Drum Overhead Microphone Technique Comparison

Here's my overhead mic placement comparison demo using two Earthworks SR25 mics in 4 different settings: XY, ORTF, Spaced Pair and Recorderman. At the end of the demo 2:40 is a short back to back comparison of the different techniques. Recorded with Universal Audio Apollo Quad with no eq but with a slight compression. Mics are panned hard left/right and the audio levels are the same in each example. Download the raw mono 24 bit files here and try out your own panning https://bit.ly/2jg3rTk My personal favourites were ORTF (nice stereo balance) and Spaced Pair (I mainly use this method when I have mics on every drum but panned 35-35). Please leave a comment about which method you liked best and subscribe to my channel. Index: 00:00 XY 00:40 ORTF 01:18 Spaced Pair 01:57 Recorderman 02:39 Back-to-Back Gear: Zildian K Sweet cymbals, 15" HiHat, 18" & 19" Crashes, 21" Ride Brady Spotted Gum drums, 12x8, 14x12, 22x18 & 14x5,5 Jarrah Block snare Remo Drumheads: Toms Coated Ambassador Top/Clear Ambassador Bottom, Kick PS3, Snare CS Top/Ambassador Snare Bottom. Earthworks SR25 microphones Vic Firth Benny Greb Signature Sticks ACS Evolve Studio Custom in-ear monitor Universal Audio Apollo Quad Audio interface (API Preamp plugin) Canon 80D Camera #DrumOverhead #MicrophoneTechniqueComparison #EarthworksMicrophones