Positioning the microphone
Drums
Position Resulting sound More fundamental, little overtones Commentary Position on the drum: 3�5 cm above the drumskin, the fundamental to overtones ratio can be adjusted by changing the angle of the microphone. The most balanced results are obtained at an angle of 30�60°. Use of a second 604 for picking up the bottom of the drumskin and the snares. NB: The lower microphone must be phase-reversed to avoid phase-cancellation effects due to the second microphone being on the other side of the drumskin.
Less fundamental, many overtones
In order to prevent interference due to crosstalk between adjacent sound sources, try to position the microphone so that the interfering sound source is located in the angle area of the highest cancellation of the microphone (approx. 135°; see polar diagram).
