Electronic Insights Drum Miking 101 Part 5: Multi-Mic Setup by John Emerich Over the past few months, we’ve explored miking a drumset in a studio environment by adding microphones one at a time. This article takes all of those concepts to the final stage, as we look at how to handle a fully miked kit that includes room mics. This is the setup most often used for a typical recording session. We’ll start with four channels. I always begin with the stereo overheads, because they’re the key to capturing a balanced drumset sound. I use a Violet Flamingo Stereo microphone. For the other two channels, I added a Milab BDM-01 on the bass drum and a Violet Flamingo Junior on the snare. We listened to that combination in the last article, and it’s a great four-mic setup that always gives me good results. Then we added microphones on the toms. […]