Owners Manual

C414 XLS / C414 XLII MANUAL

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4.6.12 Drums

Figure 18: Drums

Overhead miking:

PlacetwoC414sinanABorXYcongurationabout23/4to4ft.(80to120cm)above

the drummer's head. This technique will pick up the entire kit, delivering a highly natural

sound. Use little or no EQ!

Hanging and oor toms:

Use one microphone for each tom or for every two toms, aligning the microphone with

the rim of the top head at a distance of 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm).

To reduce leakage from other instruments, attenuate the HF range above 10 kHz using

the channel EQ(s).

Kick drum:

Remove the resonance head and place the microphone right inside the shell.

Be sure to switch the preattenuation pad in (‑18 dB) because sound pressure levels may

rise to 160 dB.

Drums