Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Just two microphones can get a great drum sound (if you have a good drummer!) so stepping up from our last Shure SM 57's we pushed the boat out and tried a pair of AKG 414's that can be bought used for about $1,000 (or you could borrow some!) and then a pair of Coles Ribbon microphones. The pair of Coles 4038's can be bought for around $1,200, again, you could borrow them. Which do you prefer - 414 vs 4038?
The point here is more to show the sound with the positioning and you could use far more affordable mics, these were just two tasty pairs of mics that we spotted in the studio so thought we should give them a try. Each pair was placed by Russ Cottier and Russ also did the drum hitting duties!
Special thanks to Andy Bowes at Catalyst Studios for letting us try his mics and we look forward to bringing you a studio tour early in December 2020.
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Just two microphones can get a great drum sound (if you have a good drummer!) so stepping up from our last Shure SM 57's we pushed the boat out and tried a pair of AKG 414's that can be bought used for about $1,000 (or you could borrow some!) and then a pair of Coles Ribbon microphones. The pair of Coles 4038's can be bought for around $1,200, again, you could borrow them. Which do you prefer - 414 vs 4038?
The point here is more to show the sound with the positioning and you could use far more affordable mics, these were just two tasty pairs of mics that we spotted in the studio so thought we should give them a try. Each pair was placed by Russ Cottier and Russ also did the drum hitting duties!
Special thanks to Andy Bowes at Catalyst Studios for letting us try his mics and we look forward to bringing you a studio tour early in December 2020.
Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=recordproductioncom
Website: RecordProduction.com
