allright, im new to this forum so hopefully im not being redundant. tried to search the forum and couldnt find what i was looking for. im trying to record a shitty drum set and cut back on some of the noise. im using a medium grade tascam 4 track and i only have 2 mics. does anyone have any tips that arent: just buy more mics? can i do anything to the room or with the placement of the mics? by the way authenticity and quality ARE important, i just cant always afford it.

i dont know what the unit you used for volume is. on a 1-10 scale what volume would you say , about. also thanks for the links they are what i was looking for

Welcome.http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?t=73580Spend the majority of your time getting the kit to sound nice in the room. This will allow your two mic technique to pick up the optimum sound that your equipment will allow. http://home.earthlink.net/~prof.sound/Do not record too loud, record between -18dBFS to -12dBFS, try not to use too much compression or EQ. Get it sounding the best you can without additional processes.Good luck.

the scale I used is dB decibels, and FS meaning Full Scale. This is the unit for digital recording. What are you using to record, what mics, what mic pres? When recording to your tascam 4track, check the levels in which you are recording, how does it display the levels?

its an analog four track, and i got another mic. i dont know what kind of mics they are, i just know they are cheap as shit, like karaoke target special

Giving the drums a good tune and finding where they sound best is a must. Duct taping tissues to the skins can make a dramatic difference in the sound of a drum. Also consider how you want the drums to fit into your recording. If your kick or snare is a really important then it might be a good idea to individually mic them so you have more options and greater control over these elements when mixing.If you're after just a basic stereo image (and your mics are similar) try a Blumlein or M-S setup in the spot where the drums sound best.