Originally posted by Danielle
I need to get a better quality mic so I can record some stuff. The mic I have now is the same one I had years ago, which, if any of you recall, is a piece of SHIT. Trying to record drumming causes it to go into shock.
Do you know what brand it is? Personally I use a Shure SM-57 to mic the snare/hi-hat, I'll probably get a second one and use it as an over-head. Get an AKG D12 for bass drum, I don't remember how much they cost but you'll seriously thank me later. You might also want to consider investing in a mixing board if you're going to get serious about drum recording, it makes microphone management a lot easier.
Me? I play keyboard, drums, guitar and bass. Just started learning those last two on my own. Oh, and I sing and write music, yay? Taking voice lessons this summer to sharpen that all up. I study Music Composition as my major--I considered switching to tech/production because I truly can't stand theory, but my school doesn't offer a bachelor's degree in it, wtf. Music is...my life, I guess ;x
edit: typos.
edit 2: I feel like I should mention I'm a lefty but my hi-hat is still positioned on the left. Playing any other way feels incredibly unnatural to me "right hand on cymbal" is pretty much second nature to me. Then again I've been playing that way what...10 years? So I mean yeah if I were to try playing lefty it would feel strange. I mean it DOES feel strange. Yeah. I also don't get people who string their bass "backwards". Weeeeird. Oh well.
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