Kick drum

There are many key aspects to consider when recording a kick

drum. To record a kick drum you can use a dynamic microphone
such as the AKG D112, it contains a large diaphragm and it has a
cardioid polar pattern, because it requires sound to be picked up
from the front of the microphone. The microphone would be placed
in the drum with a spacing of 2-5 inches, facing the beater head.
The reason why it has to be a few inches away from the kick drum is
because so that it can pick up all the sound, if it was to be really
close to the kick drum there would be plosive reaction and this may
cause the microphone to damage.

Snare Drum
To record a snare drum we would use the Shure SM58 with a
cardioid polar pattern. Face the microphone facing towards the
centre or the snare drum, but u can also record the snare drum from
the bottom as well as from the top. Keep the microphone 6 inches
away from the head; this will introduce a level ambience to the
sound of the snare. If you put the microphone too close to the snare
you can destroy the sound and make it and make sound unreal. The
more you let the snare breath, by gapping the distance with the
microphone and the snare drum, it will allow it to sound more
dynamic.

Hi-Hat
To record a hi-hat we would need to use a condenser microphone,
because a condenser microphone can pick up high sound pressure
levels .we place the condenser microphone onto of the hi-hat, also
we can place the second mic underneath the hi-hat, but bearing in
mind that it has to be positioned at a particular angle.

Overhead
To record a overhead we would
use a condenser microphone
such as a RODE NT2A.