 2 mics (top/bottom) or just 1?
  • We have been using a standard SM57, but the previous worship leader had it rigged with an incompatible clip, so it was very intrusive onto the snare and my drummers all hated its configuration. If this is already a good mic, any recommendations for clips or ways that you've rigged it up to not be in the way? Space being a premium due to the upcoming enclosure.
• Do you mic the hi-hat, and if so, what do you use?
• What is your preferred overhead condenser, and how many do you use? We currently have one AT4041

There are already mics on the kit: An Audix F2 on the floor tom, and another on one of the rack toms - does your church use a single tom setup? And if they use a 3 tom setup (2 rack toms), would another F2 be the move, or should I get an upgraded mic for the floor tom and move the F2 onto the other rack tom?

I'm happy to answer any follow-up questions people may have about our setup. Thank you in advance for sharing your wisdom!

Hello fellow Worship Leaders/Musicians/Audio experts,

My church is preparing to build an enclosure for our drums, so I'd love some advice from anyone who has already been down this road before about what has worked best for them.

In particular, here are my main questions:

• Which mic(s) do you prefer for the snare drum? And do you use 2 mics (top/bottom) or just 1?
  • We have been using a standard SM57, but the previous worship leader had it rigged with an incompatible clip, so it was very intrusive onto the snare and my drummers all hated its configuration. If this is already a good mic, any recommendations for clips or ways that you've rigged it up to not be in the way? Space being a premium due to the upcoming enclosure.
• Do you mic the hi-hat, and if so, what do you use?
• What is your preferred overhead condenser, and how many do you use? We currently have one AT4041

There are already mics on the kit: An Audix F2 on the floor tom, and another on one of the rack toms - does your church use a single tom setup? And if they use a 3 tom setup (2 rack toms), would another F2 be the move, or should I get an upgraded mic for the floor tom and move the F2 onto the other rack tom?

I'm happy to answer any follow-up questions people may have about our setup. Thank you in advance for sharing your wisdom!