Drum Recording
Everything published on Music Adviser UK under Drum Recording — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Kick Drum Mic: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Mic A Snare Drum for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Nervous about miking your snare drum? This beginner guide reveals straightforward positioning and proven techniques for immediate professional results.
Everything You Need to Know About Kick Drum Mic
Common Kick Drum Mistakes to Avoid
Most kick drum problems come from the same predictable mistakes. Here's the honest list and how to fix every one of them.
The Ultimate Guide to Small Diaphragm Condenser Mic
Small diaphragm condenser microphones are the studio workhorse for capturing drums, acoustic instruments and orchestral recordings with pristine clarity and fast transient response.
How to Set Up and Use Kick Drum Mic
Overhead Mics: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Selecting overhead microphones means understanding frequency response, sensitivity, and the specific features that capture cymbals and room ambience. This buying guide focuses on specs that genuinely...
Mic A Snare Drum: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Shopping for a snare microphone? This guide covers the specs that matter: SPL handling, pickup pattern, frequency response, and common mistakes that result in poor recordings.
Common Kick Drum Mic Mistakes to Avoid
The Complete Guide to Mic A Snare Drum
Capturing snare drum tone effectively requires precise microphone placement, appropriate equipment selection, and understanding acoustic principles. Learn professional techniques for recording snare d...
The Complete Guide to Bass Drum Microphone
A quality bass drum microphone is essential for professional kick drum recording. Learn microphone selection, placement techniques and best practices for capturing excellent drum sounds.
Earthworks Mics for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Discover how to confidently start recording with Earthworks mics—from understanding phantom power to placing mics correctly and capturing professional instrument sound.
Bass Drum Mics: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Your complete guide to selecting and buying bass drum mics. Understand frequency response, sound pressure handling, and placement considerations for kick drum recording.
The Complete Guide to Behringer C2 Mic
The Behringer C2 is an affordable pencil condenser microphone trusted by professionals for instrument recording. Learn how this budget-friendly mic delivers professional results.
Bass Drum Microphone for Beginners: A Complete Guide
A bass drum microphone is essential for capturing professional drum recordings. This beginner's guide removes the mystery and helps you choose and use one confidently.
Bass Drum Microphone: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Selecting the right bass drum microphone requires understanding polar patterns, frequency response, and SPL ratings. This buying guide walks you through every specification that matters, common pitfal...
Kick Drum Mic for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Overhead Mics for Beginners: A Complete Guide
Intimidated by overhead microphones? This straightforward guide walks you through setting them up for drum recording, with practical positioning advice and confidence-building tips.
The Complete Guide to Overhead Mics
Overhead mics capture the complete drum kit perspective and cymbals. Learn positioning, microphone selection, phase relationships and mixing techniques for professional drum recordings.
Kick Drum Microphone: A Complete Buyer's Guide
Kick drum microphones demand specialised equipment and knowledge. Our guide covers what makes them different, key specs, pricing tiers, and professional recording techniques.
Drum Microphone Explained: Features, Types and Tips
A complete guide to the drum microphone: high-SPL requirements, dynamic vs condenser types, close-mic and overhead techniques and dedicated microphone kits.
Everything You Need to Know About Overhead Microphone
An overhead microphone captures ambience and cymbal detail that close microphones miss. This guide covers placement strategy, microphone selection, and technique for drums, piano, and ensemble recordi...
Overhead Microphone for Beginners: A Complete Guide
An overhead microphone captures your drums or acoustic instruments from above, picking up cymbals, detail, and space. This guide explains how to position one, what type to use, and how to get good res...
The Ultimate Guide to Kick Drum
The kick drum is the low-frequency foundation of any drum kit — and understanding it properly, from tuning to recording, changes how you work with drums.
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Behringer C2 Mic
Compact condenser microphones for stereo recording, acoustic instruments, overheads and detailed studio capture.
Drum Microphone
Drum microphone options for capturing kick, snare, toms and full kit recordings.
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Kick Drum
Kick drums provide the low-end pulse of the kit, with sizes and tuning options suited to everything from jazz to rock.
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Kick Drum Mic
Kick drum mics capture punch, low end and attack for recorded drums. Suitable for home studios, project rooms and profes...
Mic a Snare Drum
Microphone mounting and positioning solutions for clean snare capture in live, rehearsal and studio settings.
Overhead Microphone
An overhead microphone captures cymbals, drums and room detail for natural-sounding studio recordings.
Overhead Mics
Overhead microphones for drums and ensemble recording, capturing cymbals, stereo image and the overall kit balance.
Small Diaphragm Condenser
Small diaphragm condenser microphones for detailed, accurate recording of acoustic instruments, percussion and stereo so...
