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drum recording

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Topic drum recording
i am totally new to recording and such, and i wondered. i have a recorder who can only record two tracks at a time. when i am going to record the drums and mic the whole set, that would be like 5 mics (tams, snare, bass and an overall mic for the cymbals), wouldn't that be 5 tracks? do i then have to use the overall mic for the whole set, and make it one track? or just buy a bigger recorder, but that's really not an option.

hope someone who knows a bit more than me could answer. thanks.
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The most common way to do it would be to mic the kit up (probably 5 mics- kick, snare, HH, and a pair of overheads fo rthe cymbals/toms), then run it to a seperate mixer. Create a sub mix for the kit, and then record it as a stereo pair on the recorder. Overdub from there....
The Axeman (##(===> Cuts From My New Blues CD
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thanks, man:)
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Hey I agree with Axeman, sub mixing down from the 5 mic's to a stereo 2 mix . If you get to a breaking point and things are working out , I may be able to help you . I've got a online studio set up for getting drum tracks. I'm out of Nashville ,tn and you can checkout my website @ www.nashvilledrumtracks.com .it's a great way to get solid drums on your song without all the recording headaches . I also have another site for full production demo's and you can read up about that @ www.thedemolab.com

All the best and have fun.

Peter
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I see. But what exactly is a stereo 2 mix?
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It's your left and right channels, if you have a mixer , plug in your mics , and then take your left and right out outs from the mixer and connect then to your recorder ,.....which you can only record 2 tracks at a time so that 's how you would get 5 mics into your system. Hope that help's.
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thanks. i understand more now.