I've done this in the studio many times just to mix different vocal mic characteristics together eg a tube mic and a condensor to balance the body and brightness of a vocal sound. Also, I sometimes run one through a guitar amp and balance it with an untreated one though that can completely bollocks ...

I agree with a lot of the views here. I have recorded some pretty leftfield stuff that relies heavily on in time effects and loops as well as live band in which case I would obviously use a click. The only point I've not heard made yet is that some music benefits from the fact drummers quite often h...

I'd say 2 inches is about the worst kind of distance between the capsules.

I do this all the time by the way. I'll use a 57 and a tube mic or whatever but the capsules have to be as close as possible, 2 inches will create noticeable comb filtering effects.

Oh, and EQ questions. If you're not getting enough definition from the D112 look at the EQ. 100hz and below can make your bass sound deeper but in a rock recording they're not the ones you want to be boosting, they take up too much energy and don't add much in the way of clarity. Instead try boostin...

If you're using 2 mikes be VERY careful of phase, it can sound amazingly weird on bass if you get it wrong. I've heard some engineers actually use it positively to comb filter certain mids but this is seriously advanced and dicey stuff. The question I can't believe no one's asked so far is what bass...

Another thing most people don't consider is the stereo placement of each drum in overheads be it xy or ab. Most of the times I've seen overheads they will be placed based on the assumption the half way point between them will be the point between the two most extremely placed cymbals on the kit but ...

damned if i can find it now but I remember there being a post on here about "floor mics" being used as room mics at EA. From what I can remember they're omni pattern condensor mics taped to the floor somewhere in the room. What I can't remember is where they were positioned and what kind of sound yo...

Remember that you don't have to use the trigger exclusively, Just find one and blend it in with your close miked sound, maybe even run them through the same comp.

It would depend entirely on the situation. A lot of more "live" bands I'll quite often set up ambient mics way away and use that, no reverb. If I'm using a closer sound I generally just treat the toms and the snare with a fairly small room or plate (reverb can wash out cymbals or make the kick too n...

Can't take credit for this one I'm afraid but a friend of mine once needed a percussion track for a song she was working on and everything just sounded too damn boring and conventional. In the end she hit upon the idea of playing a male member of her bands chin with a credit card. The scrape against...