Microphone placement for a drum set can be approached with one of two main strategies. First, treat the drum set as a single instrument and use only a few mics to capture the sound. Or, mic each drum separately, treating it as it like an individual instrument.While both approaches have their strengths, it can quickly seem like a choice between simplicity (small number of mics) and total control of your recording (a mic for each drum).
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