OH Kit mic in EZ Drummer 3

[Erikdentuinder]

Hi,

I’m pretty new to EZ Drummer 3, so forgive me if this question has been asked before, but something occurred to me today. In the mixer window there is the “OH kit” mic. When I switch the kit to “original mix”, in solo this mic sounds as if the hihat is panned to the right and the snare drum is panned to the left, dependent of the perspective of course. Was there any kind of mid/side recording used while recording the OH kit mics? Something like a Blumline configuration perhaps?

Thanks!

EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Sequoia (15)

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[Mick Avoidant]

Mine sounds more like snare in the middle and hat slightly to the side. How much do you know about miking a kit? Most OH – overhead – miking is done stereo, with a matched pair of mics. Forgive me if I’m telling you what you already know.

[Jordan Chilcott]

What you might be hearing is early reflections depending on the room (you didn’t specify) causing a Haas effect giving the impression that the kit piece is panned.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

[Erikdentuinder]

Thanks for the replies so far. I am using the original mix on the tight room setting. I’ve exported the mic to an actual audio file and made a screenshot of the waveform. You can clearly see a volume difference between the left and right channels when the kick and snare hits. I’ve also added an audio example.

 

EZdrummer version: 3.0.6
Operating system: macOS Sequoia (15)

[Jordan Chilcott]

That’s pretty much representing the natural placement of the instrument within the two overhead microphones. The snare is not going to be dead center in a stereo overhead, considering that it is closer to one microphone. The same will go for other kit pieces under a stereo overhead.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

Web Site: https://jordanchilcottmusic.com/

[cib85]

My kick is always panned right ???

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