Since these are not exact placements so you ll need to find what works for the kit the player and the goals of the session.
Floor tom mic placement.
Ok so to be open with you i m not necessarily finding out the best floor tom microphone.
Not only does this offer most of the features of the other products mentioned ruggedness ease of use and the ability to take a beating the sound quality is truly exceptional.
As a result of a pleasing bass proximity effect it can also be used to great effect as a floor tom mic although mic placement is crucial as bleed can become an issue.
For me at least is vocals.
So each mic is positioned the same distance from the drum head as much as possible and pointing towards the centre of the drum.
If you use one mic place it between the two drums about 4 to 6 inches away from the heads figure 3 shows this placement option.
Where the re20 truly shines.
Frankly their e604 is just about as high quality as it comes for tom mics and deserve to be recommended as the best microphone for toms and even for snares as well.
The e604s have clips which enable one to affix them directly to the rim of the drum.
If you use two mics place one above each drum about 1 to 3 inches above the head.
Like so many others i like the u87 on floor toms.
Toms and room view larger image note.
For the mounted toms the ones above the kick drum you can use one or two mics.
Experiment with placement by moving the mic over the front rim of the snare drum moving it more to the right side of the drum or over the drummers knee.
The second microphone is placed on the floor tom side of the kit.
When placing drum mics it s important to remember that sticks and hands and cymbals will be falling very hard near them so make sure your mics aren t in the way of the player or a rogue ride cymbal.
It s affordable has universally great reviews from home recording enthusiasts and professionals alike.
August 31 2020 the best microphone for recording tom toms for most people is the sennheiser e604.
But i am testing five mics that can be used on floor toms and i ve tried to make it as useful as possible.
One thing i learned from michael stavrou s book mixing with your mind about recording drums in general is to find the best placement for the set in a room by walking around banging on the floor tom until you find the most resonant spot easier to do with two people one to bang and one to listen then placing the floor.
You could take the front facing position and push the mic right up between the kick and snare.
Placed tight on the shells.
They are flexible enough to work in both live and studio applications.
The tom toms sound best when using a dynamic mic.
