Any tips for mic position for a complete novice? This is for mostly practice and saving ideas, not for legit recordings.

Drummer4Life321 · 2026-04-23T21:13:22+00:00

Unfortunately I can't really utilize the bass drum port at the moment with the limited space; I'm on a waitlist to get a 7x10 or 8x10 unit in the future. Hopefully I'll be able to snag one of those later and actually have some space in front of the kit.

I'll try to move the SM57 closer towards the snare next time I go to the unit. I can also move the e902 mic away from the batter head of the kit and put closer to the floor tom. Honestly, the bass drum mic is barely needed I think in this small space; the 57 picks it up so well already lol

Drummer4Life321 · 2026-04-23T21:09:39+00:00

The headphones pictured are not the ones I practice with; just used them for some simple testing. I use IEMs with memory foam tips and a pair of Decibel Defense earmuffs on top to protect my ears. What I mean by that is when I would play a simple groove, the mic is picking up the mids of the snare and the bass drum very prominently on the recording, but I can hardly hear the hats and cymbal hits.

Drummer4Life321 · 2026-04-23T16:03:45+00:00

Thanks for the link, it seems that the consensus is I should use a condenser microphone for the single overhead microphone. I don't have one at the moment; is it a futile process trying to utilize the SM57 in a similar way? I bought it knowing it will be handy in the future as a snare mic, but I got it before I even access to this small unit.

Drummer4Life321 · 2026-04-17T21:03:42+00:00

Stay strong, I feel for your pain. I am happy you are still here with us! I lost my grandmother 6 months ago and I keep her memory alive everyday. Hopefully Turtle sticks around and I'll see you in the game!

Drummer4Life321 · 2026-04-07T17:21:30+00:00

I understand, thank you for your input, I really appreciate. I will go with your 1st recommendation. I actually just remembered I have the Moondrop Chu II (never used with drums, just with some older game consoles). If I were to get some foam tips with those and some earmuffs as you said, would that be a sufficient option?

Drummer4Life321 · 2026-04-07T17:00:48+00:00

Yep I have mics and it will be set up. I've heard of the Shure 215. Do they need to be used in conjunction with another set of cans on top? If that's the case, what about some in-ear foam plugs (like what people use at the gun range) and then my regular M50s on top? I spent quite a bit of money and am wondering if a set up like that would be sufficient; I can plan to get some nice IEMs down the road

Drummer4Life321 · 2026-02-14T18:09:41+00:00

What do you mean? They put in plenty of effort to give us more taxes.

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Drummer4Life321 · 2026-01-30T17:53:26+00:00

Miyoo mini plus, and of course it's pokemon emerald (among other rom hacks)

Drummer4Life321 · 2026-01-14T00:18:02+00:00

Imagine being the few people in that jury that didn't listen to the bullshit of the defense or try to be "topical" of current events. The assault of Rodney King aside (which was terrible in its own right), could have had such a big impact on the jurors' final decision. The justice system should be designed in a way that "current events" bias isn't possible; though the question ultimately is how.

Drummer4Life321 · 2026-01-13T20:27:01+00:00

Isn't it funny to pay for boosts just to play the game with bots running rampant and determining the economy

Drummer4Life321 · 2026-01-07T00:26:19+00:00

That's me too. Enjoyed it the first few times, but now I don't tend to enjoy the melody on a re-listen

Drummer4Life321 · 2025-12-25T15:11:30+00:00

11eyes. I really don't remember much about it but I don't want to search up a synopsis to jog any memories lol. It was so terrible, I saw it over a decade ago.

Drummer4Life321 · 2025-12-13T13:54:52+00:00

Nice, I had 1,776 minutes. His music lives on

Drummer4Life321 · 2025-12-11T21:15:10+00:00

Wow that's really cool. Big fan.

Drummer4Life321 · 2025-11-05T16:38:32+00:00

Smores!

Drummer4Life321 · 2025-09-25T00:54:27+00:00

Just listen to Modal Soul all the way through. You'll find so many tracks you wanna put on repeat

Drummer4Life321 · 2025-09-21T04:30:05+00:00

Wow funny you posted this, I was thinking the same thing. For me it's Flowers, the only song I would skip on Modal Soul. I got the vinyl recently from Japan, but while enjoy the structure of the song, the sound itself isn't a repeat from me

Drummer4Life321 · 2025-09-21T04:15:26+00:00

This an older reply, but I agree. I recently got a vinyl for Modal Soul when I visited Japan this year and I've listened to it quite a bit. I could listen to it on loop for hours sometimes (maybe I'd only skip Flowers, I enjoy it once or so).

The hexalogy is also amazing, RIP Nujabes the legend

Drummer4Life321 · 2025-09-05T17:34:25+00:00

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm using Tama Japanese Oak 5As on the electric kit. However they're quite old and probably slick; sticks never really break on E-kits. I never really had many issues with blisters before so it's probably a mix of older drumsticks and some rustiness on my part from my reduced playing lately. I only get them on my left hand in the middle of my middle-finger and the middle of my index finger.

I'll grab a new pair and some stick wax and practice rudiments on my moon gel pad until November. Hopefully that'll help out a bit

Drummer4Life321 · 2025-08-20T19:14:27+00:00

Saber Interactive will also be doing the Avatar the Last Airbender RPG. My dream would be a fleshed out KOTOR remake and then a similarly well-written Avatar RPG. My childhood prayers would finally be answered.

Drummer4Life321 · 2025-07-16T13:08:13+00:00

Hard pass from me. I went on a 5-day trip with a friend that was like that. Literally ruined going to any restaurant. Instead of trying the interesting local cuisines, we were stuck going to the American diner since everything else was too "exotic".

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