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Vintage Drum Mic Technique Last viewed: 6 days ago

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Haven't seen this setup before...

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Posted on 9 years ago
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Hmmm interesting. The picture could of been taken pre the final mic set up, or it could be mid session.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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I'm also loving the armchair too!

40's Slingerland Radio King WMP
60's Ludwig Downbeat Silver Spark
70's Ludwig Super Classic White Marine
60's Gretsch RB Champaigne Spark
70's Rogers Big R Black
90's Sonor Hilite (Red maple)
00's DW Collectors Broken Glass
00's DW Jazz Series Tangerine Glass
10's DW Collectors (Acrylic) Matt Black Wrap
10's PDP Concept Wood Hoop kit (Maple)
Proud ambassador of the British Drum Company
Posted on 9 years ago
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I have a feeling that mic rig was in a 'pulled back' position when the photo was taken. That rig would make more sense positioned directly above the drummer facing down towards the drums. Overheads are a great way to get the entire kit, cymbals and all. The more I look at it, the less weird it appears to be.

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Posted on 9 years ago
#4
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Who is it? Looks like Fred Astaire...

Posted on 9 years ago
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I'm more interested in the iPad on the stand.:D

Posted on 9 years ago
#6
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I think back then they didn't use a real overhead position that much, because the mic(s) were also to pick up the bass drum.

This looks like some kind of "tree" set-up , maybe it was used for picking up complete orchestras on other sessions.

Posted on 9 years ago
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Might be part of a Movie or TV presentation which would require that the mics be overhead and out of the frame. Those 3 mics appear to be RCA KU-3A's ( a variant of the RCA 77 ribbon mic) which was a more directional model that was specifically designed for film studio usage.

That is Fred Astaire so I'm guessing this was related to a movie production. Even if this is not an actual film set, but rather recording a track to later mime to, it would be likely that a studio would use the same techniques to make those recordings as they used on film sets.

Those mics would be worth a pretty penny today.

Posted on 9 years ago
#8
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Definitely not the Glyn Johns' Technique.. lol

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Posted on 9 years ago
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[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulkCG2E-QNY"]Daddy Long Legs - Fred Astaire - YouTube[/ame]

Posted on 9 years ago
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